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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[July 15, 1880. 



From this it may lie seen that nil females have a higher 

 dorsa.l lin than the males of the same length oJ bodj ai 3 

 probably with age tlu's will not increase. The observa- 

 t i < tn that eels with the lobe organs are Iatge.-eyed seems 

 fome to be wanting fn evidence, and not borne cut by 

 observation, but my examinations have led me to lay 

 greats* stress upon the broader month' of the females as 

 opposed to the small aud tapering mouth of (lie male; 

 not" only is the mouth of the female broader, hut it ' 

 even a treat deal more flattened and has more projecting 

 (n„f,,ctrhhene)exes, a fact to which I had myattenti 

 pari icularly drawn, and which I did not lind in' the mali 

 The mouth or upper jaw of the males is more, conn 

 ,See rut,) 



If the width or narrowness of the dorsal fin, and par- 

 ticularly the broad flattened mouth of the, fern 



their projecting eyes, together with the small convex 

 mouth of the males be closely observed, then, with 

 some practice, it enables one to distinguish the sexeswith 

 very lie tie trouble. 



tin an average T have found among every twenty eels, 

 of from 300 to 400 millimeters in length, which I received 

 from the fishermen, five' eels with lobe organs, at leas 

 twenty-five per cent., but when I began to notice tin 

 two before mentioned prominent marks as the dorsal fin 

 and the mouth, and searched for male eels especially, 

 then I found from eighty to ninety per cent, of the eels 

 soch ■ I ; be 'furnished with the " Syraki organ," but 



todistinguish these-,,'- by the color. -All of those, b 



male and female, which [examined hacta white belly 



shading into green, with metallic reflections upon the 

 sides. 



Arnheim, April 3d. 



And thus stands the veered question at present, your 

 correspondent taerelygiving the facts and leaving your 

 readers to draw their own inferences, and prove or dig- 

 prove them by experiment and observation. 



— Never look a gift horse in the mouth, nor inlo the 

 muzzle of a gun. 



JptJ ffcnnel 



—Address all communications to ' 

 Publishing Company, A'euj York." 



Forest and Stream 



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A GREAT, ugly, awkward, yellow dog— a yellow 

 dqg unmistakably," I said, with scorn, for I 



had BOmehc 



the embodi 



"lloiswell-slnti 

 brother. 



I could but ack: 

 full chest, lithe I 

 yellow dog, thorn,'! 



blinked i i- ig 

 unwilling to assert 

 " Good dog ! 



:ed the notion that a yellow dog was 

 I meanness. 



, and has a handsome coat," said my 



am ledge this as I noticed his broad, 

 nclr and supple limbs; but he was a 

 i his skin was smooth and bright. 

 dded trry brother, lifting a tore-paw; 

 aid ;" and ho spread the webbed toes 

 while the dog modestly winked and 

 : and slowly withdrew the paw as if 

 claims to merit on that, score. 

 . 1 old Jack !" said my brother, stroking 

 his ears. "See there — what do you say to those lyesj 



ii limed to me, as, with a hand under the dog's closed 

 Jaws, he brought bis eyes full in view. 



Large,. soft and bright they were, as a gazelle's; and 

 with such an appealing, intense, human look I might as 

 well call it, that I was conquered. '• Good— fill , I . 

 laughing. "He'll do. The eyes are all right. But he 

 isn't Prince." 



'■And he's a yellow dog," was the rejoinder, coupled 

 with a quizzical grimace as the dog laid himself at my 

 at, 

 "Yes. lie's not Prince. Handsome is that handsome 



■ igh," 1 returned, rather pleased at th 



1 ion of the animal. Now Prince was a beauty, a splen- 

 did St. Bernard, with shining, curly, black hair— and 

 such lovely, drooping ears— such a graceful curve to bis 

 fringed (ail. But, following his predilections, he had 

 wrought so much mischief -excavating cornfields, up- 

 footing ; ngf ''id finally nearly undermining the 

 barn, thai lie] banished to the mountains, So 



And Jack's office as a watch dog was to bark— to bark, 

 merely. He understood tins, and performed the duty 

 faithfully; hissBnorons voice could be heard of a clear. 



night over a mi.' .. . . Ei n was his scent and quick 

 ids ear - v. , the miscreant who came within his 



range : that bark sent terror through every fiber of his 

 being. Yet a more gentle, alt let euro never 



wa.s. And bis sagaeiiyin discriminating between wel- 

 come and unwelcome visitors on the premises was re- 



: rcmed to know intuitively who were 



' tile family, and ww quiet and deferential 



toward them— conducted himself most i ■ 



and as if proud of the. protection he could grant litem 



" .!■ ■■ i i'nl and obedient he was, i-xc, , ,,,.,, 



particular, hieing especially fond ol aec.nipanving any 

 of the family to Lov srhere we frequently went, he 

 tS Often ei i trot l longside of Major, the old 



■ I ' : " " liebuggyer open « agon,and tnel i 



uged withageat in the back of the vehicle. 



And there were times when his fondness for this recrea- 

 tion got; the better of his principles, and hia duty as the 



: rd was neglected, tie woidd watch wistfully 



all preparations for the jaunt to town, and, if mil invited 

 to follow, with drooping ears would slink oil to his ken- 

 nel and crouch in its doorway with his head between his 

 paws till the buggy was out of sight. Then, with the 

 tleetness of a hound, lie was on the track, keeping a re- 

 spect ful distance in the rear (ill the vehicle bad nearly 

 reached its destination, when lie would come forward, 

 with lolling tongue and panting sides, and look up with 

 SUCh a pitiful look in his great eyes we hadn't the heart 

 to send him back. An "Oh, Jack! how could you V " 

 would make him hang his head sheepishly for an in- 

 stant, only to raise it again with a gentle, suppressed 

 bark, as much as to say — ■" Forgive me ! " — the bark in- 

 creasing louder and louder as he circled round and round 

 old Major and the buggy. Finding he was not ordered 

 home he would tile into place beside the horse and trot 

 complacently all the rest of the way. One very warm day 1 

 was going to take tea with a friend in town* The buggy 

 needed repairing ; I must go in the open wagon. I took 

 an umbrella to shield my head from the sun. Jack 

 watched me so narrowly thai when ready to start I said 

 "Can't have you, Jack. Go to your house and be a good 

 dog," He slunk away much disappointed, evidently. I 

 bad my fears, and looked round repeatedly, meaning to 

 send him back on his first appearance; and it was no 

 easy thing to turn my head, with the umbrella in one 

 band and the reins in the other. I began to think how 

 docile and good he was to take his disappointment so 

 quietly, when, all at once, he appeared beside Major. I 

 instantly ordered him home — repeated the order before 

 he obeyed ; then drove on more rapidly — for a moment, 

 perhaps, And Jack dashed by me like a flash and 

 wheeled himself in front of the horse, an entirely now 

 maneuver, but one which he afterward repeated, only in 

 extremity however. Again I commands his, return. 

 Pie obeye'd. Suspicious that it was only a'feint. [{soon 

 turned and saw the old fellow, only a few feet in the 

 rear, seated demurely on the roadside, watching me. My 

 command was sternly reiterated. He sped homeward, to 

 all appearance, like lightning. But in less than a minute 

 came a bounce in the back of the wagon, and before I 

 could turn my head he was at my side, the sweep of his 



ears brushing my cheek— umbrella knock 



A little squeal of joy, the lapping of his tongue on my 

 rein-haud, and the victory was won — he had his 

 ride to town, and in front of the wagon — an honor 

 never before attained. A few short, sharp barks, 

 as if lie were chuckling over his finesse, and a 

 roguish pat of his paw upon my knee, showed 

 that he thought it a good joke. It was vain to say, 

 "Naughty dog! bad Jack!'" He didn't believe it, lie 

 just winked in my face with the utmost gravity, gave a 

 few complacent raps with his tail on the floor of the 

 wagon, then drew himself up with the dignify of a 

 judge, and so held himself the rest of the journey, A 

 most amusing spectacle, a comical group, we were — this 

 big yellow dog and red-faced damsel (the worry about 

 Jack had sent every drop of blood into my r face) under a 

 blue cotton umbrella — judging from the nods and grins 

 of everybody we met. 



The next week I had an engagement about half a mile 

 distant — must ride, but did not want Jack — felt deter- 

 mined he should not go, so chained him and made him 

 comfortable, with food and drink, in his kennel. He 

 uttered such cries of distress before. I started that I un- 

 fastened the chain and contented myself with talking 

 seriously with him about staying in the house. He 

 seemed to understand and very demurely.settled himself 

 for a nap. 



A few choice plants, of which I was not a littlejiroud, 

 stood on the piazza near by, Jack, blinking his great 

 eyes solemnly, often watched me as I watered and tended 

 these plants morning and evening. An elegant cactus 

 (Cactus grandi/lora) was in bloom. It was my pet, and 

 Jack knew it, I firmly believe. Little did I think that I 

 was seeing its beauty for the last lime as 1 passed along 

 to give Jack a farewell pat on his neck, and then With a 

 " Good old doggie I " hurried into the buggy. 



Jack followed the team with his eyes till it was out of 

 sight, listened to the rumbling of the wheel till it was 

 lost in the distance, and then deliberately walked to my 

 cactus, thrust his nose among its spiny leaves — without 

 wincing — and, taking its stalk in his great jaws, drew 

 the plant from its pot, and, with a low growl, completed 

 its destruction by stamping on both leaves and blossoms, 

 the large crimson flowers receiving the most of his anger. 

 This over, he returned quietly to his kennel and com- 

 posed himself to sleep. My mother, at a window near, 

 saw the whole, but could not prevent it, it was done so 

 quickly. 



"When I returned, he hurried out of sight, and it was 

 several days before he would answer my kindest call. I 

 believe he was heartily ashamed, and regretted that he 

 had ever given way to his anger, for he soon began to 

 show me many little kind attentions— as if in reparation. 

 This was the first and the only occasion on which he was 

 ever known to display a bad temper to any of the family. 

 And he was not a destructive dog — (lid not tear and 

 break things like his predecessor ; neither did he steal 

 and hide — he was no thief. 



After this sad affair he was very gallant toward me. 

 If I went out of an evening, he was sure to follow, as my 

 guard. If, as it sometimes happened, I was belated in 

 town, and had a lonely walk home, I was sure to meet 

 Jack coming to escort me. And it frequently' happened 

 that when I was in town of an evening, he would slip 

 away from home, and go from one place to another till 

 he found me. 



At last, my father moved into town, and Jack accom- 

 panied us. The unusual stir and noise kept hini contin- 

 ually barking, especially at night, when the lightest 

 footfall near our premises was enough to start him on 

 a rondeau of the most resonant x>i tch. This we 

 nuisance to the neighborhood, to say nothing of the dis- 

 comfort it caused us. We soon came to the conclusion 



ountry was his proper place. A pure! 

 readily found, tor Jack bore a good character. The new 

 OWner was an excellent, kind-hearted man— no other 

 Should have the good old creature. Yet it wa.s hard to 

 part with him, even to such a man. I shall never forget 



taken off. and the leather strap adjusted by which Ids 

 new master took him into possession, and' thi 

 silence in which lie received our tearful good byes went 

 to my heart : he seemed struck dumb with amai 

 or was it grief at our base ingratitude for his untiring 

 fidelity ? I 



But he took kindly to his new home— soon became very 

 fond of bis new master, w ilh whom he led a useful and a 

 happy life for over a year, making good friends by day 

 among the customers of the grocery store, guarding by 

 night the barn occupied by his 'master's horses and 

 cattle. 



One night Jack's master was roused from sleep by a 

 furious bark. At first he supposed it to be his usual 

 salute to a passing traveler. But the bark was repeated- 

 continued — with increasing vehemence. The man arose 

 and hastily dressed. Passing out of doors he saw nothing 

 unusual. Still the barking went on. He unlocked the 

 barn door— flames and smoke burst forth ; the barn was 

 on lire. He ran around to the rear door and set horses 

 and cattle free. The faithful dog, confined to an inner 

 room, kept up his hoarse bark amid stilling smoke. The 

 neighborhood, was quickly alarmed, a. crowd gathered, 

 but no one dared attempt" the rescue of the dog through 

 that scorching, blinding fire. The barking went on, 

 but fainter and fainter, till at last it ceased— nothing 

 could be heard save the crackling and hissing of the 

 blaze. When the flames were subdued his remains were 

 found just where Ids master had left him the previous 

 evening. The faithi'td creature had yielded his life a 

 sacrifice to duty. 



Dear, good ofd Jack! Ho was only a yellow dog, but 

 in life he had many admiring friends, in death many 

 sincere mourners. It is my faith that he. lias gone 

 "where the good dogs go." " Shall we presume to say 

 that the feeling, the instinct, the reason— call it what we 

 will or may — that prompted such honest, faithful sun ice 

 may not be as enduring as our own feelings, our own 

 consciousness ? Anne G. Hale. 



IMPORTED ENGLISH FOX-HOUNDS. 



WB visited the steamship Nevada oi\ her arrival hi 

 this city on Friday last for the purpose of having 



a look at three English fox-hound emigrants that were 

 on board, on their way to a new home in Kentucky. 

 These hounds, a dog and two bitches, were consigned to 

 the well-known forwarding agent, Mr. A. E. Goldsmith, 

 of 58 Wall street, and were reshaped by him to their new 

 Owner, Mr. Henry Bishop, Louisville, Ky. This trio is 

 the most typical one of its class, that has ever been im- 

 ported for American use. The dogs were selected for 

 Uli. Bishop by Mr. George Lowo, as the best to be bad 

 in England. No dog has for so long a. time been carefully 

 bred, reared and trained in largo numbers as the English 

 fox-hound, and in many fox-hound kennels careful re- 

 cords have been kept of the breeding of every litter for 

 at least one hundred and fifty years. At present there 

 are one hundred and sixty-eight fox-hound packs in the 

 United Kingdom, one hundred and forty belonging to 

 England, nineteen to Ireland and nine to Scotland. Two 

 Of the new arrivals, a dog and a bitch, are from the 

 "Grove" pack, of which, Viscount Gal way, M. P., is mas- 

 ter, and the other bitch from the famous "Dartmoor'' 

 pack, Admiral G. Parker, master. The following arc the 

 aires and dams with some brief particulars of these 

 splendid animals : — 



Gratitude, bitch from "The Dartmoor." By Lord 

 Yarborough's Glider out of Sunbeam, she by Royal, Jr., 

 a great winner and said to be the best looking f< ii-houud 

 ever bred. Gratitude has been bred to Chorister, by the 

 "Mevnell" Cerberus. She is a superb young bitch. 



Bauble, bitch from "The Grove," by " Tha Meynell " 

 Linkboy out of Bounty. Bounty by "the Beivoir ''Rally- 

 wood. Bounty is grand-daughter of Bracelet, the dam 

 of the celebrated Barrister and Furrier. She is beaut- 

 iful m every point, with great muscular development. 



Fair plan, dog from "The Grove," by Plunder out of 

 Florence. ' This young dog combines the blood of " The 

 Beivoir " Grinder, Drake's Duster and Furrier, the three 

 most celebrated dogs in the Fox Sound Stud Hook, lie. 

 is a wonderfully line clog and can well stand as a model 

 for all breeders, 

 yellow markings. 



These are by far the most perfect bounds we have ever 

 seen in this country. In despite of a long and somewhat 

 rough voyage, the dogs arrived in fine condition, al- 

 though showing signs of having been in the care of a too 

 generous cook. They were much admired during their 

 brief stay in this city by a number of philo-Jcuons, and 

 we congratulate Mr. Bishop upon the success of his 

 timely purchase. ^ 



Setters as "Sitters."— Mr. Jno. M. Tracy, of St. 

 Louis, Mo., is engaged at present in painting a picture of 

 Dr. J. B, C. Lucas' red Irish setters, Erin and Biddy. 



Imported Laverock. Aldekshott.— In last week's issue 

 we published a letter from Mr. Erdrnan A. Herzberg, of 



Brooklyn, N. T. Through an error his name wasomited; 

 we are now glad to rectify the mistake, and call attention 

 to the fact that Mr. Herzberg is the happy possessor of 

 Aldershott, _ 



Imported Black and Tan Setter.— Mr. William Stan- 

 ley, of Englewood, N. J., has recently received from Lord 

 Minto's Kennels, in Scotland, a magnificent two year 

 old black and tan setter dog. The dog, "Victor", was 

 selected by Dougall, the well known Glasgow gun-maker, 

 and now" is in the hands of Mr. Ferry, of Palmer, 

 Mass., being trained. ^ 



Toronto Dog Show,— The rules and prize lists of this 

 show can be had free on applying to Mr. A. D. Stewart, 

 Osgoode Hall, Toronto. 



KENNEL NOTES. 



Bred— Huth-CtnMt Dan — Mr. A. JI. Moore's imported English 

 seder bitch Kutti to bis Count Dan, HnslHl-AldftnflotL—i&i: E. A. 



Her/Alert's Itofka iKatu II. -Pride of the Border) to his pure Lav- 

 eraok Aldershott. 



q MiiED.— Earl.— Mr. T. W.Beaver,. of Dam 



claims the name of Earl lor his liver and white setter dog, 

 whelped Dee. ldth, 1879, out. it f M. Goldsmith's Polly, she by 

 Brooks' Bismarck, Out oi Chas. Lauuintrs Sherwood's Gy |>, sired hy 

 J. Buckley's Imported dog, Dudley, from Earl Dudley's kennels. 

 Stnughton and Endora.—Mx. M. P. MeKorm, of Franklin. Delaware 

 Comity, N, Y., claims the names of Stougbton and Endora for 

 cocker spaniel (log and hitch puppies reserved out ut his Beauty 

 by his CaptftlO., 



