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Hall. He was a dog-fancier, and had purchased 

 a young terrier from a person who assured him, 

 that it had come from the Isle of Skye, in Scotland. 

 This of course made the dog more interesting, 

 than if it had heen a mere Yorkshire whelp : so 

 that it was much caressed by every individual, 

 and it had the run of the house. 



One morning, as his master and myself, were 

 going along the highway on horseback ; suddenly, 

 the pet-terrier took off at full speed, in a straight 

 line before us, and never swerved in the least, 

 either to the right, or to the left, so long as he 

 kept in sight. 



"I'm sure that dog is mad," said I. "Impos- 

 sible" replied his master ; " we were all playing 

 with him, not two hours ago at breakfast." " No 

 matter/' said I, " he is stark mad, and we shall 

 see no more of him to-day." I was right; and 

 we returned without him. 



However, he made his appearance on the fol- 

 lowing morning, strong and healthy, to the infinite 

 joy of his master. But, I held to my first impres- 

 sion ; and it was some time before I could persuade 

 his master to let him be tied up. Seeing that 

 I was determined, he at last consented ; and 

 forthwith the dog was secured in the stable, by 

 a new collar and chain. In the evening of that 



