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of workmen, leaped into the middle of the road by 

 the kitten. He was about to seize it with his teeth, 

 which he instantly realized would possibly hurt it; 

 instead, he placed himself behind the kitten, and 

 with his nose boosted it out of danger. The New 

 York Tribune tells of a St. Bernard dog, belonging 

 to a farmer near Boston. *'A widow lady lives 

 near-by, and Jack has constituted himself her pro- 

 tector. If a tramp appears on the street, he im- 

 mediately trots to this neighbor's house and stays 

 on guard until he is sure of her safety. He is gal- 

 lant enough, when she visits his master's house, of 

 an evening, to wait upon her home to the door of her 

 house." The *S^. Louis Republic tells of a couple 

 of horses, each one attached to a buggy, in front of 

 the Merchants' Exchange. They were hitched sev- 

 eral feet apart, but the straps allowed them to get 

 their heads together. One of them had been given 

 a feed of oats, in a bag, and was contentedly 

 munching them. The other horse was evidently 

 hungry, and neighed in an insinuating manner. 

 His neighbor pricked up his ears politely, and re- 

 plied in horse language — evidently asking the 

 other to help himself. The strap was not long 

 enough, and his hungry mouth fell short of the bag. 



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