CANINE INTELLIGENCE.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 SIR,—You often give us pleasant anecdotes of our four-footed friends. You may think the following worthy of record. I have a little dog, a not particularly well-bred fox-terrier. He is much attached to me, and shows by his obedience, and some- times in his disobedience, that he understands a good deal. Yesterday I was away all day, and he, I am told, was very uneasy, and searched everywhere for me. Every day at 5 p.m. I go to church. `Toby' seems to know this is not an ordinary walk, and never offers to come with me. But yesterday, when the bell began, he started off and took up his position by the vestry door. I believe he reasoned with himself,—" There goes the bell ; now I shall catch the Vicar."—I am, Sir, &c., The Vicarage, Tring, July 17th. WILLIAM QUENNELL.
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