206 THE TERRIER. 



Cymbers, and that the first were brought over from 

 the north-west of Europe with the primitive inha- 

 bitants. Certain it is, that the intermixture of 

 terrier blood with other and later races has in no 

 instance tended to diminish their courage, hardi- 

 liood, and fidelity, and in no part of Europe has the 

 rough-haired breed retained so completely as in 

 Britain all the traits which constitute a typical 

 species. No dog carries the head so high and 

 boldly, or expresses more lively energy than this 

 breed; the distinctions marking its purity of race 

 are equally discernible, although we have from 

 fancy or accident two very evident varieties. The 

 first is smooth, rounded, and rather elegant in make, 

 with colours usually black, and tan spots over the 

 eyes, a.nd the same tint spread over the extremities 

 and belly ; sometimes also white (PI. XVII) ; the 

 muzzle sharp, the eye bright and lively, the ears 

 pointed or slightly turned down, and the tail carried 

 high and somewhat bowed ; but the second, repre- 

 sented on the Vignette and on Plates XVII. and 

 XVIII., is the more ancient and genuine breed, usu- 

 ally called the wire-haired or Scottish terrier; the 

 muzzle is shorter and fuller, the limbs more stout, the 

 fur hard and shaggy, and the colour a pale sandy or 

 ochry, and sometimes white. Neither of these are 

 crooked-legged, nor long-backed, like turnspits, these 

 qualities being proofs of degeneracy or of crosses of 

 ill-assorted varieties of larger dogs, such as hound, 

 water-dog, or shepherd's dog females, and then per- 

 petuated to serve as terriers. This is the case on 



