| Description Of Item | Press cutting of a letter to the editor published in the Scotsman newspaper, written on 8 December 1862 and printed on 10 December 1862. Author known only as ‘Randolph’ writes in support of the suggestion that Mr William Chambers has made to establish shelter for homeless dogs in Edinburgh. Randolph shares a story of coming across a male terrier dog while out walking in central Edinburgh. The dog leads him to an abandoned coach which contained a mother and her litter of puppies – he describes them as appearing neglected and hungry. Randolph explains that he cared for the terriers and was able to sell the bitch and litter to Andrew Buchanan – a ‘dogman’ – from Coatbridge. He concludes that it gave him great joy to take ownership of the male dog, who he named Nipper, who lived for another 16 years as his loyal rat-catching companion. Randolph concludes that he is a paying subscriber to the London charity for homeless dogs and would support such a charity in Edinburgh if established.
From the collection of Thomas Laycock. |