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forgiven by "Jim," who patted him affectionately on the 

 head and back. 



Thus there was perfect harmony between the guide and 

 the spaniel. The dog immediately reclined at "Jim's" side, 

 placed his head affectionately on his master; having as- 

 sumed a position which enabled him to look wistfully into 

 the latter' s face. Our little mongrel dog had not remained 

 entirely inactive during these exciting events. In the race 

 he participated, although falling far behind both actors \ 

 nevertheless he barked and wagged his tail continuously, 

 thus showing the joy and interest which he felt in this part 

 of the proceedings, although when the chastisement com- 

 menced he drew his tail between his legs, suddenly disap- 

 peared in the woods, and only reappeared after the lapse of 

 an hour. This halt by the roadside lasted about three- 

 fourths of an hour and then we started forward once more. 

 We had not proceeded more than half a mile when the 

 spirited barking of the old cocker-spaniel announced that 

 he had found another partridge only a few rods from the 

 road. "Jim" and the boy started off for this game. Five 

 minutes later the report of the lad's gun proclaimed the 

 death of this bird, while the guide and my son soon re- 

 turned to the highway. They reported that the old dog 

 had made no attempt on this occasion to secure the bird 

 when it fell to the ground, but, on the contrary, he had not 

 moved from where he was standing, and allowed the guide 

 to approach quietly the dead bird and to pocket the same. 

 In fact, it may be here stated that we had no further trouble 

 with this dog during the remainder of the hunt. He had 

 previously shown much affection for " Jim ;" but after the 



