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band or tape, single behind, slit to pass over the neck, 

 and the two ends tucked into the black dress in front at 

 the waist. Some very fine specimens, however, are 

 brindled instead of orange tawny, and many have no 

 white in the face at all, nor down the poll. The coat, 

 which appears to the casual observer hard and smooth, 

 when closely examined proves to be very thick and fleecy, 

 and it is well suited to repel cold by retaining the animal 

 heat. The tail is bushy, but carried generally down be- 

 tween the hocks, and the gait or carriage of the dog much 

 resembles the march of the lion. 



"The character of the dog is majestic and important. 

 He has that true nobility possessed by the highest type 

 of Newfoundland. The same thoughtful, observant eye, 

 the wide brow, the muscular neck, the enormous loin, and 

 sinewy arms and thighs, and the large round arched feet 

 and toes {^ pattes enormes,' the monks called them), and 

 that general intimation of power, and sense, and benevo- 

 lence which no other domesticated animal possesses in the 

 same compass. 



"Tell, the noble specimen we have engraved, has the 

 true form of the St. Bernard dog, and we believe him to 

 be the best dog of his class in England. His owner, Mr. 

 Macdona, proceeded to Switzerland, in the winter of 

 1864, to obtain, at any cost, the best specimen to be had 

 for money, and, after rejecting many fine examples, at 

 length bought the only one that came up to his ideal. 



" The following are the measurements and weight of 

 Tell :~ 



*' He is a red or tawny brindle, the muzzle black, as far 

 as the lower line of the eyes. Chest white. The two 

 fore-paws white; the ankles white; belly white. Tail 



