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of workmen, leaped into the middle of the road by 
the kitten. He was about to seize it with his teeth, 
which he instantly realized would possibly hurt it; 
instead, he placed himself behind the kitten, and 
with his nose boosted it out of danger. The New 
York Tribune tells of a St. Bernard dog, belonging 
to a farmer near Boston. “‘A widow lady lives 
near-by, and Jack has constituted himself her pro- 
tector. If a tramp appears on the street, he im- 
mediately trots to this neighbor’s house and _ stays 
on guard until he is sure of her safety. He is gal- 
lant enough, when she visits his master’s house, of 
an evening, to wait upon her home to the door of her 
house.” The St. Louzs Republic tells of a couple 
of horses, each one attached to a buggy, in front of 
the Merchants’ Exchange. They were hitched sev- 
eral feet apart, but the straps allowed them to get 
their heads together. One of them had been given 
a feed of oats, in a bag, and was contentedly 
munching them. The other horse was evidently 
hungry, and neighed in an insinuating manner. 
His neighbor pricked up his ears politely, and re- 
plied in horse language — evidently asking the 
other to help himself. The strap was not long 
enough, and his hungry mouth fell short of the bag. 
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