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enterprise. He eanscJ Iilm to be shaved, and procured for liini tlie skin of 

 another dog, of the same liair and same shape. lie tlien rolled the laec 

 round the body of tlie dog, and put over it the other skin so adroitly that 

 the triek could not easily be discovered. The lace bcini;' thus an-angcd, the 

 smuggler would say to the docile messenger, "Homeward, my friend." At 

 these words the dog would start, and pass boldly through the gates of 

 Jlalines and Valenciennes, in face of the vigilant officers placed there to 

 prevent smuggling. Having thus passed the bounds, he would await his 

 master at a little distance in the open country. Here they mutually caressed 

 and feasted, and the merchant placed his rich ]iackage in a place of safety, 

 renewiu"' his occupation as occasion otfcred. Such was his success, that in 

 less than five years he amassed a handsome fortune. 



He was, however, at length betrayed, and notwithstanding all his efforts 

 to disguise the dog, ho was watched and discovered. Iiut the cunning of 

 the dug was e(iual to tlie emergency. AVere spies watching fn- him at one 

 gate, he saw them, and made for another ; were all the gates shut, he some- 

 times leaped o\er the walls, at others, passing them secretly behind a car- 

 riage, or running between the h'gs of travellers, he thus would accomplish 

 his end. One day, however, while swinnning a stream near ]\Ialines, he 

 was shot, and died in the water. There was then aliout him five thousand 

 crowns' worth of lace, the hiss of which did not atilict his master; but he 

 was inconsolable for the loss of liis dog. 



The BooTiiLACiv's Poodle. — A bootblack, who stationed himself on 

 the Pont Neuf, in Paris, to prosecute his business, taught a Poodle Dog to 

 roll himself in the mud, and then liru>h by gentlemen, so as to soil their 

 boots. In this \vay th<' animal contributed largely to the suppnirt of his 

 ma>ter. 



Wv A\ill close this scries of canine anecdotes with the following incident, 

 interesting from its recent occurrence and connection with an e\ent which 

 has fixed the attention of the whole civilized world : — 



The Ejiperou's Doc. — The present enlightened Czar of Russia had a 

 favorite dog, named " ^lilord," of which he was very fond. The dog had 

 the privilege of entering even into the emperor's sleeping apartment, and 

 his appearance on the imjicrlal terrace was a never-failing indication of the 

 proximity of his imperial master. ^^ hen the czar was about to leave for 

 Paris, a discussion arose as to the advisability of the animal's accomiianying 

 liim. It was decided, however, to leave him behind. The czar arrived at 

 Paris, attended the great Exposition of Art, Industry, and Science, in 

 l''~'<w, and when riding one day with Xapoleon HI., came near being assas- 

 sinated bv a fanatical Polander. jNIeanwhile the dog, overcome by grief, 

 occasioned by this separation from his master, iiiiicd away, and seemed to 



