FROM THE "SPECTATOR." 187 



had (i) barked to draw my attention to 

 what appeared to him an unusual phenome- 

 non ; (2), held his tongue in deference to my 

 (supposed) superior wisdom, when I told him 

 he was making a mistake ; (3), not being, 

 however, satisfied in his mind, remained to 

 investigate till he was convinced he had not 

 been mistaken ; (4), called my attention to 

 the facts still more instantly till I was satis- 

 fied of them for myself. Could homo sapiens 

 have done more ? 



J. M. L. 



{Aug. 12, 1893.] 



I AM reminded by the anecdote related in the 

 Spectator Q{ July i5th, "A Canine Guardian," 

 of the sagacity of a favourite Scotch terrier 

 which was displayed some years ago. I was 

 dressing one morning, and my bedroom-door 

 was ajar. Standing at my dressing-table, 

 I was surprised to see Fan come up to me, 

 frisking about, and looking eagerly into my 

 face, whether from pleasure or not I could 

 not tell. I spoke to and stroked her, but 

 she was in no way soothed, and she ran out 



