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98 obdurate to his advances. The dog leaps and yells, and, being indifferently trained to this part of his duty frightens the sheep away instead of driving them in. At length however the offenders are secured in their old quarters; the dog is left in charge; and the vaquero retires once more to his shade beneath the plaintain conscious that he has earned a lengthened and grateful repose.