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mal wanted. Going to where the dog had been scratch- 

 ing he was surprised to find something shining below. 

 Digging on the spot he discovered a large sum of 

 money with part of which he purchased the land origi- 

 nally known as Pedlar's Acre, but now called the Bel- 

 videre Road, in Lambeth. 



Maitland, the historian of London, (1739 edition, 

 page 791) tells the story as I have given it with the 

 addition that the pedlar left the piece of land to the 

 parish on condition that his portrait and that of his dog 

 should be perpetually preserved in painted glass in 

 one of the windows of the church. I cannot say 

 whether this be true or not, but such is the legend, and 

 there is the painted window with the portrait of the 

 man and dog, as evidence still remaining. 



The following story about a Mastiff appeared 

 in the Glasgow Chronicle: Early one Sunday morn- 

 ing some thieves attempted to enter the premises 

 of Messrs. McLeod and Pollock, Argyle street, Glas- 

 gow, jewellers, by breaking through the sky-light. The 

 building was one story high and it was comparatively 

 easy to get on to the roof. About two o'clock a. m. 

 Mr. McLeod, who resided in the back of the premises, 

 was awakened by the action of his watch dog. The ani- 

 mal did not bark, but jumped upon the bed and con- 

 tinued scratching with his forepaws until his master 

 rose up. The dog then uttered a low growl and looked 

 towards the roof, as if anxious to draw his master's at- 

 tention to that particular quarter. Immediately after- 

 wards a small piece of glass fell on the floor, and on 

 Mr. McLeod looking up he could see a man furtively 



