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stance, the man endeavoured more and more to enforce 

 his command, which being unable to effect, either by 

 words or his whip, he at last in a great passion gave 

 the dog a violent kick in the ribs, which laid it dead at 

 his feet. He then proceeded to pick up the bird, and 

 on returning from the spot discovered a man concealed 

 in the thicket. He immediately seized him, and upon 

 examination several snares were found on his person." 

 This is an excellent lesson for sportsmen and game- 

 keepers not to make use of their feet when they chas- 

 tise their dogs, more especially when they give way to 

 passion ; the whip is the proper instrument for punish- 

 ment. The following beautiful epitaph was penned by 

 no less a person than the late wise and venerable Earl 

 of Eklon. From it his views on the power of reasoning 

 in animals may, I conceive, be easily discerned. 



" You who wander hither, 



Pass not imheeded 



The spot where poor Caesar 



Is deposited. 



* * * * 



To his rank among created beings 



The power of reasoning is denied : 



Csesar manifested joy 



For days before his master 



AiTived at Encombe ; 



Cffisar manifested gi-ief 



For days before his master left it. 



"WTiat name shall be given 



To that faculty 



Which thns made expectation 



A source of grief, 



AAniic-h thus made expectation 



A source of joy ? " 



A large Xewfoundlaud dog of Mr. Hilson's, of Max- 



