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Clones. There he found himself alone when be jumped out; 
he went into the station-master’s office and looked about, then 
into the ticket- collector’s and searched there, and then ran off 
to the town of Clones, a mile distant. There he searched the 
resident engineer’s office, and not finding his master, returned 
to the station and went to the up platform. When the up 
train arrived, he jumped in, but was driven out by the guard. 
A ballast train then drew up, going on to a branch line which 
was being constructed to Caran, but which was not finished yet. 
The dog travelled on the engine as far as the line went, and 
then ran the remaining five miles to Caran, where Mr. Town- 
send’s sister lived. He visited her house, and not finding his 
master, ran back to the station, and took a return train to 
Clones, where he slept, and was fed by the station-master. At 
four in the morning he took a goods train down to Dundalk, 
where he found Mr. Townsend. 
It would be easy to continue multiplying anecdotes of 
canine intelligence ; but I think a sufficient number of in- 
stances have now been given for the only purpose that I have 
in view — namely, that of exhibiting in a connected manner 
the various psychological faculties which are presented by 
dogs, and the level of development to wffiich they severally 
attain. I may again remark that I have selected these 
instances for publication from among many others that I 
could have given, only because they conform to one or other 
of the general principles to which I everywhere adhere in 
the quoting of facts. That is to say, these facts are either 
matters of ordinary observation, and so intrinsically credi- 
ble ; or they stand upon the authority of observers well 
known to me as competent ; or they are of a kind which 
do not admit of mal-observation ; or, lastly, they are well 
corroborated by similar accounts received from indepen- 
dent observers. I think, therefore, that this sketch of the 
psychology of the dog is as accurate as the nature of the 
materials admits of my drawing it. If it is fairly open to 
criticism on any one side, I believe it is from the side of 
