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died, it attached itselt to the mastiff, and 

 was continually with it in the kennel. When 

 the dog had its breakfast of porridge and 

 milk, the pigeon would eat out of the bowl 

 at the same time ; and when the dog had 

 finished, it would lie flat on its side while 

 the pigeon perched on its head and pecked 

 off the grains of oatmeal that stuck to the 

 long hair round its mouth. The only danger 

 to the pigeon seemed to be that when the dog 

 rushed out of the kennel suddenly to bark, 

 it seemed to forget the pigeon, and we used 

 to fear that the heavy chain might hurt it ; 

 but it never was hurt. This friendship 

 lasted many years, till one of the two, I 

 forget which, died. 



ISABEL JAMISON. 



DOG AND KITTENS. 



\July I, 1893.] 



THE following story may, perhaps, interest 

 some of your readers : Willie is a small, 

 rough-haired terrier, a truculent and aggres- 

 sive character, the terror of tramps, in a 

 skirmish with one of whom he has lost an 



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