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foster-mother to eight spaniel puppies. The 

 real mother, a very gentle creature, soon 

 acquiesced in the arrangement. The hen 

 covered the puppies with her wings just as 

 though they had been chickens, and remained 

 with them day and night. When they began 

 to walk she was still their constant attendant; 

 when they learned to lap and eat a little she 

 would " call " them and break up their food. 

 As they grew older the poor foster-mother 

 had her patience sorely tried. They barked 

 and capered around her, leading her alto- 

 gether a sad life. After the puppies deserted 

 her she was often seen sitting close to their 

 mother, the pair apparently quite understand- 

 ing each other. My children were naturally 

 delighted to watch these strange sights, and 

 the hen, though not at other times very 

 tame, maintained perfect equanimity while 

 they played with the puppies around her. 

 F. C. MAXWELL. 



A DOG AND A RABBIT. 



{Sept. 29, 1888.] 

 MR. AINGER, in giving his interesting inci- 



