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Alwinton, or some other Border village. If they 

 could not get a badger they got a foulmart, wild cat, 

 or hedgehog, at which to try their dogs. The 

 trials generally ended in a general dog-fight, which 

 led to a battle royal amongst the tribes represented. 

 "This afterwards led to a big drink and exchange of 

 dogs. Jock Anderson, the head of the tribe, had a 

 red bitch which, for badger drawing, cat, foumart, or 

 hedgehog killing, beat all the dogs coming over the 

 Border. Geordy Faa, of Yetholm, had a wire-haired 

 dog terrier, the terror of not only all other terriers in 

 the district, but good at badger, fox, or foumart. 

 They met at Alwinton, where Willie and Adam Bell 

 (noted terrier breeders) had brought a badger they 

 had got hold of at Weaford, near the Cheviots. 

 Both the red bitch and the dog of Faa's drew the 

 badger * every time they were put in. 'Jock 

 Anderson,' said Geordy, ' the dogs should be mated ; 

 let us have a grand drink, the man first doon to lose 

 his dog.' ' Done,' says Jock. They sent for the 

 whisky, which had never paid the king's duty, to 

 Nevison's, at the little house, having agreed to pay 

 2s. a quart for it. Down they sat on the green, fair 

 drinking ; in eighteen hours Jock tumbled off the 

 cart-shafts, and Geordy started off with the terriers. 

 The two dogs were mated, and produced the first 

 pepper and mustards, which were presented by 



