The Bull Terrier. 27 



half a crown when a month old, purchased from a 

 sporting barber in a country town, whose reputation 

 for dogs was as high as that he possessed as a 

 shaver. 



The puppy was christened " Sam," for a long 

 time he was my constant companion, and became 

 an adept at hunting rats by the riverside, a capital 

 rabbiter, and as good a retriever as most dogs. He 

 would perform sundry tricks, find money hidden 

 away, and could be sent back a mile for anything a 

 glove, a stick that had been left behind. He would 

 take part in a game at cricket, and fielded the ball 

 so expeditiously that on more than one occasion 

 Sam and I played single wicket matches against a 

 couple of opponents, and as a rule came out success- 

 fully. Altogether this was a kind of dog that could 

 not be obtained now, but on his father's side he 

 came of a fighting stock, and as he grew older he 

 developed a love for a (< turn-up " with any passing 

 canines, which caused me to part with him. He was 

 the death of about a couple of dogs, but otherwise 

 he was the gentlest of the gentle ; our cat kittened in 

 his kennel, and with one little shaggy dog be- 

 longing to a friend he struck up a great friendship. 

 Prince, this cross-bred creature's name, was one day 

 turned over and worried by a bully of a sheepdog. In 

 canine language he came and told the story of his 



