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most lively joy, and being set at liberty, lavished 

 on his old friend the most affectionate caresses, as 

 the most attached dog would have done after an 

 absence of a few days. A second separation was 

 followed by similar demonstrations of sorrow, w r hich, 

 however, again yielded to time. Three years had 

 passed, and the Wolf was living happily in company 

 with a dog which had been placed with him, when 

 his master again returned, and again the long-lost, 

 but still remembered voice was instantly replied to 

 by the most impatient cries, which were redoubled 

 as soon as the poor fellow was at liberty ; when 

 rushing to his master, he threw his fore feet on his 

 shoulders, licking his face with every mark of the 

 most lively joy, and menacing the keepers, who of- 

 fered to remove him, and towards whom, not a mo- 

 ment before, he had been shewing every mark of 

 fondness. A third separation, however, seemed to 

 be too much for this faithful animal's temper ; he 

 became gloomy, desponding, refused his food, and 

 for a long time his life appeared in great danger. 

 His health, however, returned ; but he no longer 

 suffered the caresses of any but his keepers, and 

 towards strangers manifested the original savageness 

 of his species."* There is a Black Wolf, (C. Ly- 

 caon,) found in Europe, and another, (C. Nubilus,) 

 in North America. There are also two or three 

 other American Wolves. 



We must mention also the Jackal, (C. Aureusj) a 

 species less than the preceding, and evidently ap- 



* Mammiferes. 



