WILD LIFE OF ORCHARD AND FIELD 



the former place by rail ; and a fox-hound returned 

 from Kent to Northamptonshire, which are on op- 

 posite sides of the Thames; finally a dog came 

 back to Liverpool from a distant point, whither he 

 had been fonvarded by rail in the night. 



So many such instances are recorded that I re- 

 frain from mentioning more, except a couple of 

 very illustrative ones which I find vouched for in 

 the Rev. J. G. Wood's valuable little book, Man 

 and Beast. A mechanic who worked in Man- 

 chester, but lived in Holywell, Wales, having been 

 home on a visit, was given a dog to take back with 

 him. " He led the animal from Holywell to Bagill 

 by road, a distance of about two miles. Thence 

 he took the market-boat to Chester, a distance of 

 about twelve miles, if I remember right. Then he 

 walked through Chester, and took rail for Birk- 

 enhead. From that station he walked to the land- 

 ing-stage, and crossed the Mersey to Liverpool. 

 He then walked through Liverpool to the station 

 in Lime Street. Then he took rail to Manchester, 

 and then had to walk a distance of a mile and a half 

 to his home. This was on Wednesday. He tied 

 the dog up, and went to his work on Thursday as 

 usual; and on the Sunday following, thinking 

 that the dog was accustomed to the place, he set 



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