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of nature; nor can the humane and feeling mind avoid 

 the belief that kindness to those animals, from which 

 he derives continued and essential assistance is part of 

 his moral duty." These words of such an experienced 

 naturalist as Mr. Burchell, are as true to-day as when 

 they were written by him more than fifty years ago, 

 but I am bound to say I think dogs are more valuable, 

 and more thought of now, than ever they were since 

 the world began. 



Mr. Bell tells a short story of the intelligence 

 displayed by a Bloodhound belonging to a friend of his, 

 a Mr. Boyle. He says, " To make trial whether a 

 young hound was well instructed, Mr. Boyle desired 

 one of his servants to walk to a town four miles off, 

 and then to a market town three miles from thence. 

 The dog, without seeing the man he was to pursue, fol- 

 lowed him by the scent to the above mentioned places, 

 notwithstanding the multitude of market people that 

 went along the same road and of travellers that had oc- 

 casion to come, and when the Bloodhound came to the 

 market town he passed through the streets, with- 

 out taking notice of any of the people there, and ceased 

 not till he had gone to the house, where the man he 

 sought rested himself and where he found him in an 

 upper room to the wonder of those who had accom- 

 panied him in this pursuit." In the face of the Blood- 

 hound trials last year, and again this spring, in which 

 my friend Mr. Brough has been so much interested, I 

 thought some of my readers might like to see this 

 short account of the doings of a young hound, more 

 than half a century ago. 



