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man shall there be among you that shall have one 

 : sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the Sabbath day, will 

 ' not lay hold of it and lift it out ?' All they wanted was 

 direction as to how they should proceed, in order to 

 ensure the rescue of the poor little prisoner. Their 

 own ingenuity was exhausted. On the afternoon of 

 Sunday, it occurred to the laird that if he could secure 

 ' the services of one of the men employed at the abbey 

 in blasting operations, Pepper might yet be saved. 

 The services of a man accustomed to blasting were 

 accordingly asked for and obtained. A considerable 

 party proceeded to Cullachy early on Monday morning. 

 Pepper, on being called upon, feebly answered, and 

 I was heard moving about inside the cairn, which was a 

 very extensive one. Fearing that he might be injured 

 in the course of the blasting, if his exact position was 

 not known, an attempt was made, by calling to him, to 

 get him to move along to the extreme end. He 

 evidently understood the intention, for some time after 

 he was heard barkine at the end desired. BlastinQ^ 

 operations were then proceeded with at the other end. 

 By two o'clock p.m. Pepper ceased to answer all 

 calls, though several attempts were made throughout 

 the afternoon. The rescuers waited on, hoping against 

 hope, and at nine p.m. tried another blast, having 

 previously agreed that if the terrier thereafter again 

 answered, they would remain at the cairn all night, 

 and resume operations early next morning. No 

 answer, however, came, and the party returned home, 

 where they arrived at midnight, sad at heart because 

 of their want of success. All believed that Pepper 

 had died of exhaustion and starvation, or had been 

 killed durino- the rock-blastingf. The cairn was not 



