220 FRIENDS WORTH KNOWING. 
ances by which they communicate with each other, and 
that their vocabulary, so to speak, is much larger than it 
has generally beem considered to be. Dupont de Ne 
mours declared that he understood fourteen words of the 
eat tongue. JI am perfectly convinced that those two 
wicked little mules of ours, which ran away so disgrace- 
fully from our camp in Wyoming, had planned the whole 
thing out beforehand, and thus very likely had made up 
their minds as to the road. They had been bitter enemies, 
biting and kicking each other, contesting for coveted places 
in the line, and quarrelling the whole trip. But the even- 
ing before they ran away they were observed to be very am- 
icable. It attracted our notice, and the last that was seen 
of them in the morning, just before they bolted, they stood 
apart from the rest with their heads together and their 
ears erect, waiting the right moment to dart away togeth- 
er. Tell a mountain mule-driver that the little beasts do 
not talk among themselves (chiefly in planning cunning 
mischief), and he will laugh in your face. 
Cats, we know, consult a great deal together, and two 
street dogs often become great cronies. Why should not 
these dogs and eats be able to tell stray companions some- 
thing which should help them on their way? I believe 
they do—just how, I don’t pretend to say. 
