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for he would always slink away abashed to some corner, 

 where he would remain for an hour or two without show- 

 ing himself. Over and over again has Jack allowed little 

 dogs to bite him without troubling himself to retaliate ; but 

 if a big dog ventured upon an insult, that dog had to run or 

 pay the penalty for his temerity. No dog could give a more 

 disdainful look than Jack, and that look always gave him an 

 easy and uninterrupted passage wherever he chose to go. 



Other anecdotes of a similar nature might be given to show 

 that animals can act magnanimously towards each other. 

 That they are as capable of displaying the magnanimity of 

 their nature towards men whom they hated has frequently 

 been observed. The manager of a mill in Fifeshire, Scot- 

 land, was, according to Rev. J. G. Wood, very much disliked 

 by the watch-dog, probably from some harsh treatment 

 which the animal had received from his hands. One very 

 dark night the manager had strayed from his path and fell 

 over the dog. Seeing the mistake he had made, and finding 

 that he could not recover himself, he gave himself up as lost, 

 for the dog was a very powerful animal. But the dog was 

 magnanimous enough to spare a helpless enemy, and to lay 

 aside old grievances. Instead of seizing the prostrate man 

 by the throat, as a brute would be expected to do, the dog 

 only licked his face and exhibited his sympathy. Ever after- 

 ward the man and the dog were fast friends. 



Just as there are animals capable of exercising great self- 

 denial by giving to others what belongs to themselves, and 

 even manifesting a generosity which would put human nature 

 to the blush, so there are animals which can cheat like accom- 

 plished swindlers. As all Cheatery requires the use of the 

 intellect, it is therefore evident that the most intellectual 

 animals will be the most accomplished cheats. Dogs have 

 shown themselves to be considerable adepts in cheating, and 

 this we would naturally expect. Some curious and rather 

 ludicrous instances of cheatery upon the part of the dog are 

 noticed. We once knew a pair of dogs, a spaniel and a pug, 



