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for he would always slink away abashed to some corner, 
where he would remain for an hour or two without show- 
ing himself. Over and over again has Jack allowed little 
dogs to bite him without troubling himself to retaliate ; but 
if a big dog ventured upon an insult, that dog had to run or 
pay the penalty for his temerity. No dog could give a more 
disdainful look than Jack, and that look always gave him an 
easy and uninterrupted passage wherever he chose to go. 
Other anecdotes of a similar nature might be given to show 
that animals can act magnanimously towards each other. 
That they are as capable of displaying the magnanimity of 
their nature towards men whom they hated has frequently 
been observed. The manager of a mill in Fifeshire, Scot- 
land, was, according to Rev. J. G. Wood, very much disliked 
by the watch-dog, probably from some harsh treatment 
which the animal had received from his hands. One very 
dark night the manager had strayed from his path and fell 
over the dog. Seeing the mistake he had made, and finding 
that he could not recover himself, he gave himself up as lost, 
forthe dog was a very powerful animal. But the dog was 
magnanimous enough to spare a helpless enemy, and to lay 
aside old grievances. Instead of seizing the prostrate man 
by the throat, as a brute would be expected to do, the dog 
only licked his face and exhibited his sympathy. Ever after- 
ward the man and the dog were fast friends. 
Just as there are animals capable of exercising great self- 
denial by giving to others what belongs to themselves, and 
even manifesting a generosity which would put human nature 
to the blush, so there are animals which can cheat like accom- 
plished swindlers, As all Cheatery requires the use of the 
intellect, it is therefore evident that the most intellectual 
animals will be the most accomplished cheats. Dogs have 
shown themselves to be considerable adepts in cheating, and 
this we would naturally expect. Some curious and rather 
ludicrous instances of cheatery upon the part of the dog are 
noticed. We once knew a pair of dogs, a spaniel and a pug, 
