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MY LIFE AS A NATURALIST 



He is a mark on flies, moths, and humble bees, but, since a 

 wasp's barbed dart became embedded in his sensitive nose a 

 year or two ago, he has not meddled with that insect again. 



But pedigree dogs are not the only ones that make companion- 

 able hounds, and many a poor, half-starved mongrel may be 

 trained as an affectionate pet. Such a dog is Jummie, whose 

 portrait is here seen. 



FIG. 99. JUMMIE. 



Jummie sat for his picture until word was given that the trying 

 ordeal was over (Peter has just growled at a passer-by), and to 

 see this clever mongrel attired in an old hat, collar and tie, 

 wearing spectacles, and holding a pipe, is an apt example of 

 what kind training, and good nourishment, is capable of 

 accomplishing. Jummie lives on terms of great friendship with 

 a sagacious Jackdaw and a tabby cat, and he is the second dog 

 I had in mind when I decided to devote this short chapter to 

 my own little pet, and another. 



