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of many ill-nsed animals, belonging to hard-hearted 

 masters, who perform valuable services, and are yet 

 kicked, spurned, or half-starved. 



* Opposite the window of the room I am in at 

 present,' says this gentleman. ' are a monkey and five 

 dogs basking in the sun, a bloodhound, a Skye terrier, 

 a setter, a Russian poodle, and a young Newfoundland 

 who is being educated as a retriever. They all live in 

 great friendship with the monkey, who is now in the 

 most absurd manner searching the poodle's coat for 

 fleas, lifting curl by curl, and examining the roots of 

 the hair. Occasionally, if she thinks that she has pulled 

 the hair, or lifted one of his legs rather too roughly, she 

 looks the dog in the face with an inquiring expression 

 to see if he be angry. The dog, however, seems rather 

 *o enjoy the operation, and, showing no symptoms of 

 displeasure, the monkey continues her search, and when 

 she sees a flea, catches it in the most active manner, 

 looks at it for a moment, and then eats it with great 

 relish. Having exhausted the game on the poodle, she 

 jumps on the back of the bloodhound, and having looked 

 into her face to see how she will bear it, begins a new 

 search, but finding nothing, goes off for a game at 

 romps with the Newfoundland dog, while the blood- 

 hound, hearing the voice of one of the children, to whom 

 she has taken a particular fancy, walks off to the nursery. 

 The setter lies dozing and dreaming of grouse ; while 

 the little terrier sits with ears pricked up, listening to 

 any sound of dog or man that she may hear ; occasion- 

 ally she trots off on three legs to look at the back door 

 of the house, for fear any rat-hunt or fun of that sort 

 may take place without her being invited. Why do 

 Highland terriers so often run on three legs, particularly 



