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out of his stronghold, the plucky little terrier having actually 

 fought his way underneath or over his enemy, and, when 

 once behind him, made the drain so uncomfortable, that 

 the rough-and-ready notice of ejectment was acted upon. 

 A fine otter dashed out of the drain's mouth, followed 

 immediately by Turk, sadly bitten and bedraggled, but by 

 no means seriously injured. This terrier, though the 

 huntsman could give him no pedigree, was in appearance 

 of fashionable blood — a good-looking little fellow, about 

 151b. in weight, and handsome enough to win a prize on 

 the show bench, which he has done. Bobby Troughton, 

 who had hunted the Kendal Otter Hounds for a dozen 

 years, said this dog Turk was the gamest and hardest terrier 

 he ever possessed — surely a glowing testimonial for a 

 modern show animal. 



Some time ago, Mr. T. Wootton, in a pleasant corre- 

 spondence I had with him, named a number of celebrated 

 terriers, including one, called Boxer, belonging to Limpenny, 

 "the Gypsy huntsman/' and another Squire Goodamon 

 possessed, which was said to be the only terrier that could 

 turn an otter out of the King's Mill Gutter on the Avon. 

 Then the late George Harris, of Kingsbridge, had some of 

 the same sort; and the Colliers, of Culmstock, have had such 

 with their hounds since the time they first hunted the otter. 

 No gamer terrier could be imagined than one which for 

 years was the property of the late Mr. W. H. B. Schrieber, 

 of Watford. Powderham Jack originally came from Mr. 

 DamareH's kennel in Devonshire, but he was supposed to 

 be Midland county bred, and here is what he did. Jack, 

 when six years old — of course he had made the acquaintance 

 of the " grey gentleman " long before — was sent into a 

 badger earth in Hertfordshire about noon, and, though 



