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gripe of his prey, he set off for the shore. When 

 about half way the fish managed to break loose, but 

 Glaucus was too quick for him ; and once more seizing 

 him, he landed his prize with all the apparent triumph 

 evinced by a veteran angler who secures a monster 

 salmon after a lengthy battle. The fish turned out to 

 be a hake; it weighed seventeen pounds, and when 

 opened was found completely filled with whitings.' 



The Bull- dog, with his truncated nose, his broad 

 mouth, red eyelids, large head, forehead sinking between 

 the eyes, nose rising, under-jaw projecting, often show- 

 ing the teeth, and thick made, has not those outward 

 characters which compose beauty. The head has always 

 black about it ; but the body is brindled, buff, ochrey, 

 or white. Bull-dogs are said to be less sagacious than 

 other dogs, and less capable of attachment ; but their 

 great strength, their courage, and extreme pertinacity 

 in keeping hold when they have once taken a gripe, 

 make them most valuable for completing the packs of 

 hounds trained to hunt boars, wolves, and still larger 

 animals. When excited they are terrific in appearance, 

 and were formerly used for bull-baiting in this country. 

 In Spain and Corsica, where this practice is still con- 

 tinued, they may be seen in all their strength and 

 power. I have been told they are gentle when not 

 engaged in their cruel sport. 



The Pug has been by some considered as a variety of 

 the bull-dog ; but others reject this opinion, his round 

 head, grotesquely-abbreviated muzzle, and small tightly 

 curled tail, they think, entitling him to a place of his 

 own among dogs. Authorities state that he is a cross, 

 ill-tempered little dog ; but my own experience contra- 

 dicts this. The two with whom I have come in frequent 



