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young dogs, however, and their poverty was BO ohecit on their 

 spirits, sc they came rollioking along, pnshing and cuffing each 

 other, and performing such tricks as naturally suggest them- 

 selves to young and depraved minds resolved on vagabondage. 

 Presently, however, the rather bigger dog assumed a serious 

 department — a change which his companion no sooner observed 

 then he too became suddenly grave, and the two, instead of 

 reckless canine ruffians, appeared as slow-going, journey-worn, 

 poor little dogs, to whom ever so stale apaTineh would be a gift 

 for which to wag their tails till they were loose with gratitude. 

 Presently the bigger dog left the road, and took to the pave- 

 ment, along -which he slowly walked, while his friend trotted 

 ahead and then stretched himself in the shadow of the kerb, 

 with his nose on his paws. Meanwhile, 'dog number one Slunk 

 along the pavement with a most cadger-like gait tiU he came 

 to some private houses whose areas were guarded by railings. 

 Down the first area the dog looked with a professional eye, 

 paused a moment, and passed on ; so with the second ; but on 

 reaching the third house, through the kitchen window of which 

 some of the inmates were visible, he reared on his hind legs, 

 and, crooking his front paws imploringly, there he stood for at 

 least a minute. The folks in the kitchen, however, either did 

 not observe the petitioner, or else, knowing him as an incor- 

 rigible beggar, did not think fit to encourage him. Anyhow, he 

 did not get any relief, though he waited long enough to tire his 

 mate's patience, as was evident by the latter getting up and yawn- 

 ing frightfolly. The beggar seemed, from his experience at the 

 stingy house, to augur ill of the entire street ; so, joining his 

 friend, they ceased to be hypocrites, and renewed the " larks " 

 deferred by the calls of business. 



Mr. Smee, in his " Instinct and Reason," tells a story in proof 

 of the assertion that the affecftion of the dog is natural, and not 

 dictated by selfish motives. Mr. Smee gives the names and 

 addresses of the parties concerned, as well as the exact locality in 

 Germany where the incident occurred. Three dogs were pre- 

 sent, two belonging to one gentleman and the other to another 

 gentleman. The three dogs, without the consent of their mas- 

 ters, started and pursued a rabbit, which finally took refuge in 

 a burrow, when one of the dogs, carried forward by the ardour 

 of pursuit, plunged so deeply into the subterraneous opening 

 that retreat became impossible. " After having scratched to no 

 purpose in the hope of extricating him, the two companions 

 returned home in such a state of sadness and dejection as to bo 



