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upon his back and remained there, though the dog was 

 crazed by this unexpected performance on her part. 

 Never was a dog more incensed, and could he have dis- 

 mounted pussy, ho would assuredly have put an end to her 

 existence, though she possessed ninety times nine lives. 

 As he, in his bewilderment, rushed past a tree, the cat 

 again showed her dexterity by springing from his back 

 into it, and seeking shelter among its boughs. Master 

 Scot was evidently glad to be released, and thereafter 

 that cat was not disturbed by him. 



So many of our visitors became apprehensive of hydro- 

 phobia, that I felt it my duty to part with the dogs. 

 This was done most reluctantly, for I was very fond of 

 them, though I cannot confess to a fondness for such 

 animals quite equal to that of some persons I have known. 

 The most remarkable instance of this kind that has 

 ever come to my knowledge was in Canada. I was 

 travelling through that country and called upon a friend 

 one of the leading physicians of the city whom I had 

 not seen for years Our intercourse suffered a temporary 

 interruption. The doctor was applied to in most be- 

 seeching and pathetic tones to cure a dog that had been 

 fighting with a cur which proved more than his equal. 



" Doc-tur ah ! doc-tur, do cure my poor dog !" 

 " Cure your dog ! " exclaimed the astonished M. D. 

 "What have I to do with your dog, sir ?" "Ah ! doc- 

 tur, just see how he is lacerated do cure him." "I 

 can't do anything for your dog/' again replied my friend, 

 and in a tone which indicated some warmth of feeling. 

 " But ah ! doc-tur, I am so afraid he will die, and if my 

 poor dog should die, what would I do ? I could stand at 



