found the waywardness of her new friend's temper required, 

 she completely attached the kitten to her ; and as she had 

 lately lost her puppies, and still had some rmlk left, I have 

 often seen them lying together before the fire, the kitten suck- 

 ing her kind foster-mother, who was Uckiag and caressing her 

 as her own offspring. She woTild also play with great gentle- 

 ness with some tame rabbits of mine, and would entice them 

 to familiarity by the kindness of her manner ; and so fond was 

 she of caressing the young of her own species, that when a 

 spaniel bitch of my father's had puppies, of which all excepting 

 one were destroyed, Juno would take every opportunity to steal 

 the remaining one from its mother's nest and carry it to her 

 own, where she would hok and fondle it with the greatest ten- 

 derness. Poor Busy, the mother, also a good-tempered creature, 

 as soon as she had discovered the theft, hastened of course to 

 bring back her little one, which was again to be stolen on the 

 first favourable opportunity, until at length the two bitches 

 killed the poor puppy between them, as they were endeavouring 

 each to pull it from the other ; and all this with the most per- 

 fect mutual good understanding. Juno lived to a good old age, 

 an unspoiled pet, after her master had shot to her for four- 

 teen seasons." 



The Scotch setter stands higher on his legs than the English 

 or Irish breed, and its hair is somewhat longer. The Irish 

 setter much resembles the English, but has thicker legs, and 

 " is distinguished," says a modern writer, " from its English 

 relative by a certain Hibernian air that characterizes it, and 

 which, although conspicuous enough to the practised eye, is 

 not easy of description." Russia claims a setter of its own, an 

 animal whose hair is long and woolly, and generally so matted 

 that the true form of the dog is not clear to the casual observer. 

 It is slower in its movements than the other breeds, but is pos- 

 sessed of a much more delicate scent, and is pronounced by 

 sportsmen who have had opportunities to test and compare their 

 merits, that in its peculiar way the Russian setter is unsur- 

 passed. The muzzle of this dog matches that of a Scotch 

 terrier for hairiness ; and its feet sje likewise covered with hair, 

 which serves as an important protection in long and rough 

 travelling. 



THE BETRIEVBH. 



Like the pointer and the setter, this dog derives its name 

 from its special utility — that of " retrieving " and recovering 



