The latter was a dark brindle bitch, with uneven white mark- 

 ings, one side of her face being brindle, while the other was 

 white. Her weight was about twenty pounds. The head was 

 good, being short and blocky, while the tail was three-quarters 

 in length and tapered well. 



Mike was of rather light brindle and white, and weighed 

 about twenty-five pounds. He was even mouthed, and had a 

 large, full eye. His tail was exceedingly short. He, like Tom, 

 had proved very prepotent. That this is true we have only to 

 look at their descendants and observe the type of head, large 

 eyes and short or screw tail that are continually reappearing; 

 so that it can fairly be said that much more is due to Tom and 



BARNARD'S TOM. 



Mike than to any other dogs for the establishment of the pres- 

 ent type of the Boston Terrier. 



By this it is not meant that there were not other dogs of that 

 time or since who have not exercised an influence on the breed, 

 but only that the dogs mentioned comprised the main line, and 

 to them is the most credit due. 



Among other dogs that were useful may be mentioned Town- 

 send's Sprig, a son of Tom, out of Higginson's Belle. Sprig was 

 a very small dog, weighing about twelve pounds. From Sprig 

 are descended most of A. L. Goode's strain of dogs, remarkable 

 for their color and markings. 



