Page 81 - Jack's victory and other stories about dogs

because he came from Italy, but some of tis made

fan of it because we considered it too high-ft own

and sentimental. Finally we all agreed upon

Jetsam as a good name, this word meaning any­

thing picked up at sea, and Jet being appropriate
on account of his colour*

Jet lived with us on the Highlands nearly

eight years, growing up to be a very large and

powerful dog. He was built on the race-horse

model, of rather slender and elegant proportions,
but lie was not at all a delicate animal, having

prodigious strength and unfailing endurance.

Wo nevei' knew whit breed he was, but lie had
some Newfoundland and Spanish marks, with

other peculiarities differing from either. He had

a very fine head, an intelligent face, and really

beautiful eyes; a long, sweeping tail, a .shining

silky coat, a white cross on his breast, and white
tips to his toes. He was fully palmiped, or web-

looted, and about as much at home in the water as

on land. His disposition was affectionate and kind,

except that he was suspicious of strangers, until
they were endorsed by some one known to him.