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generally, on account of his calorific fleece. He was in 

 the habit of utilizing a young spaniel bitch in that way, 

 but toward dark the dog was subject to a fit of whining 

 and scratching and had often to be ejected as a common 

 nuisance, till Buddha, giving his bedfellow the benefit 

 of his superior foresight, saved her and himself from the 

 discomforts of a cold night's lodging by forcibly sup- 

 pressing her symptoms of uneasiness. In his inter- 

 course with his two-handed protectors his attachments 

 are not very demonstrative, but his affection, just like a 

 child's, becomes more intimate in moments of real or 

 imagined personal danger. I took him out to a picnic 

 one day, but the festivities were interrupted by the cus- 

 tomary thunder-storm, and I was glad to accept a seat 

 in the tent-wagon of one of my next neighbors. Before 

 we got home the rain had swelled the little creek to a 

 torrent, and, finding the ford impassable, we had to make 

 a detour to the next bridge. It was pitch-dark when 

 we reached it, and, hearing the booming of the creek, 

 I jumped out to reconnoitre the safety of the passage. 

 The bridge was in its place yet, so I hallooed to the 

 driver to come on ; but through the rush of the water 

 and the rumbling of the coach I heard the uproarious 

 laughter of the occupants. Somehow or other the mon- 

 key had noticed my absence and gone almost crazy with 

 excitement. Remonstrances and caresses were quite in 

 vain : he screamed like a madman, and was in the act of 

 jumping out, when I laid hold of him and called him by 



