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an heirloom, I should say, from its appearance he laid in 

 front of Senta, his every joint exhibiting extreme friendli- 

 ness, and finding she only averted her head, he took it to 

 Tom. Tom's head followed suit, but I saw one furtive 

 eye on the bone, and told him to take it, which he did, to 

 the puppy's exuberant delight. Next moment they were 

 all three gnawing at it, and, the ice thus broken, a wild 

 game of play followed. 



Before I end I must tell you one more little anecdote. 

 Tom is only a little more than a year old, but has developed 

 a fair amount of intelligence for his age. He is my con- 

 stant companion, and the faithful guard of my coat when 

 I take it off to work. One day last March I was anxious 

 to finish some work drilling-in a field of grass and stayed 

 out much later than usual. When sunset came, Tom 

 made several trips across from my coat to me to see if I 

 were not coming home, and at last, as darkness grew 

 imminent, laboriously dragged the garment to me as a 

 final hint. 



IDEIS. 



August 20, 1909. 



THE DOG AS ALTRUIST 



AT a farmhouse at which we have been staying, a terrier, 

 Kough, shares always his master's first breakfast, the 

 bread and cream accompanying a cup of tea. Three 

 corners he breaks off and gives to Kough, who eats the 

 first two. Of the third he licks the cream, then carries 

 the crust to a hen, who each morning comes across the 

 field where the fowls are kept, and at the gate awaits her 

 friend's arrival. Should others of the hens appear, Kough 

 ' ' barks them off ' ' while his favourite devours her 

 portion. 



C. E. LARTER. 



September 26, 1908, 



