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As he got up from his chair the retriever thought 

 it a favourable opportunity to follow the Bishop's 

 dog, and he bolted, dragging the chair away and 

 letting " The Widder '^ down on the floor. 



Up jumped Sheridan and bolted after his 

 dog. 



I went to the door and saw a race going on 

 between the dogs and their masters. 



Presently in came Sheridan with the retriever 

 in tow. 



^^ That's the first race I ever had with a Bishop,'' 

 said Sheridan ; " I beat him on the post." 



If ever I wanted to find his lordship in the city 

 I invariably looked for his terrier. 



The dog generally seated itself outside the house 

 or public building the Bishop went into. It was 

 a sure sign he was inside. 



I once remarked to his lordship that it would 

 never do for a journalist to own a dog like that, 

 as the faithful animal would give him away by sitting 

 calmly outside houses of entertainment. 



Mr. John F. Sheridan made a great hit with 

 " Fun on the Bristol," and he was always alluded 

 to as " The Widder." 



His agent, when first I knew him, was Mr. Samuels. 



Samuels tells the yarn himself, so there can be 

 no harm in repeating it. 



