Burke Manuscript

Burke Manuscript: Page 165

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Some of the dogs of the fifties were Captain Westenra’s old Tippoo Saib a hard, old fashioned, big limbed bull terrier, more on the side of the bull. He was always at the old gentleman’s heels. Goodacre, a sort of character, had been an all sorts, once had a drapery on the site of “Gas Co’s Office”, and was a house of call for shearers, and up country men for clothes, and “went bung”. Had a very good breed of full, old style bull terriers. David Lewis, the butcher, had a big strong cattle dog, Pincher, always at his heels. Miss Skillicorn had a big, not well bred Newfoundland sprawling about her shop. He took a holiday, and played havoc amongst sheep. That cost her something. Elsbee, the photographer, had a fine Newfoundlander, but not a useful one. The first greyhound, I remember, belonged to Terry Osborne, the undertaker. A big strong dog, but not fine bred. They were not valued in those days. No hares. Dr Fisher, had a very good gun retriever always with him. Tom Wadsworth, a shoemaker, living at the corner of Kilmore and Durham Streets about 1859, brought out a splendid breed of toy black and tan terriers. “Pint pot” affairs. Very small.