LOSE A DOG. 95 



game, when on a sudden a long and loud 

 whistling is heard from one of our party. An 

 unfortunate dog, one of our best, has either 

 missed his way or has been enticed away by the 

 Albanians for the sake of getting the reward of a 

 dollar, which we always make it a rule to give to 

 any one who finds and takes care of any of our 

 dogs. This practice operates certainly as an in- 

 ducement to the Albanians to steal our dog's if 

 they can, but then we become certain that when 

 a dog is lost, he will be taken care of and restored 

 to his rightful owner. All the whistling having 

 proved fruitless, we turn back and shoot over the 

 same ground again, lest he should have become 

 entangled in a bush ; but our search being inef- 

 fectual, we are obliged to abandon it in the vain 

 hope that he may find his way to the boat. 



No such good fortune, however, awaits the dog 

 nor his disconsolate master, and the usual period 

 of two or three days must elapse before the 

 Albanians deliver him up to the next party that 

 goes over to shoot, or send him to Corfu by some 

 fishing boat. On our arrival at the beach, when 

 daylight begins to fail us, anxious inquiries are 

 made, but no dog is to be seen, and most un- 



