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GROUP OF MR A. G. COWLEY'S SCOTTISH TERRIERS, 

 WITH THREE WHITE WEST HIGHLANDERS. 



CHAPTER XL. 



THE SCOTTISH TERRIER. 



BY WALTER S. GLYNN. 



" Losh ! Bogie man, hand off your han' ; 

 Nor thrash me black and blue. 

 Frae fools and foes I seek nae praise, 

 But frien's should aye be true. 



"Nae silky-haired admirer I 



0' Bradford Toys, Strathbogie ; 

 Sich thoughts, I'm sure cam' in your head. 

 While dribblin o'er the cogie. 



" I ken the Terrier o' the North, 

 I ken the towsy tyke — 

 Ye'll search frae Tweed to Sussex' shore, 

 But never find his like. 



" For pluck and pith and jaws and teeth. 

 And hair like heather cowes, 

 H't' body lang and low and strung. 

 At hame in cairns or knoices. 



" He'll face a foumart, draw a brock, 

 Kill rats and whiiteritts by the score. 



He'll bang tod-lowrie frae his hole. 

 Or slay him at his door. 



"He'll range for days and ne'er be tired. 

 O'er mountain, moor, and fell ; 

 Fair play, Fll back the brave wee chap 

 To fecht the de'il himseV . 



" And yet beneath his rugged coat 

 A heart beats warm and true. 

 He'll help to herd the sheep and kye, 

 And mind the lammies too. 



" Then see him at the ingle side, 

 Wi' bairnies roond him laughin' . 

 Was ever dog sae pleased as he, 

 Sae fond o' fun and daffin' ? 



" But gie's your hand. Strathbogie man ! 

 Guid faith ! we mamma sever. 

 Then ' Here's to Scotia's best o' dogs. 

 Our towsy tyke for ever ! ' " 



THE above lines are an excellent de- of January 31st, 1879. At about this time 



scription of the Scottish Terrier, a somewhat fierce and certainly most amus- 



They appear over the name of Dr. ing controversy was going on as to whether 



Gordon Stables in The Live Stock Journal or not there was such a thing as a pure- 



