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their eyes open, I trust that they will awake to the fact 

 that they are dogs after all, and should comport them- 

 selves as such. They are not "unlicked cubs," for the 

 pariah takes to them in this respect, and it is hoped that 

 the educational career that is before them will form their 

 minds, and make them morally all that can be desired. 

 And now I will let the following extracts from "Land and 

 "Water" speak for themselves: — 



Fight between a Jack and an Otter. 



"Sir, — Much having been lately said in 'Land and 

 " 'Water' about Otters, I beg to offer a contribution. 



"Many of your readers may not be aware that these 

 "very sagacious animals are capable of being tamed, 

 "indeed I may say domesticated, or, in other words, that 

 "they can be trusted to go free about the premises, to 

 "which they become quite attached, like cats or dogs. 

 "In some parts of India they have long been used, not 

 "only for fishing for their masters, but for driving fish 

 "into nets. Having had such interesting pets, and having 

 "been instrumental in others keeping them, I could give 

 "quite a curious history of them; but at present this is 

 "not my object, which is to try and describe a glorious 

 "battle which came off on the 21st instant between a train- 

 "ed otter and a very large pike. I was summoned to the 

 "scene of action by the otter's master, Mr. Hulse, of the 

 "Kifle Brigade, who brought it from India about a year 

 "since. The pond where the fish was is a small but 

 "deepish one in Stoke Park, near Guildford. The otter, 



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