HUMAN NATURE IN DUMB CREATURES 



Fenceviewer I., but she sneaks into it instead of doing 

 it boldly like that competent and fearless old pirate. 

 My pampered pet is an exasperating little sneak 

 that cannot be trusted for a minute. Not only will 

 she get through gates and doors whenever she gets 

 a chance but if she happens to get into the stable 

 when another cow is tied she will immediately start to 

 put a horn through her. When putting in the cattle 

 at night we have to be on the watch lest our demure 

 little cow should happen to get another in a corner 

 and start prodding her. And when you catch her 

 at her tricks she jumps to her own stall and looks so 

 meek that you can almost imagine she is saying 

 "I didn't do nuthin'." If that kind of conduct on 

 the part of a cow is not human I should like to 



know what it is. 



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Sheppy, being an intelligent dog, has a lot of 

 characteristics that we flatter ourselves by calling 

 human. For instance, he has an orderly way of 

 doing things that often attracts my admiration. 

 Now that he has settled down and outgrown the 

 freaks of puppyhood he acts as if he felt himself 

 one of the family, with quite a lot of responsibility 

 on his shoulders. Every morning when he is turned 



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