FROM THE "SPECTATOR." 55 



of cleverness even for the cleverest of 

 animals, so, by way of testing its reality, 

 my friend went out of the shop into the 

 street, where he was immediately accosted 

 by the dog, who begged for something with 

 all the eloquence of which a dog is capable. 

 He offered him a halfpenny, and was rather 

 surprised to see him accept it readily, and 

 walk, with the air of a regular customer, into 

 the shop, where he put his forepaws on the 

 counter, and held out the halfpenny towards 

 the attendant. The young woman produced 

 a bun, but that did not suit the dog, and he 

 held his money fast. " Ah," she said, " I 

 know what he wants," and took down from 

 a shelf a plate of shortbread, This was 

 right ; the dog paid his halfpenny, took his 

 shortbread, and ate it with decorous satis- 

 faction. When he had quite finished he 

 left the shop, and my friend, much amused, 

 followed him, and when he again begged 

 found another halfpenny for him, and saw the 

 whole process gone through a second time. 



This dog clearly had learned by some 

 means the use of money, and not merely 



