THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



crat, but at home he romps wildly about the 

 place, " bossing " everything from the horse to 

 a tame lovebird who flies about my workroom. 

 Time and again he has rushed after a rabbit 

 up hill and down dale with as much reckless 

 gusto as if he were an untrained Irish terrier, 

 and, of course, briars and burs have played 

 havoc with his coat ; but he is a splendid watch- 

 dog, can track me as perfectly as any bird-dog, 

 and tramp for miles in any weather without 

 showing fatigue. He only measures 13 inches 

 from head to tail, stands 5 l /2 inches high, and 

 weighs 3Vs pounds. 



Great care must be exercised in selecting the 

 fundamental breeding-stock, as health and 

 strength are much more difficult to find than 

 beauty, and though such drawing-room habi- 

 tants must be kept small and dainty, every pre- 

 caution should be taken to insure their being 

 healthy creatures, with sweet, wholesome 

 breaths which will not offend. 



Once having procured such a specimen, it 

 only requires the exercise of common sense in 



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