ought we only happened both of us to be going in the same
direction, and that it was merely hurrying home; but I was soon
undeceived, for to my surprise the little dog followed me first into one
shop and then into another.

"Finally I got out again and went into the last. On returning to the
ponies I was astonished to find that the poor little wanderer had jumped
into the carriage, and ensconced herself comfortably amongst the
cushions."

"'The brute won't let me take it out,' said Dick, my diminutive groom;
'it growls if I only touch it, something terrible.'

"'Oh, leave it, then,' I replied, and Snap, as I afterwards christened
her, drove back with me, sitting up proudly by my side.

"The next day I went out for a long ride. Without any encouragement on
my part, the little terrier insisted upon following my horse. I think we
must have gone over a distance of some twenty-four miles, through woods,
over fields, and along the high-roads, but never once had I to call or
whistle to bring her to my side. My little friend was always just behind
me.

"'She be determined to earn herself a good home,' said our old coachman,
when I returned in the afternoon and he saw the little dog still
following faithfully behind me. I asked him to catch and feed her, but
Snap would not trust herself to his care. She showed her teeth and
growled furiously when he approached her.

"'More temper than dawg,' murmured our old retainer as he relinquished
his pursuit of her. 'Cum, lassie, I'll do thee no harm;' but the terrier
was not to be caught by his blandishments, and I had to catch her myself
and feed her. To me she came at once, looking at me with her earnest,
wistful eyes, and placing complete trust in me immediately.

"One of my friends says, 'Snap is redeemed by her many vices.' What made
her confidence in me from the very first most remarkable was her general
dislike to all strangers. She hates nearly every one. 'Snap spakes to
us all about place,' is said of her by our old gardener.

"Obviously, I am sorry to say, her former master must have been opposed
to law and order, for of all human beings she most hates policemen!

[Sidenote: Only Just in Time!]

"She also entertains a strong dislike to ministers of all denominations.
Last year when a high dignitary of the Church came to call upon me,
imagine my dismay when I saw during our interview Snap, with evil
designs, crawling under the furniture to nip his lordship's legs. I wa