194 THE NEWFOUNDLAND DOG. 



the chambermaid mto the bedchamber, and secreted 

 himself under one of the beds. The possessor of the 

 shiUing hung his trowsers upon a nail by the bedside ; 

 but, when both travellers were asleep, the dog took 

 them in his mouth, and, leaping out of the window, 

 left open on account of the sultiy heat, reached his 

 master's home with his prize ; when, from memoranda 

 in the pocket, everything but the shilling was enabled 

 to be returned to the owner, and the singular circum- 

 stance elucidated. 



This anecdote very strongly resembles that before 

 related of the Frenchman's terrier. For this stoiy, 

 we do not personally vouch : the terrier's feat came 

 actually mider our o"^ti observation. 



The Newfoundland Dog [Canis terrce novcB), 

 differs from the Esquimaux race in many respects ; 

 having greater freedom of joint and muscle, being 

 longer in the back, of a more flomng and straighter 

 fui', a thicker muzzle, and more pendent ears. The 

 St. John's breed is preferred by sportsmen, as being 

 the more intelligent, with remarkable powers of scent, 

 and teachable to an almost unlimited extent. The 

 fact of the superiority of the Newfomidland is, we 

 presume, to be traced to their vicinity to the capital 

 of the state ; everything animate being found more 

 intelligent and sagacious within a reasonable distance 

 of a metropolis. Blaine mentions, that, some years 

 ago, these dogs could be readily procured at Poole; 

 and, when well broken, were very valuable : that 

 some gentlemen who purchased them, found them so 



