638 THE DOG. 



repetition. A male wolf, brought up by a gentleman in the 

 manner of a young dog, became familiar with every one 

 whom he was in the habit of seeing. He followed his mas- 

 ter wherever he went, was as obedient to his voice as the 

 most docile dog, and differed, in truth, in nothing with re- 

 spect to manners and habits from the dogs with which he 

 associated. His master being obliged to travel, made a pre- 

 sent of him to the Royal Menagerie of Paris. Here, shut up 

 in his narrow compartment, the animal remained for many 

 weeks listless and sad, and almost without tasting food. By 

 degrees he recovered his spirits, attached himself to his 

 keepers, and to all appearance lived as if he had forgotten 

 his early friend, when, after an absence of eighteen months, 

 the gentleman returned. At the very first word he uttered, 

 the Wolf, who did not yet see him in the crowd, recognised 

 in an instant the well-known voice, and testified his joy by 

 loud cries. Being set at liberty, he flew to his friend, and 

 overwhelmed him with caresses. Unfortunately his mas- 

 ter was a second time obliged to quit him, and again the 

 poor wolf relapsed into his former condition. Time, how-' 

 ever, slowly allayed his grief, and he gradually attached 

 himself, as before, to the persons who tended him. Three 

 years rolled on, a young dog had been given to him as his 

 companion, and he seemed to pass his hours of confinement 

 in tranquillity, when the gentleman once more returned. It 

 was evening when he came, and the door of the prison-cell 

 was shut, so that not a ray of light could pass through. But 

 the poor wolf had heard the voice so familiar to him. He 

 uttered loud cries, which redoubled when the bars which 

 confined him were removed. He rushed forward, placed his 

 fore-feet on the shoulders of his long-remembered friend, 

 licked his face all over, and threatened with his teeth the 

 keepers who might remove him. But separation, it is pain- 

 ful to state, once more became necessary. From that instant 

 the poor. wolf became sad and iminoveable. He refused all 

 food, he pined away, his hairs became dry and bristling, as 



