ing trick he now did was helping him- 

 self to a drink of beer. He was very 

 fond of beer, and the loafers about the 

 tavern often gave him a bottle to see 

 how dexterously he would twist off the 

 wire and work out the cork. As soon 

 as it popped, he would turn it up be- 

 tween his paws and drink to the last 

 drop. 



The monotony of his life was occa- 

 sionally varied with a dog fight. His 

 tormentors would bring their Bear 

 dogs "to try them on the cub/' It 

 seemed to be very pleasant sport to 

 men and dogs, till Jack learned how 

 to receive them. At first he used to 

 rush furiously at the nearest tormentor 

 until brought up with a jerk at the end 

 of his chain and completely exposed to 

 attack behind from another dog. A 

 month or two entirely changed his 

 method. He learned to sit against the 



