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In delight at the praises bestowed upon him. " But Lion has one 

 serious fault," said his mistress after awhile. The tail ceased to 

 thump the floor, and Lion's face wore an expression of great con- 

 cern. The lady continued : " He will come in with his dirty feet 

 and lie down on the carpet, when I have told him time and 

 again that he must n't do it." Lion, with a dejected and humiliated 



Fig. 1886. — Wolves on the Scent. 



air, arose and slunk out of the room, his tail hanging down, and 

 completely crestfallen. ■ 



At Eldred, Penn., recently, a hotel caught fire, and a large 

 Newfoundland dog, which slept in the office, sprang to the room of 

 the drunken porter, with whom he was a great favorite, jumped on 

 the bed, <and seized the pillow in his teeth. * The man at last com- 

 prehended the situation, but rising from the bed, (not being un- 

 dressed,) fell to the floor in a stupor, when the dog seized him 

 by the collar and dragged him out into the hall, where he was res- , 

 cued. The faithful animal then went from room to room, barking 

 loudly and scratching on the doors to rouse the inmates. , One lady 

 with a child in hei* arms tripped on the stairs, while trying to escape, 

 and fell to the bottom. The child was thrown upon the floor, some 

 distance away. The dog, seeing the mishap, jumped through the 

 smoke, and with its teeth seizing the child by its night-clothes, bore 



