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7. Dogs, or certain breeds 

 thereof, such as the 

 bull-dog. 



'Cat and dog' com- 

 panionships. 

 Hare. 



Stupidity, ferocity, blood- 

 thirstiness, pertinacity, 

 quarrelsomeness or pugna- 

 city, servile fidelity or ob- 

 sequiousness, want of all 

 affectionateness. 



Domestic broils, connubial 

 unhappiness. 



Timidity, recklessness or rash- 

 ness. 



10. Beaver. Industry, pugnacity. 



11. Glutton. Voracity. 



12. Ox. Stupidity, stolidity or apathy, 



meekness or uncomplaining 

 patience. 



13. Mule. Stupidity, perverseness. 



14. Dove. Innocence or guilelessness, 



gentleness, connubial love 

 and fidelity. 



15. Eagle. Nobility of mien and cha- 



racter, magnanimity, bold- 

 ness. 



16. Peacock. Personal pride or vanity. 



17. Bee. Industry, orderliness, con- 



structive skill. 



18. Wasp. Irritability of temper. 



We hear a great deal of the lion as the c king of beasts ' 

 and of its alleged bravery. It figures on the coat of arms of 

 England as the emblem of power and dignity, of all appa- 

 rently that is good and great. But African travellers and 

 sportsmen have exposed the pretensions of the lion, describ- 

 ing cowardice as its true character rather than courage. 

 The Rev. Professor Haughton, of Trinity College, Dublin, 

 says the lion is a ' pretentious humbug, and owes his reputa- 

 tion to his imposing mane. He will run away like a whipped 

 cur under circumstances in which the tiger will boldly attack 

 and kill.' It is not, however, without redeeming qualities. 

 Thus we are told of the occasional attachments of the lion 

 or lioness, or their cubs, to man or child, becoming their com- 



