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tection by hiding in the snow were vain. 

 At first he could not understand the matter 

 but at last it seemed to dawn upon him and 

 he never tried the trick again. 



It was amusing to witness how very 

 quickly Koona, as well as many other dogs, 

 could pretend to be ill, or lame, or paralyzed, 

 when they heard the driver coming with 

 harness to make up a train. We look out 

 from our study window and there is over a. 

 score of dogs out from the kennels for a big 

 romp. Every one seems in the most perfect 

 condition. See with what wild abandon 

 and joyousness they race and play in the 

 light fleecy snow. There is not a sign of a 

 limp or lameness among them. 



Now watch ! An Indian has taken down 

 a set of harness, jingling with the musical 

 little bells, four of which are fastened to 

 each collar. As he opens the kitchen door 

 and walks out among the dogs, behold the 

 transformation ! Did you ever see such a 

 lot of wounded, limping, paralyzed dogs in 

 your life together! Cresar sadly crawls 

 along on his two fore feet, dragging his ap- 

 parently paralyzed hind quarters along the 

 ground. Koona, finding it impossible to 

 hide in the snow, is making the most comical 



