FROM THE " SPEC TA TOR" 1 37 



they brought the terrier, and he resided in 

 a mews where he was much annoyed by a 

 cur who lived next door, and attacked him 

 whenever he came out. One day the terrier 

 disappeared, but after a little time returned, 

 bringing with him his big friend, who gave 

 the vulgar bully a satisfactory thrashing 

 not attempting to kill him. This has been 

 told me by an old servant, who was then a 

 young man, living in service in London, close 

 to the owners of the dogs. He answers for 

 the facts of the story as he heard them at 



the time. 



F. C. 



DOG AND PIGEON. 



{Sept. 22, 1888.] 



THE Spectator does not disdain anecdotes of 

 dogs and their doings, and I think the fol- 

 lowing history, to which I can bear personal 

 testimony, may be found not uninteresting to 

 your readers. At this delightful house in 

 Perthshire, where I am on a visit, there is a 

 well-bred pointer, named Fop, who, when not 

 engaged in his professional pursuits on the 



