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Life and Immortality. 



relatives ; whereas a horse, on the contrary, takes a distin- 

 guished position, the mules not only crowding around him 

 and following his movements, but exhibiting a violent jeal- 

 ousy, each striving to get the nearest to their distinguished 

 relative. 



We have seen the pride of rank and love of precedence in 

 cows, and the pride of ancestry in mules. There is, however, 

 a pride that takes the form of sensitiveness to ridicule. 

 Nothing is so galling to a proud man as to find himself the 

 object of ridicule. The same trait of character is to be found 

 in many animals, and especially in those that have been 

 domesticated, for it is in these that we have the most oppor- 

 tunities for observation. All high-bred dogs are exceedingly 



EXHIBITION OF GRANDEUR. 

 Male Peacock in Presence of Some Barn- Yard Fowls. 



