I cull the following from a Scottish journal—Some 25 years ago an agitated person, leading a beautiful coll Presented himself at a shipping office in Leith. He had come from Lasswade, which lies below the Pentlands on the other side from Edinburgh. Briefly, the dog had had its first bite and he his ing from the police. He had not the heart to destroy it, and wished to have it shipped abroad. Standing in the outside office at that moment was -a hearty Lancashire skipper, master of the sailing ship Stronsa, out of Liverpool, and then the. paint of sailing via Newcastle for China. The following day the-Stronsa, with the collie on board, left; ender tow for the Tyne.
Three days later a letter from the captain to one of the clerks announced that the collis had chewed through its leash, got ashore, and was lost. A week-end intervened; on the following Monday afternoon the original owner from Lasswado again appeared with his dog, which had turned up that morning. As the crow ties Newcastle is rough-100 miles across the Cheviots and over the Lammermuirs from Edinburgh, about 25° miles farther by the coast road; yet that collie, which the owner averred had never left the district since it was "whale pit", had reached home inside four days, obviously nothing the worse. It is sad to have to relate that the owner, driven by circumstances, re turned the faithful create train, and in due course it made its landfall off Shanghai, The Rugby Game East or West there was only one Rugby game that suggested connexion with the Championship, Heriot's and Watsonians. Both. sides play practically the same style of football; there is not much to choose between their forwards; and both leave the decision to the backs, Last week Watsonians took the load, but Heriot's backs were at. their best. It was not till the second period "however that they really reached their form, and they emerg-from the encounter with a com: fortable margin of points—16 to 5. The Glasgow Academicals scored heavily at the expense of Edinburgh University—25 to 0, They have not yet met really' strong clubs, and interest will be aroused when they tack the crack East-Glasgow High P. forced the Wanderers in Edinburgh, and again lost—14 to & Stewartonians "had a soft task against Kelvinside—33 to 8—they were better both in the pack and behind it, Glasgow University were beaten by Hillhead—I9 to Royal High Scholl F. P, shared the pints with "Edinburgh "Academi=
The Association League To the surprise of every one, Rangers home record was smashed by Dunilee, who are by no means 8 first-class combination, Tt was a. scrappy game, and in a sense the Champions were unfortunate; they suffered from casualities; but that does not account for all their failures. The truth is that they are not so great as in. the past, Saint Mirren still hold the lead on. the table, though they only drew with Cowdenbeath. Motherwell are food second: they also had a draw, and ought to have done betirainst Aberdeen. Falkirk are climbing up the ladder, their latest. success "being over St, Johnstone, Celtic, who polished off Morton ther easily, are so placed that they may yet challenge the present leaders. Hearts are doing well, but the other Edinburgh club, Hibs, ara in a bad cas PETTING PARTIES" we have most of us heard of by this time who have never been to America, But do we know (as is gleaned' front nother article in Amerieun welch") that the masculine jwenter of them ix a "snuggle: pup?" And are many of us quainted with what is justly described ax the "colourful, earthy ialeet" which hax sprung. up the poorer of U.S.A. Consider the ease of Ovinda, the Master Musician, who had a bad tinie on his first xeason out. wen playin dulcimer, but hia audiences and acted lw come in te got warm." is ate tempts al singing were no use, In despair" he adopted what the Eoglich halls know as the "eceenmade a village idiot, and that greatly ped his show along. Then one ight he made his entrance with "stuffed dog—and that "brought the howse down," as we English say. But hear Ovinda's cwt version of his trials and triumph:
T was playin' the sticks...t honkstonks. "T'was a Johnny: New: comer an" I, flopped. Bxen when Wwarbled," an' my pipes are sweet Faulds' dent the el boilermaker's 1 nly' picturesque, but a! Hittte dificult to yet the hang' of without arline or. two of preparation,
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