THE DOG 



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dogs, little pages of the 

 boudoir, and graceful 

 ornaments among the 

 furniture. One thing, 

 however, is to be regret- 

 ted : they are all melan- 

 choly, especially the 

 King Charles spaniel, 

 who is, they say, still 

 grieving ff)r the death of 

 Charles I. 



We must also place 

 among the pet (or petty ?) 

 dogs the pug, who rivals 

 the four spaniels in his 

 apple-shaped skull. Did 

 the pug originate in 

 France or the Low 

 Countries.' Scientists 

 are not agreed as to this. 



--J5<^ charitable in spite of 

 great wealth) by dis- 

 covering a burglar and 

 his kit of tools under 

 her bed, and barking till 

 he brought the house- 

 hold. He had saved his 

 mistress and her money, 

 and out of gratitude the 

 lady was converted and 

 the poor were not long 



Pug 



in feeling it. 



Pets are also made of 

 liltle Maltese dogs with 

 long silky hair, York- 

 shire terriers, and dwarf 

 terriers ; but a detailed 

 description of all the 

 varieties that might be 

 mentioned would require 



but the pug has seen his bad days at the begin- pages upon pages, and there are still many 



ning of the nineteenth century, when the race families barking impatiently at our gates 



became almost e.xtinct. He came out of them, awaiting their turn for notice. 



however, to his advantage, and 



now sticks his tongue out at all 



who make fun of him. Besides 



this curious trick of his tongue, 



his tail, rolled up as tightly as 



possible, sways to left or right 



above the hip, and is worthy 



of attention. The typical ex- 

 pression of his face betrays at 



once a liking for sociability 



and also extreme curiosity. 



Whether a pug be yellow or 



apricot color, the black line on 



his back must be clearly visible, 



and his black ears and mask 



must make sharp contrast to 



his body. Pugs have a general 



air of high livers, thanks to 



their chunky bodies and their 



rolls of flesh ; yet they are not 



gluttons. 



It is told of a certain pug 



that he caused the total con- 

 version of his mistress (who 



was very miserly, and not 



