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to come near the fire the hninan organ of smell is speedily and 

 unpleasantly made aware of the fact. ' 



There is another dog of aquatic habits, known as the Great 

 Bough "Water-Dog. It is about the height of a setter, but 

 more stoutly built. His coat is long and curled, and its colour 

 usually black and white, or brown and white. " I recoUeot," 

 says ill. Eichardson, " a singularly large dog of this breed 

 about ten years ago in the possession of Mr. Grierson, of l^orth 

 Hanover-street, Edinburgh, near the foot of the mound, which 

 was possessed of unusual intelligence. Amongst other eccen- 

 tricities, this dog followed the profession of mendipanoy, and 

 regularly solicited the charity of the passer-by. On receiving 

 a hali^enny, his habit was, if hungry, to proceed at once to the 

 shop of Mr. Nelson at the comer of Eose-street, and purchase 

 a biscuit ; but it sometimes happened that he put by his half- 

 pence till the calls of appetite returned, and he would go to his 

 repository, take the money to the baker and mal^e his pur- 

 chase. A servant of Mr. Grierson accidentally came upon this 

 sagacious and provident animal's hoarding-place on one occa- 

 sion, where were found about fivepence hali^enny in halfpence. 

 The dog chanced to enter at the moment of the discovery, and, 

 with a growl of displeasure, he moved to the spot, and, snatch- 

 ing up his wealth, procepded at full speed to the shop, and 

 dashed the money on the counter, barking Yehementiy at the 

 same timQ, probably dpeming it safer at once to turn his money 

 into bread than risk beiug ro]3bed by peeping it." 



