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they are kept, are alike great. At the direction of the 

 shepherd, they halt or proceed ; they advance to the 

 centre at the close of each day's march, and wait there 

 in the morning for the proper order, when they repair 

 to their station at the head of the troop with the greatest 

 regularity. When they come to a stream, they halt 

 until the word of command ; and as soon as it is given, 

 they plunge into the water, and are followed by the 

 rest of the flock. The journey usually lasts from twenty 

 to thirty days. On their arrival at the mountains, each 

 shepherd has his appointed boundary marked out, and 

 the proprietors of the land are paid a small sum for the 

 sheep's pasture during the summer. The shepherds 

 live almost entirely on bread and goat's milk. 



The following is an instance of strong attachment as 

 displayed by one of these animals. A gentleman, who 

 had been actively employed in the rebellion of 1745, 

 escaped to the Western Highlands, where a female 

 relative afforded him an asylum after the battle of 

 Preston. That he might elude discovery, a cavern, in 

 a sequestered situation, not far from the house, was con- 

 sidered the best place he could have. A faithful servant 

 accordingly conducted him thither, with an ample store 

 of food. 



The approach to this lonely abode was a small 



