DOG TALES. ; 
Tue following comes from Paris:—M. X., the 
owner of a small villa in the 
environs of Paris, had a dog—a 
Great Dane—an intelligent and 
faithful animal, of whom he was very fond. 
Having sold his house in order to return to 
Paris, he was reluctantly obliged to separate 
from the dog. A friendly gamekeeper agreed to 
take the dog, which followed disconsolately its new 
master, who, not being tender-hearted, grew tired 
of it, and resolved to get rid of his charge. He 
therefore fastened a heavy stone to the dog’s neck, 
put it in a boat, and rowed towards the middle 
of the river Marne. When the boat was in mid- 
stream the man threw the dog into the water. 
The rope, however, broke, and the animal swam 
towards the boat, and had nearly reached it 
when the gamekeeper struck it over the head 
with an oar. Again the dog returned towards 
its executioner, who became more furious with 
his victim. He had not put down his oar, and 
now brandished it like a windmill to strike a 
mortal blow; but his violence made him lose 
his equilibrium, and he fell into the water. 
He did not know how to swim, and would 
certainly haye been drowned if the dog had 
not seized with his teeth and supported 
the helpless man. The gamekeeper could thus 
lay hold of the boat, and so row to land. This 
saving of his life modified, as may’ be supposed, 
the man’s feelings for the dog. Nothing, he 
says, when relating the story, but death shall 
separate him from the creature to whom he 
owes his life. 
Good for 
Evil. 
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A MAN once took a kitten to a neighbouring pond 
with the intention of drowning it, 
being accompanied to the scene 
of execution by his dog. No 
sooner, however, had he thrown it into the pond 
than in jumped the dog and brought the kitten 
to land again, laying it at its master’s feet. 
Again the kitten was thrown in, and again the 
dog rescued it. The process was repeated, when 
the dog swam to land with the kitten and bolted 
home as fast as it could run, carrying it in its 
A Dog’s 
Humanity. 
mouth. A few minutes later the dog was in 
its kennel, licking the half-drowned litten with 
all the solicitude and affection of a mother. No 
further attempts were made to drown the kitten, 
which became the inseparable companion of its 
gallant rescuer. 
D/O 
Does with collecting- boxes attached to their 
collars are comparatively common. 
It may not, however, be generally 
known what large sums they earn 
for the charities they represent. One which used 
to beg for a hospital im Ireland collected in five 
years nearly £3,000. He had a special banking 
account, which was submitted periodically to a 
chartered accountant. 
Made £600 
a Year. 
S/O 
Two boys had a dog named “ Buff,” which used 
to go with them on their ramb- 
Shares. lings. One day the boys went 
into the woods to have a picnic, 
and of course ‘‘ Buff’? accompanied them and 
shared their meal. Presently the dog ran away, 
but returned before long and deposited a big 
water-rat at the boys’ feet, which he evidently 
intended as a contribution towards the picnic. 
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“WHEN at Brighton,’ writes a correspondent, 
“T was bathing off a boat at some 
distance from the shore. ‘ Tiger,’ 
my dog, was watching proceedings 
with unusual interest, and when I dived he 
sprang in after me. I rose from my plunge, 
and the dog seized me very gently by the neck. 
Then, with his fore-paws on my shoulders, he 
kept me under water. We had a terrific struggle. 
The more I fought the more energetic he became, 
although he never attacked me savagely. I 
managed at last to reach the boat, and supported 
myself by the gunwale. We then came to terms. 
‘Tiger,’ finding that I was not in danger, as he 
supposed, left me, and my difficulty was at 
an end.” 
A Little 
Too Zealous. 
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