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to one tune, which he soon knew and always 

 joined in, not attempting to "sing" other 

 songs. We tried every sort of experiment 

 to see if he would recognise his own tune, 

 which he invariably did, and would whine if 

 the air was hummed quite quietly. 



C. F. HARRISON. 



[Oct. 24, 1891.] 



ANENT " Orpheus at the Zoo," the follow- 

 ing facts may interest you. Of two dogs of 

 mine, one showed a great fondness for music. 

 She (though usually my shadow) would 

 always leave me to go to a room where a 

 piano was being played, and the more she 

 liked the music, the closer she crept to the 

 player, even if a stranger to her. If, how- 

 ever, one began to play scales or exercises, 

 she would get up, walk to the door, sit 

 down, and, after waiting a bit, go away out 

 of sight, but not out of hearing, for she soon 

 appeared again on the resumption of music 

 to her taste. On the other hand, mere 

 " strumming " very quickly obliged her to 

 go right away out of hearing. I confess 



