DALMATIAN DOG AND LAMB. 149 
English tourist, ‘‘ one of those spotted Dogs 
called Danish, but the breed is Dalmatian. 
It was impossible for any thiig to be more 
sportive, or more inoffensive, than this Dog. 
Throughout the mountainous parts of Cum- 
berland and Scotland, his delight was to 
chase the Sheep, which he would follow with 
great alertness even to the summits of the 
most rugged steeps; and, when he had 
frightened them, and made them scamper to 
his satisfaction, (for he never attempted to 
injure them,) he constantly came back wag- 
ging his tail, and appearing very happy at 
those caresses which we, perhaps absurdly, 
bestowed upon him. 
‘¢ About seven miles on this side Kinross, 
in the way from Stirling, he had been amus- 
ing himself playing these pranks, the Sheep 
flying from him in all directions, when a 
black Lamb turned upon him, and looked 
him full in the face. He seemed astonished 
for an instant; but, before he could rally 
his resolution, the Lamb began to paw and 
play with him. It is impossible to describe 
the effect this had upon him. His tail was 
between his legs ; he appeared in the utmost 
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