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called the secretary to the " all-round man." " You 

 can judge Clumbers, can't you ? " " Clumbers, 

 Clumbers," was the reply; "what's them? Oh! 

 I know ; them big white dawgs with yallow marks. 

 Yes, I've never seen but one or two, but I'll take 

 them," and he did. What his decisions were 'may 

 be easily imagined. 



A year or two later than this, a comparatively 

 unknown exhibitor had perhaps the best Clumber 

 of the day. He showed it at one of the Crystal 

 Palace shows, and, with a friend, was looking 

 around the class preparatory to the judging, which 

 then took place on the terrace. No doubt the dog 

 in question was the best in his class, but two or 

 three numbers away, a well-known exhibitor was 

 "running" another Clumber. "Ah!" said the 

 unknown owner, " my chance is poor to-day. 

 That dog will win!" "Why?" replied Befriend, 

 " such cannot be ; that dog is small and mean, 

 no bigger much than a cocker." However, the 

 " small and mean " did win, and was afterwards 

 sold to someone, who at the same time must have 

 been considerably sold himself ; for his purchase 

 was undoubtedly one of the very worst dogs in 

 a class which included such grand specimens as 

 Duke, Nabob, and others not far behind them. 



These little stories are mentioned explanatory of 



