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had some of them following him wherever he went — belongs likewise to the cockers. Its form 
and character are well preserved in one of the paintings of the unfortunate father of that monarch 
and his family. The ears deeply fringed and sweeping the ground, the rounder form of the fore- 
head, the larger and moister eye, the longer and silken coat, and the clearness of the tan and 
white and black color, sufficiently distinguish this variety. His beauty and diminutive size have 
consigned him to the drawing-room or parlor. Charles the First had a breed of spaniels, very 
small, Avith the hair black and curly. The spaniel of the second Charles was of the black-and- 
tan kind. The King Charles' breed of the present day is materially altered for the worse. The 
muzzle is almost as short, and the forehead as ugly and prominent as the veriest bull-dog. The 
eye is increased to double its former size, and has an expression of stupidity with which the char- 
acter of the dog too accurately corresponds. Still there is the long ear, and the silky coat, and 
the beautiful color of the hair, and the true breeds command a high price. 
The Blenheim Spaniel, a breed cultivated bv one of the Dukes of Marlborouo-h, belono-s to 
this division. From its beauty and occasional gayety, it is oftener an inhabitant of the drawing- 
room than the field ; but it occasionally breaks out, and shows what nature designed it for. 
To this division belong several other varieties, which, like the preceding, may be regarded avs 
Dogsof the parlor — as the Maltese Dog, not much bigger than a weasel ; the Lion Dog, nearly 
covered with long, wavy, silky hair, and, though exceedingly small, bearing in outline a resem- 
blance to the lion; and the little White Dog of Cuba. 
The Setter is evidently a spaniel bred down to a smaller size, and taught to mark his game by 
setting or crouching. It has great activity and strength, takes to the water when necessary, and is 
exceedingly attached and ready in its comprehension. It is a great favorite with many sports- 
men, being often preferred to the pointer. 
THE POINTER. 
The Pointer is the offspring of the fox-hound and spaniel, and presents a remarkable instance 
of a native instinct directed to the use of man. Nothing can be more admirable than to see a 
pointer sweep the field in circles, and when detecting the game by his strong powers of scent, to 
observe him stand and point to it with his nose, till his master approaches and tells him to ad- 
vance. The anecdotes of this dog's sagacity are too familiar to need repetition. There are 
several breeds, as the Portuguese, the French, the Spanish, and the Russian, but the English is 
by far the best as a sporting dog. 
