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however, had been. left, lout it was 110 sooner

mentioned to the dog than he rushed to the

place, jumped again into the midst of the aston­

ished company, and brought oft' the glove in

triumph.
A gentleman living with Dan die’s master,

going out to supper one evening, locked the

garden-gate behind him and laid the key on the

top otl the wall, which was about seven feet high.

When he returned, expecting to let himself in
the same way, to his great surprise the key

could not be found, and he was obliged to go

round to the front door, which was a considerable

distance about. The next morning strict search
was made for the key, but no trace of it could be

discovered. At last, perceiving that the dog

followed him everywhere he went, he said to

him:
“ Dandie, you have the key; go and fetch it.”

The dog immediately went into the garden

and scratched away the earth from the root of a

cabbage and produced the key, which he himself

had undoubtedly hid in that place; but whether