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kinds of trouble and evil. At the same time, the 

 natives rejoiced to see one of their farm robbers 

 knocked on the head, and had no compunction after- 

 wards iu enjoying a hearty meal on the carcass. 

 Many a time have I been amused watching these 

 creatures, squatting on their haunches on some open 

 hillock, and on my dogs getting near their locality, 

 setting up a barking of indignation without any ap- 

 pearance of alarm. Japanese dogs don't like them, 

 and avoid their resorts. Neither did I ever see a 

 native dog follow them either by sight or scent. It 

 was different with my spaniels, and this Eeynard 

 would soon find out and take to his legs; he would 

 only run a short distance ahead, however, and then 

 turn round and bark at the dogs. I remember one 

 day I saw a fox sitting on a bare sand hillock, and 

 started a pointer after him ; away went both fox and 

 dog, the latter in full cry with excitement and being in 

 such close proximity to a tempting brush. The chase 

 lasted only a hundred yards or so, when the tables were 

 turned by the fox facing round and chasing the dog 

 back to where I stood, barking sharply at him. I have 

 known them corne in through the paper windows of 

 the houses at night, and clean the plates of all scraps 

 which were left out in the cooking apartment. 



