370 Life and Immortality. 
spectator of the play in which two dogs were the participants. 
It was as exciting as such a diversion could possibly be 
between two children. For an hour at a time I have watched 
the fun, and the players seemed not to abate the least jot or 
tittle from their ardor and enthusiasm. They were appar- 
ently as fresh then as at the beginning. In due time the 
game ceased as if by mutual consent, but the animals did not 
seek some cool, quiet spot for comfort and rest, but started 
off to the woods for some further diversion, from which their 
voices were soon heard, telling that they were in pursuit of a 
rabbit or the ignoble ground-hog. 
We have far from exhausted the list of examples at hand 
to show that the lower animals possess a sense of humor. 
But what use, it may be asked, can the capacity of humor 
subserve in the next world? Much the same, I presume, 
that it subserves in this. There are some in this world in 
whom the sense of humor is absolutely wanting. Estimable 
as they may be in character, they are just solemn prigs, and 
I should be very sorry to resemble them in the world, 
whither, it is hoped, all life tendeth. 
Pride, Jealousy, Anger, Revenge and Tyranny, while not 
very pleasing characteristics, belong, as such, to the imma- 
terial, and not to the material, part of man. That the lower 
animals possess these qualities will be seen from what follows. 
Hence the inference to be drawn from that fact must be quite 
obvious. 
Taking these characteristics in order, Pride, or Self-esteem, 
is developed as fully in many animals as inthe proudest of the 
human race. Most conspicuously is this shown in animals 
which herd together. There is always one leader at the 
head, who will not permit any movement to be made without 
his order, and who resents the least interference with his 
authority. This is particularly the case with the deer, the 
horse and the ox. Even when these animals are domesti- 
cated, and the habits of their feral life have materially 
changed, the feeling of pride exists to the fullest extent. 
