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intelligent and good that it makes us quite like the name Of Nero. 

 He understands everything. Nero,' bring up' that lamb." 



Nero walked quietly away, and soon came back driving a lamb 

 before him. 



" Now, bring the sheep." And he brought them. In a little 

 while the sheep started back to the fields. " You would better 

 hold those sheep, Nero," said the farmer. And Nero went out and 

 placed himself in the gate, and kept the sheep in the yard. 



" Do you believe a dog can tell one color from another? " asked 

 the farmer. 



" Oh, no ! " replied Harry. 



" Nero can. I have two red and two spotted oxen. And he 

 will bring the one or the other, as I tell him. Nero, bring up the 

 red oxen." 



Away went Nero, and soon came back driving a red ox and a 

 spotted ox before him. 



" Ha, ha! " laughed Harry. "I thought he couldn't tell color." 



" Nero," said the farmer, sternly, " what did you bring that 

 spotted ox for? I told you the red ones. Now, take that spotted 

 one back and bring the other red one." 



Nero looked very much ashamed of his blunder. He hastened to 

 take the spotted ox back to the field, at a good canter, and quickly 

 came back with the other red one. 



THE TAME DEER. 



A PEW years ago some men were hunting for deer on the 

 prairies of Nebraska. One day they shot a doe, which had two 

 young ones with her. 



The young deer, or fawns, were so frightened that they did not 

 know which way to go. One of them ran right up to the hunters 

 and was caught. One of the men, whose name was Gray, took 

 the fawn home and kept him. He soon got quite tame, and would 

 go to his master when called. 



