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placed for the purpose, containing a few pence, and to 

 carry it across the street to a baker's, who took out the 

 money, and replaced it by the proper number of rolls. 

 With these Neptune hastened back to the kitchen and 

 safely deposited his trust ; but, what was well worthy 

 of remark, he never attempted to take the basket, or 

 even to approach it, on Sunday mornings. On one 

 occasion, when returning with the rolls, another dog 

 made an attack upon the basket for the purpose of 

 stealing its contents, when the trusty Neptune placed 

 the basket on the ground, severely punished the in- 

 truder, and then bore off his charge in triumph. 



The proofs of intelligence which I have related are 

 perhaps surpassed by those of Dandie, a Newfoundland 

 dog belonging to Mr. M'Intyre of Edinburgh ; but it 

 must be recollected that Dandie's education had beei\ 

 more carefully and continuously carried on than that 

 of his before-mentioned brethren. He selected his 

 master's hat from a number of others, or a card chosen 

 by his master from a whole pack ; picked his master's 

 penknife from a heap of others, and any particular 

 article which he might have been told to find, although 

 he would have to search among a multitude of others 

 belonging to the same person ; proving that it was not 

 smell which guided him, but an understanding of what 

 he was required to do. One evening, a gentleman in 

 company with others accidentally dropped a shilling on 

 the floor, which after diligent search could not be found. 

 Dandie had been sitting in the corner of the room, 

 apparently unconscious of what had been going on. 

 Mr. M'Intyre then said to him, ; Find us the shilling, 

 Dandie, and you shall have a biscuit.' The dog instantly 

 jumped up and laid the shilling upon the table, which 



