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little terrier friend, and a severe contest ensued, which the 

 little terrier himself, seated at a short distance, viewed 

 with the utmost dignity and satisfaction. The result of 

 the battle was, that the mastiff came off the conqueror, 

 and gave his opponent a tremendous beating. When he 

 had ipate satisfied himself as to the result, this great 

 avenger from Kent scarcely waited to receive the recogni- 

 tion of his master, who had been sent for immediately on 

 the dog's arrival, but at once marched out of the stable, to 

 the door of which the little terrier accompanied him, and 

 was seen no more. 



4. Some few days afterward, however, the gentleman 

 received a letter from his steward in the country, inform- 

 ing him of the sudden appearance of the terrier there, and 

 his as sudden disapjoearance along with the large mastiff ; 

 and stating that the latter had remained away three or 

 four days, during which they had searched in vain for him, 

 but had just then returned home again. It then, of course, 

 became quite clear that the little dog, finding himself 

 unable to punish the town bully, had thought of his "big 

 brother " in the country, had traveled over the sixty miles 

 which separated them in order to gain his assistance, and 

 had recounted to him his grievance ; it was plain, also, that 

 the mastiff had consented to come and avenge his old 

 friend, had traveled with him to London, and, having ful- 

 filled his promise, had returned home, leaving the little 

 fellow free from annoyance in the future. 



Chambers's Journal. 



PIERROT THE FAITHFUL 



1. And now, my dear readers, let me tell you a story 

 of another friend of mine, who was a donkey, but not a 

 savant. His name was Pierrot. 



