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This clog was a general favorite for the kindness of his dis- 

 position and great intelligence. One day, when about two 

 years old, he came to his old friend the gardener, gave two 

 or three short yelps, and went away without paying any 

 heed to the efforts of his friend to engage him in his cus- 

 tomary plays. He went to each member of the household 

 and saluted them in the same manner, reserving his last 

 visit to his mistress, the lady of the house. From her 

 presence he went immediately to the kitchen and laid down 

 and died. The poor fellow, feeling his approaching end, 

 had bid good-by to each of his friends, and then, alone by 

 himself, had yielded up his breath. He was mourned al- 

 most as a human being. 



12. The Dog as a Detective. — At St. German an 

 Englishman visited the public gardens, but was obliged 

 to leave his dog, a fine mastiff, outside in care of the guard. 

 During his visit he was robbed of his watch, and, upon in- 

 forming the guard, he was permitted to take in his dog to 

 help discover the thief. He then carefully informed the 

 dog of his loss, and told him to seek the watch. The dog 

 seemed to comprehend at once, and set out on a tour 

 through the crowd. He ran in and out in all directions, 

 and at last seized hold of a man. The guard, upon search- 

 ing him, found not only the Englishman's watch, but six 

 others which the industrious pickpocket had secured. 



13. An Intelligent Monkey. — The chimpanzee, of all 

 the monkey tribes, exhibits the most intelligence. Upon 

 the authority of a French traveler we have the following 

 story : "A chimpanzee, captured on the coast of Africa, be- 

 came quite domesticated upon a vessel, and rendered her- 

 self very useful. She learned to heat the oven, taking care 

 that none of the coals fell out, and, when sufficiently heated, 

 she apprised the baker, who came to rely with perfect con- 



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