the temple of /Esculapius at Athens, took what- 

 ever was portable of the gold and silver offerings, 

 and, thinking himself unobserved, sneaked away. 

 But the watchdog, Capparus, when none of the 

 temple-keepers took notice of his barking, pursued 

 the burglar in his flight. First, the man pelted 

 him with stones, but he would not give up. When 

 day came, he kept at a little distance, but followed 

 with his eye on the man, and, when the latter 

 threw him food, would not touch it. When the 

 thief lay down, he spent the night by him ; when 

 he walked again, he got up and kept following. 

 He fawned on any wayfarers he met, but kept 

 barking at the thief. When the authorities, who 

 were in pursuit, heard of this from the people who 

 met them, and who described the colour and size 

 of the dog, they pursued with yet more zeal, caught 

 the man, and brought him back from Crommyon. 

 The dog turned round and led the way, proud and 

 delighted, evidently claiming that he had caught 

 the temple-thief. So the people voted that he 

 should be fed at the public expense and instructed 

 the priests to take care of him. . . . The following 

 incident I saw myself at Rome. There was a dog 

 taking part in a play which had many characters 

 and a complicated plot. He went through many 

 bits of acting suitable to the supposed emotions 

 and situations ; and in particular, when the other 

 characters tried upon him a drug which was a 



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