CHAPTER I. 



THE BOSTON TERRIER. 



Who and what is this little dog that has 

 forced his way by leaps and bounds from Bos- 

 ton town to the uttermost parts of this grand 

 country, from the broad Atlantic to the Golden 

 Gate, and from the Canadian border to the Gulf 

 of Mexico? Nay, not content with this, but has 

 overrun the imaginary borders north and south 

 until he is fast becoming as great a favorite on 

 the other side as here, and who promises in the 

 near future, unless all signs fail, to cross all 

 oceans, and extend his conquests wherever man 

 is found that can appreciate beauty and fidelity 

 in man's best friend. What passports does he 

 present that he should be entitled to the recogni- 

 tion that he has everywhere accorded him? A 

 dog that has in 35 years or less so thoroughly 

 established himself in the affections of the great 

 body of the American people, so that his friends 

 offer no apology whatever in calling him the 

 American dog, must possess peculiar qualities 

 that endear him to all classes and conditions of 

 men, and I firmly believe that when all the fads 



