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Fox Chasing a Rabbit. 



or word, gives either pleasure or pain to this 

 faithful companion of man. 



17. He is ever ready to risk his life for his master; and 

 so constant is he, that when death has entered his master's 

 home, this devoted creature has been known to grieve his 

 life away on the newly made grave. 



1 8. Especially useful and intelligent are the shepherd's 

 dog, the Newfoundland dog, St. Bernard dog, the fleet 

 greyhound, the keen-scented hunting dog, the courageous 

 bull-dog, and the rat-killing terrier. 



19. Animals of the dog kind include the WOLF, which 

 lives in a wild, savage state, and is always in search of 

 plunder ; the Fox, which is noted for its cunning, sly, 

 and thieving disposition; and the JACKAL, of Asia and 

 Africa, which, like the wolf, hunts in bands or packs. 



20. There is an interesting animal found upon the 

 prairies, called the PRAIRIE DOG. These little animals 

 burrow in the ground like rabbits, and live in communities 

 so numerous that their " dog town," as it is called, some- 

 times extends for miles. 



21. Another very common animal is the CAT. Of this 



