Breeding, training, management, diseases & c of dogs: . countryman, who was stand-ing with his back to a wall in the rear of thepremises, pale with terror. lie was a simple,honest creature, living in the to attend some fiir or market, aboutfour oclock in the morning, he made a shortcut through the grounds, which were under theprotection of Boatswain, who drove the intruderto the wall, and kept Inm there, showing histeeth, and giving a growl whenever he ofieredto stir from the spot. In this way he was kepta prisoner till the owner of the faithful animalreleased him. A gentle
Breeding, training, management, diseases & c of dogs: . countryman, who was stand-ing with his back to a wall in the rear of thepremises, pale with terror. lie was a simple,honest creature, living in the to attend some fiir or market, aboutfour oclock in the morning, he made a shortcut through the grounds, which were under theprotection of Boatswain, who drove the intruderto the wall, and kept Inm there, showing histeeth, and giving a growl whenever he ofieredto stir from the spot. In this way he was kepta prisoner till the owner of the faithful animalreleased him. A gentleman had a shepherd dog, which wasgenerally kept in a yard by the side of his housein the country. One day a beggar made hisway into the yard, armed with a stout stick, withwhich he defended himself from the attacks ofthe dog. who barked at and attempted to bitehim. On the appearance of a servant the dogceased barking, and watching his opportunity,he got behind the beggar, snatched the stickfrom his hand, and carried it into the^road, wherehe left 354 APPENDIX. BRAVE DUKE, THE MASTIFF. The picture on the opposite page portrays thescene of an attempted murder in the Pyrenees,of a young Englishman, by a relative, who wasnext of kin, and would, by the young mansdeath, become heir to a vast estate. Whilemaking a tour of the continent, the young manwas joined by this treacherous relative, whomurderously knocked him from a cliff, into asnow-choked chasm, many feet beneath. Thesnow that was expected to form his windingsheet, and forever conceal his corpse, and theheinous crime committed upon him, from mor-tal eye, was a cushion to shield him from beingdashed to atoms, and his faithful dog Duke,penetrated the snow till he found him, and thenwent for assistance, which he conducted to thespot by his signs of distress. The mercenaryrelative, to save himself from his dastardlydeed ended his life by his own hand. APPEISTDIX. 855 Mr. Millar, a Scotch gentleman, a resident ofMelbourne, Au
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