THE POODLE. 



An English officer, who was in Paris in 1815, was crossing one of the bridge* OT .! 



when his recently-polished boots were dirtied In a , lie rubbing Limsdf Against them, and |,, 



in consequence to a shoeblack, stationed there, to have then cleaned. Soon after I 



the same way, when, determining to watch the dog, he saw it roll itself in M,e mil d of the river vatefa 



for the passing of some clean-booted person, and then rub itself against then,. It ,1,,,,-k il,,. ,.Ui,,. r 



TIIK DANCINO DOG. AKTKK A PAINTING BT JAN STU \. 



that the offender must be the shoe-cleaner's dog; he was taxed with the ai-tilire. and, udinitted .-ifter 

 K>me lii-sihitioii, tluit he had taught the poodle to nuike work for himself. Struck l>v tlii-; instance of 

 'anine sagacity, the officer bought the dog, at a high price, and brnugLt Liiu to Kn^lanil. The |H..M||C 

 \vas tied i|i tor a time, and then released; but after a day r twn it was misv,.,!. an. I inalmut a 

 fortnight it was ,eeu practising its former tricks on the bridge mer the Seine. 



