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and at once the Spaniards were blazing away at the sup- 

 posed Moor. The Moors were, of course, carefully watch- 

 ing, and took aim at any soldier who revealed himself. 



" They had still another trick with their dogs, which was 

 to send them towards a Spanish post or camp during the 

 day. The barking of the dogs generally brought some 

 unwary soldiers out, and many soldiers lost their lives in 

 this way. 



" I would remind you that the French, when fighting 

 in Algiers, found that the natives made a similar use of 

 their dogs." 



To turn to other countries, we find that the German 

 custom of exploiting our dogs for their own purposes, as is 

 shown in several instances later in this book, seems to be 

 an old one, as we find Frederick the Great ordering one of 

 his Generals to obtain a number of Scotch collies to act as 

 sentries to his army. 



He is credited with the following remark : " The more 

 I see of men, the more I like dogs." 



Napoleon believed in them, and used a number in his 

 Italian campaign. Some of the dogs, such as " Moustache," 

 became famous. A good account of this faithful dog 

 " Moustache " is written by Colonel J. P. Hamilton, and 

 published in i860, as follows : 



" Moustache was born at Calais, 1799. At the tender 

 age of six months, he was disposed of to an eminent grocer 

 at Caen, who treated him in the kindest manner. But 

 strolling about the town one day, not long after his arrival, 

 Moustache happened to come upon a parade of Grenadiers. 

 They were brilliantly equipped. Their spirits were high, 

 and their drums loud. Moustache, instantly smitten with 

 their fine appearance, cut the grocer for ever, slunk out of 

 the town, and joined the Grenadiers. He was dirty, and 



