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and going to the stable himself, brought forth the steed. 

 The groom was a stranger, and the dogs dared not 

 trust him with their master's property. 



A terrier known to Professor Owen, was taught to 

 play at hide-and-seek with his master, who summoned 

 him by saying ' Let us have a game,' upon which the 

 dog immediately hid his eyes between his paws in the 

 most honourable manner ; and when the gentleman had 

 placed a sixpence or a piece of cake in a most im- 

 probable place, he started up and invariably found it. 

 His powers were equalled by what was called a Fox- 

 terrier, named Fop, who would hide his eyes, and suffer 

 those at play with him to conceal themselves before he 

 looked up. If his playfellow hid himself behind a 

 window-curtain, Fop would for a certain time care- 

 fully pass that curtain, and look behind all the others, 

 behind doors, etc., and when he thought he had looked 

 long enough, seize the concealing curtain and drag it 

 aside in triumph. The drollest thing, however, was to 

 see him take his turn of hiding. He would get under a 

 chair, and fancy that he was not seen ; of course those 

 at play with him pretended not to see him, and it was 

 most amusing to witness his agitation as they passed. 

 When he was ill, he had been cured by some homeo- 

 pathic globules ; and ever after, if anything were the 

 matter with him, he would stand near the medicine 

 box, and hold his mouth open. 



A black and tan terrier belonging to a linendraper in 

 Swindon, directly the shop was opened in the morning, 

 was in the habit of g r oing to the post office with his 

 master ; the letter bag was put into his mouth, and he 

 carried it home. One morning he took it into his head 

 to precede his master, and go alone. The post-master, 



