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established a bond between the soul of the master and the 
dog, and certainly no one can believe that the bond can ever 
be severed by the death of the material body, whether of the 
man or the animal. 
That Friendship, which is another branch of love, exists 
among animals, is a well-known fact. But it is among the 
domesticated animals that it most frequently exhibits itself. 
Horses, as every one knows, which have been accustomed to 
draw the same carriage are usually sure to be great friends, 
and if one be exchanged the other becomes quite miserable 
for want of his companion and seems unable to throw any 
spirit into his work. Dogs, too, are very apt to strike up 
friendships with each other. Among animals it is not con- 
fined to one species, but is occasionally found to exhibit 
itself in those which might be supposed to be peculiarly 
incongruous in their nature. That cows and sheep live, as 
a rule, on good terms with each other in the same pasture 
is a familiar experience, though sometimes the former area 
little prone to domineer over the latter. But a very strong 
affection sometimes exists between animals so different, and 
when once they have accustomed themselves to each other’s 
society neither can be happy without the other. The goat 
and the horse frequently become friends, and a peculiarly 
vicious horse has been known to allow a goat to take undue 
liberties with him without the least manifestation of resent- 
ment. In many places the stable-cat is quite an institution. 
Its usual place of repose is upon the back of the horse, and 
the latter has been known to grow very uneasy if left for any 
length of time without the companionship of his little friend. 
A very singular instance of friendship occurred at the rural 
home of a near relative. He hada fine mastiff which had 
taken a fancy to a brood of young chickens, and which acted 
as their protector. They were not at all unwilling to accept 
him in this capacity, as they followed him about just as 
though he had been their mother. Quite an interesting 
sight it was to watch the dog and the chickens as they 
