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almost deaf and blind) would do well enough for 

 what he wanted with him. Before we reached the 

 down, where the flock was feeding, I observed 

 that Mr. Smith was talking to the dog before he 

 ordered him off on his errand ; and, while we were 

 conversing on some indifferent subject, the dog 

 brought a ram before us. Mr. Smith found a deal 

 of fault with the dog, saying, Did I not order you 

 so and so r and he scolded him for bringing a 

 wrong sheep, and then, after fresh directions, set 

 him off again to bring the one he wished me to 

 see. We then returned home, and shortly after 

 our arrival there, the dog brought the very ram 

 wanted, along with a few other sheep, into the 

 fold, where I took a drawing of him. 



Shortly after my return from Woodhall, I was 

 sent for to Darlington, and thence to Barmpton, 

 to make drawings of cattle and sheep, to be en- 

 graved for a Durham report. After I had made 

 my drawings from the fat sheep, I soon saw that 

 they were not approved, but that they were to 

 be made like certain paintings shown to me. I 

 observed to my employer that the paintings bore 

 no resemblance to the animals whose figures I 

 had made my drawings from ; and that I would 

 not alter mine to suit the paintings that were 

 shown to me ; but, if it were wished that I should 

 make engravings from these paintings, I had not 

 the slightest objection to do so, and I would also 

 endeavour to makeyfo: similes of them. This pro- 

 posal would not do ; and my journey, as far as 

 concerned these fat cattle makers, ended in 

 nothing. I objected to put lumps of fat here 

 and there where I could not see it, at least not in 

 so exaggerated a way as on the painting before 



