there the dogs stood, patiently winking and 

 gaping and looking extremely hard at the boiling 

 pot, until Jerry himself appeared, when they all 

 dropped down at once and walked about the 

 room in their natural manner. This posture it 

 must be confessed did not much improve their 

 appearance, as their own personal tails and their 

 coat tails — both capital things in their way — did 

 not agree together. 



Jerry, the manager of these dancing dogs, was 

 a tall black-whiskered man in a velveteen coat, who 

 seemed well known to the Landlord and his 

 guests, and accosted them with great cordiality. 

 Disencumbering himself of a barrel organ which 

 he placed upon a chair, and retaining in his 

 hand a small whip wherewith to awe his company 

 of comedians, he came up to the fire to dry him- 

 self, and entered into conversation. 



" Your people don't usually travel in character, 

 do they ? ; ' said Short, pointing to the dresses of 

 the dogs. " It must come expensive if they do ? " 



"No," replied Jerry, "no, it's not the custom 

 with us. But we've been playing a little on the 

 road to-day, and we come out with a new ward- 

 robe at the races, so I didn't think it worth while 

 to stop to undress. Down, Pedro ! " 



This was addressed to the dog with a cap on, 

 who being a new member of the company, and 

 not quite certain of his duty, kept his unobscured 



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