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and the first sound which I heard when the carriage 

 stopped at the door, was a noisy demonstration of joy 

 from Peter. He thenceforward resumed all his usual 

 habits, barking on all occasions ; but he never was quite 

 the same in disposition. He grew indifferent to every 

 one except my brother, never played again, and four 

 years after was found dead in his corner of refuge. 



A Scotch terrier and a very great pet, named Dandy, 

 belonged to a lady who was a widow, but who was about 

 to enter a second time into the bonds of marriage. 

 Dandy discovered the attachment of the suitor long 

 before others were aware of it, and took the most 

 inveterate dislike to him, thereby entirely acting con- 

 trary to his usual habits of love and gentleness. His 

 mistress was obliged to leave home a short time before 

 the ceremony took place, as she was to be married in 

 London. Dandy took possession of the rug under her 

 writing-table during all the packing and preparations, 

 and nothing could persuade him to leave it, even for a 

 walk with those whom he loved; and the morning his mis- 

 tress left him, he still lay there; he would not even raise 

 his head, but lifted up one paw, and looked wretched. 



After the lady was gone, Dandy disappeared, and a 

 vain search was made for him ; at length he was dis- 

 covered in a remote corner of the park quite dead, and 

 lying on a heap of leaves. A veterinary surgeon was 

 sent for, who, after a careful examination, said there was 

 no apparent cause for his death, and it could not be 

 age, for he was comparatively a young dog. We may 

 therefore be justified in supposing that he died of grief. 



Another Scotch terrier belonged to a lady in Bel- 

 gravia, and two days before her death seemed to possess 

 that consciousness of what was approaching, which 



