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long, and muzzle rather sharp; his ears pendulous, but not 
long ; his eyes large, keen, and penetrating, half concealed 
among the long, stiff, bristly hair, with which his face is 
covered. His hair is shaggy and wiry, and his general colour 
reddish sand-colour, mixed with white; his tail is rough, 
which he carries somewhat in the manner of a stag-hound, 
but not quite so erect. 
It was this noble dog which the Highland chieftains of 
Scotland used in former times in their grand hunting 
parties. The breed is now exceedingly rare, and in all 
likelihood will become extinct. One of the largest and 
finest which we have ever seen was possessed by the late Sir 
Walter Scott, Bart., and was an appropriate guardian for his 
unique seat of Abbotsford. He was the gift of the late 
spirited and high-minded chieftain Macdonnel, of Glengarry. 
This fine specimen of the dog probably brought on himself 
premature old age by the excessive fatigue and exercise to 
which his natural ardour and love of sport inclined him; 
for he had the greatest pleasure in accompanying the com¬ 
mon greyhounds ; and although, from his great size and 
strength, he was not adapted for coursing, yet he not unfre- 
quently turned and even ran down hares. 
The name of this dog was Maida; and he lies buried at the 
gate of Abbotsford, which he long protected, as he had more 
the habits of a watchdog than those of the common grey¬ 
hound. A gravestone is placed over him, with the figure of 
a dog cut on it, by Mr. John Smith, of Melrose, and is thus 
inscribed:— 
“ Maida, tu marmorea dormis sub imagine, Maidae 
Ad januam domini. Sit tibi terra levis ! ” 
The Scottish Highland greyhound is endowed with an ex 
quisite sense oi smell. One of Glengarry’s dogs, named Bran 
