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had Borne of them following him wherever he "went — belongs likewise to the cockers. Its form 

 and character are well preserved in cue of the paintings of the unfortunate father of that monarch 

 and liis family. The ears deeply fringed and sweeping the ground, the rounder form of the fore- 

 head, the larger and master eye, the longer and silken coat, and the clearness of the tan and 

 white and Mack color, suHicieiitly distinguish this variety. His heauty and diminutive size have 

 consigned him to the drawing-room or parlor. Charles the First had a breed of spaniels, very 

 small, with the hair black and curly. The spaniel of the second Charles was of the black-and- 

 tan kind. The Kin- - Charles' breed of the present day is materially altered for the worse. The 

 muzzle is almost as short, and the forehead as ugly and prominent as the veriest bull-dog. The 

 eye is increased to double its former size, and has an expression of stupidity with which the char- 

 acter of th- dog too accurately corresponds. Still there is the long ear, and the silky coat, and 

 the beautiful color of the hair, and the true breeds command a high price. 



The Blenheim Spaniel, a breed cultivated by one of the Dukes of Marlborough, belongs to 

 this division. From its beauty and occasional gayety, it is oftener an inhabitant of the drawing- 

 room than the field; hut it occasionally breaks out, and shows what nature designed it for. 



To this division belong several other varieties, which, like the preceding, may he regarded as 

 Dogs of the parlor — as the Maltese Dog, not much bigger than a weasel ; the Lion Dog, nearly 

 covered with long, wavy, silky hair, and, though exceedingly small, bearing in outline a resem* 

 blance to the lion; and the little White Dog of Cuba. 



The Setter is evidently a spaniel bred down to a smaller size, and taught to mark his game by 

 setting or crouching. It has great activity and strength, takes to the water when necessary, and is 

 exceedingly attached and ready in its comprehension. It is a great favorite with many sports- 

 men, being often preferred to the pointer. 



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The Points is the offspring of the fox-hound and spaniel, and presents a remarkable instance 

 of a native instinct directed to the use of man. Nothing can be more admirable than to see a 

 pointer sweep the field in circles, and when detecting the game by his strong powers of scent, to 

 observe him stand and point to it with his nose, till his master approaches and tells him to ad- 

 vance. The anecdotes of this dog's sagacity arc too familiar to need repetition. There are 

 several breeds, as the Portuguese, the French, the Spanish, and the Mussian T but the Ewjlish is 

 l>y far the besl as a sporting dog. 



