eversawhimaboutfiveyearsagohewasincircumstancesofdifficulty，causedbythisfailing。Havingbeenleftalonewiththecartofperiwinkles，andforgotten，hewentoffidling。Heprowledamonghisusuallowhauntsforsometime，gratifyinghisdepravedtastes，until，nottakingthecartintohiscalculations，heendeavouredtoturnupanarrowalley，andbecamegreatlyinvolved。Hewastakenintocustodybythepolice，and，theGreenYardofthedistrictbeingnearathand，wasbackedintothatplaceofdurance。Atthatcrisis，Iencounteredhim；thestubbornsenseheevincedofbeing-nottocompromisetheexpression-ablackguard，Ineversawexceededinthehumansubject。Aflaringcandleinapapershade，stuckinamonghisperiwinkles，showedhim，withhisraggedharnessbrokenandhiscartextensivelyshattered，twitchinghismouthandshakinghishanginghead，apictureofdisgraceandobduracy。Ihaveseenboysbeingtakentostation-houses，whowereaslikehimashisownbrother。
Thedogsofshyneighbourhoods，Iobservetoavoidplay，andtobeconsciousofpoverty。Theyavoidwork，too，iftheycan，ofcourse；thatisinthenatureofallanimals。IhavethepleasuretoknowadoginabackstreetintheneighbourhoodofWalworth，whohasgreatlydistinguishedhimselfintheminordrama，andwhotakeshisportraitwithhimwhenhemakesanengagement，fortheillustrationoftheplay-bill。HisportraitwhichisnotatalllikehimrepresentshimintheactofdraggingtotheeartharecreantIndian，whoissupposedtohavetomahawked，oressayedtotomahawk，aBritishofficer。Thedesignispurepoetry，forthereisnosuchIndianinthepiece，andnosuchincident。HeisadogoftheNewfoundlandbreed，forwhosehonestyIwouldbebailtoanyamount；butwhoseintellectualqualitiesinassociationwithdramaticfiction，Icannotratehigh。Indeed，heistoohonestfortheprofessionhehasentered。BeingatatowninYorkshirelastsummer，andseeinghimpostedinthebillofthenight，Iattendedtheperformance。Hisfirstscenewaseminentlysuccessful；but，asitoccupiedasecondinitsrepresentationandfivelinesinthebill，itscarcelyaffordedgroundforacoolanddeliberatejudgmentofhispowers。Hehadmerelytobark，runon，andjumpthroughaninnwindow，afteracomicfugitive。Thenextsceneofimportancetothefablewasalittlemarredinitsinterestbyhisover-anxiety；forasmuchaswhilehismasterabelatedsoldierinadenofrobbersonatempestuousnightwasfeelinglylamentingtheabsenceofhisfaithfuldog，andlayinggreatstressonthefactthathewasthirtyleaguesaway，thefaithfuldogwasbarkingfuriouslyintheprompter’sbox，andclearlychokinghimselfagainsthiscollar。Butitwasinhisgreatestsceneofall，thathishonestygotthebetterofhim。Hehadtoenteradenseandtracklessforest，onthetrailofthemurderer，andtheretoflyatthemurdererwhenhefoundhimrestingatthefootofatree，withhisvictimboundreadyforslaughter。Itwasahotnight，andhecameintotheforestfromanaltogetherunexpecteddirection，inthesweetesttemper，ataverydeliberatetrot，notintheleastexcited；trottedtothefoot-lightswithhistongueout；andtheresatdown，panting，andamiablysurveyingtheaudience，withhistailbeatingontheboards，likeaDutchclock。Meanwhilethemurderer，impatienttoreceivehisdoom，wasaudiblycallingtohim’CO-O-OMEhere！’whilethevictim，strugglingwithhisbonds，assailedhimwiththemostinjuriousexpressions。Ithappenedthroughthesemeans，thatwhenhewasincourseoftimepersuadedtotrotupandrendthemurdererlimbfromlimb，hemadeitfordramaticpurposesalittletooobviousthatheworkedoutthatawfulretributionbylickingbutteroffhisblood-stainedhands。
Inashystreet，behindLong-acre，twohonestdogslive，whoperforminPunch’sshows。ImayventuretosaythatIamontermsofintimacywithboth，andthatIneversaweitherguiltyofthefalsehoodoffailingtolookdownatthemaninsidetheshow，duringthewholeperformance。Thedifficultyotherdogshaveinsatisfyingtheirmindsaboutthesedogs，appearstobeneverovercomebytime。Thesamedogsmustencounterthemoverandoveragain，astheytrudgealongintheiroff-minutesbehindthelegsoftheshowandbesidethedrum；butalldogsseemtosuspecttheirfrillsandjackets，andtosniffatthemasiftheythoughtthosearticlesofpersonaladornment，aneruption-asomethinginthenatureofmange，perhaps。FromthisCovent-gardenwindowofmineI
noticedacountrydog，onlytheotherday，whohadcomeuptoCovent-gardenMarketunderacart，andhadbrokenhiscord，anendofwhichhestilltrailedalongwithhim。Heloiteredaboutthecornersofthefourstreetscommandedbymywindow；andbadLondondogscameup，andtoldhimliesthathedidn’tbelieve；andworseLondondogscameup，andmadeproposalstohimtogoandstealinthemarket，whichhisprinciplesrejected；andthewaysofthetownconfusedhim，andhecreptasideandlaydowninadoorway。Hehadscarcelygotawinkofsleep，whenupcomesPunchwithToby。HewasdartingtoTobyforconsolationandadvice，whenhesawthefrill，andstopped，inthemiddleofthestreet，appalled。Theshowwaspitched，Tobyretiredbehindthedrapery，theaudienceformed，thedrumandpipesstruckup。Mycountrydogremainedimmovable，intentlystaringatthesestrangeappearances，untilTobyopenedthedramabyappearingonhisledge，andtohimenteredPunch，whoputatobacco-pipeintoToby’smouth。Atthisspectacle，thecountrydogthrewuphishead，gaveoneterriblehowl，andfledduewest。
Wetalkofmenkeepingdogs，butwemightoftentalkmoreexpressivelyofdogskeepingmen。Iknowabull-doginashycornerofHammersmithwhokeepsaman。Hekeepshimupayard，andmakeshimgotopublic-housesandlaywagersonhim，andobligeshimtoleanagainstpostsandlookathim，andforceshimtoneglectworkforhim，andkeepshimunderrigidcoercion。Ionceknewafancyterrierwhokeptagentleman-agentlemanwhohadbeenbroughtupatOxford，too。Thedogkeptthegentlemanentirelyforhisglorification，andthegentlemannevertalkedaboutanythingbuttheterrier。This，however，wasnotinashyneighbourhood，andisadigressionconsequently。
Thereareagreatmanydogsinshyneighbourhoods，whokeepboys。
IhavemyeyeonamongrelinSomerstownwhokeepsthreeboys。Hefeignsthathecanbringdownsparrows，andunburrowratshecandoneither，andhetakestheboysoutonsportingpretencesintoallsortsofsuburbanfields。Hehaslikewisemadethembelievethathepossessessomemysteriousknowledgeoftheartoffishing，andtheyconsiderthemselvesincompletelyequippedfortheHampsteadponds，withapickle-jarandwide-mouthedbottle，unlessheiswiththemandbarkingtremendously。ThereisadogresidingintheBoroughofSouthwarkwhokeepsablindman。Hemaybeseen，mostdays，inOxford-street，halingtheblindmanawayonexpeditionswhollyuncontemplatedby，andunintelligibleto，theman:whollyofthedog’sconceptionandexecution。Contrariwise，whenthemanhasprojects，thedogwillsitdowninacrowdedthoroughfareandmeditate。Isawhimyesterday，wearingthemoney-
traylikeaneasycollar，insteadofofferingittothepublic，takingthemanagainsthiswill，ontheinvitationofadisreputablecur，apparentlytovisitadogatHarrow-hewassointentonthatdirection。ThenorthwallofBurlingtonHouseGardens，betweentheArcadeandtheAlbany，offersashyspotforappointmentsamongblindmenatabouttwoorthreeo’clockintheafternoon。Theysitveryuncomfortablyonaslopingstonethere，andcomparenotes。Theirdogsmayalwaysbeobservedatthesametime，openlydisparagingthementheykeep，tooneanother，andsettlingwheretheyshallrespectivelytaketheirmenwhentheybegintomoveagain。Atasmallbutcher’s，inashyneighbourhoodthereisnoreasonforsuppressingthename；itisbyNotting-
hill，andgivesuponthedistrictcalledthePotteries，Iknowashaggyblackandwhitedogwhokeepsadrover。Heisadogofaneasydisposition，andtoofrequentlyallowsthisdrovertogetdrunk。Ontheseoccasions，itisthedog’scustomtositoutsidethepublic-house，keepinghiseyeonafewsheep，andthinking。I
haveseenhimwithsixsheep，plainlycastingupinhismindhowmanyhebeganwithwhenheleftthemarket，andatwhatplaceshehaslefttherest。Ihaveseenhimperplexedbynotbeingabletoaccounttohimselfforcertainparticularsheep。Alighthasgraduallybrokenonhim，hehasrememberedatwhatbutcher’sheleftthem，andinaburstofgravesatisfactionhascaughtaflyoffhisnose，andshownhimselfmuchrelieved。IfIcouldatanytimehavedoubtedthefactthatitwashewhokeptthedrover，andnotthedroverwhokepthim，itwouldhavebeenabundantlyprovedbyhiswayoftakingundividedchargeofthesixsheep，whenthedrovercameoutbesmearedwithredochreandbeer，andgavehimwrongdirections，whichhecalmlydisregarded。Hehastakenthesheepentirelyintohisownhands，hasmerelyremarkedwithrespectfulfirmness，’Thatinstructionwouldplacethemunderanomnibus；youhadbetterconfineyourattentiontoyourself-youwillwantitall；’andhasdrivenhischargeaway，withanintelligenceofearsandtail，andaknowledgeofbusiness，thathaslefthisloutofamanvery，veryfarbehind。
Asthedogsofshyneighbourhoodsusuallybetrayaslinkingconsciousnessofbeinginpoorcircumstances-forthemostpartmanifestedinanaspectofanxiety，anawkwardnessintheirplay，andamisgivingthatsomebodyisgoingtoharnessthemtosomething，topickupaliving-sothecatsofshyneighbourhoodsexhibitastrongtendencytorelapseintobarbarism。Notonlyaretheymadeselfishlyferociousbyruminatingonthesurpluspopulationaroundthem，andonthedenselycrowdedstateofalltheavenuestocat’smeat；notonlyisthereamoralandpolitico-
economicalhaggardnessinthem，traceabletothesereflections；buttheyevinceaphysicaldeterioration。Theirlinenisnotclean，andiswretchedlygotup；theirblackturnsrusty，likeoldmourning；theywearveryindifferentfur；andtaketotheshabbiestcottonvelvet，insteadofsilkvelvet。Iamontermsofrecognitionwithseveralsmallstreetsofcats，abouttheObeliskinSaintGeorge’sFields，andalsointhevicinityofClerkenwell-
green，andalsointhebacksettlementsofDrury-lane。Inappearance，theyareverylikethewomenamongwhomtheylive。
Theyseemtoturnoutoftheirunwholesomebedsintothestreet，withoutanypreparation。Theyleavetheiryoungfamiliestostaggeraboutthegutters，unassisted，whiletheyfrouzilyquarrelandswearandscratchandspit，atstreetcorners。Inparticular，Iremarkthatwhentheyareabouttoincreasetheirfamiliesaneventoffrequentrecurrencetheresemblanceisstronglyexpressedinacertaindustydowdiness，down-at-heelself-neglect，andgeneralgivingupofthings。IcannothonestlyreportthatIhaveeverseenafelinematronofthisclasswashingherfacewheninaninterestingcondition。
Nottoprolongthesenotesofuncommercialtravelamongtheloweranimalsofshyneighbourhoods，bydwellingatlengthupontheexasperatedmoodinessofthetom-cats，andtheirresemblanceinmanyrespectstoamanandabrother，Iwillcometoaclosewithawordonthefowlsofthesamelocalities。
Thatanythingbornofaneggandinvestedwithwings，shouldhavegottothepassthatithopscontentedlydownaladderintoacellar，andcallsTHATgoinghome，isacircumstancesoamazingastoleaveonenothingmoreinthisconnexiontowonderat。
OtherwiseImightwonderatthecompletenesswithwhichthesefowlshavebecomeseparatedfromallthebirdsoftheair-havetakentogrovellinginbricksandmortarandmud-haveforgottenallaboutlivetrees，andmakeroosting-placesofshop-boards，barrows，oyster-tubs，bulk-heads，anddoor-scrapers。Iwonderatnothingconcerningthem，andtakethemastheyare。IacceptasproductsofNatureandthingsofcourse，areducedBantamfamilyofmyacquaintanceintheHackney-road，whoareincessantlyatthepawnbroker’s。Icannotsaythattheyenjoythemselves，fortheyareofamelancholytemperament；butwhatenjoymenttheyarecapableof，theyderivefromcrowdingtogetherinthepawnbroker’sside-entry。Here，theyarealwaystobefoundinafeebleflutter，asiftheywerenewlycomedownintheworld，andwereafraidofbeingidentified。Iknowalowfellow，originallyofagoodfamilyfromDorking，whotakeshiswholeestablishmentofwives，insinglefile，inatthedoorofthejugDepartmentofadisorderlytavernneartheHaymarket，manoeuvresthemamongthecompany’slegs，emergeswiththemattheBottleEntrance，andsopasseshislife: