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that she was sure the meechee munedoo (the devil) was in that dog. 

 While not fnlly accepting the last statement, we felt that the 

 time had come to interfere, and that Jack must be reproved and 

 stopped. In doing this we utilized Jack's love for our little ones, 

 especially for Eddie, the little four-year-old boy. His obedience 

 as well as loyalty to that child was marvelous and beautiful. The 

 slightest wish of the lad was law to Jack. 



As soon as Mary had finished her emphatic complaints, I turned 

 to Eddie, who with his little sister had been busily playing with 

 some blocks on the floor, and said: 



'' Eddie, go and tell that naughty J ack that he must stop teas- 

 ing Mary. Tell him his place is not in the kitchen, and that he 

 must keep out of it." 



Eddie had listened to Mary's story, and, although he generally 

 sturdily defended Jack's various actions, yet here he saw^ that the 

 dog was in the wrong, and so he gallantly came to her rescue. Away 

 with Mary he went, while the rest of us, now much interested, 

 followed in the rear to see how the thing would turn out. As 

 I]ddie and Mary passed through the dining room we remained in 

 that room, while they went on into the adjoining kitchen, leaving 

 the door open, so that it was possible for us to distinctly hear 

 every word that was uttered. Eddie at once strode up to the spot 

 where Jack was stretched upon the floor. Seizing him by one of his 

 ears, and addressing him as with the authority of a despot, the little 

 lad said: 



" I am ashamed of you, Jack. You naughty dog, teasing Mary 

 like this! So you won't let her wash her kitchen. Get up and 

 come with me, you naughty dog! " saying which the child tugged 

 away at the ear of the dog. Jack promptly obeyed, and as they 

 came marching through the dining room on their way to the study 

 it was indeed wonderful to see that little child, whose beautiful 

 curly head was not much higher than that of the great, powerful 

 dog, yet so completely the master. Jack was led into the study 

 and over to the great wolf-robe mat where he generally slept. 

 As he promptly obeyed the child's command to lie down upon it, he 

 received from him his final orders: 



" j^ow. Jack, you keep out of the kitchen " ; and to a remark- 

 able degree from that time on that order was obeyed. 



AYe have referred to the fact that Jack placed the billet of 

 wood in the wood box when it had served his purpose in compelling 

 Mary to open the door. Carrying in wood was one of his accom- 

 plishments. Living in that cold land, where we depended entirely 

 on wood for our fuel, we required a large quantity of it. It was 

 cut in the forests, sometimes several miles from the house. Dur- 



