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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 128, 2 June 1868, Page 2

A dog near Inverness was in the habit of going regularly every morning to a baker's shop in town for a roll. One morning instead of the customary half-penny a large smooth horn button was given to it. For Borne time it declined taking it, but finding no other was forthcoming, it took it between his teeth and trotted off. Tbe baker, seeing it coming, threw down the roll and picked up what he supposed was a genuine coin of the realm, for the animal, sagacious to the artifices of deceitful man, would never part with the money until he be had received its full value. On finding out his mistake, he turned round to see if the little swindler was there, and was not a little amused to see it, on looking out of the window, scampering home along the street with the bread between its teeth, instead of remaining, as it was his wont, to eat it in the shop. What roof never keeps out the wet ? The roof of the mouth.