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his revenue services ; the member for his division 

 might at least have put a question on the paper, and 

 mildly harassed the Government of the day in his 

 interests. But, as it proved, he was not even given 

 the run of his teeth now and then in the Perishable 

 Articles branch of the Eeturned Letter Office, as a 

 national, if honorary, servant and deserving dog 

 might reasonably have expected. 



Having referred to the sagacity of horses and dogs 

 acting independently, I am impelled to give an in- 

 stance of collaboration. A public carrier, proceeding 

 to Dumfries, had as passenger a young woman ; as 

 freight, a pony tethered to the cart ; and as guard, a 

 dog. He called at a house to deliver a parcel, and 

 when he came back, all three were gone. Ultimately 

 he discovered his horse in a stable near Dalbeattie, 

 the dog holding him fast by the bridle, and the young 

 woman in safe custody. 



This gamesome damsel had for a frolic loosened 

 the halter and sprung on the pony's back. The 

 latter, seizing the opportunity, tore away full gallop 

 towards his distant home ; the dog, seeing a part of 

 his charge in the act of desertion, dashed off in pur- 

 suit, overtook the runaways, sprang at the halter, 

 seized it in his teeth and held on, checking the pony's 

 speed, to the last extremity. The girl's screams 

 brought wayfarers to the rescue, and so came safety 

 and an end of the story. 



However, to get back to the far - away duchy. 

 Cornishmen are proverbially tender-hearted ; still, 



