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ever yet heard. Suddenly the whole pack leaves the corner of the 
fire, and repairs in disorder to the call of that well-known voice 
that never lied. That is what Carillaut wanted ; he has specu- 
lated upon the confidence which he inspires, and now returns by a 
side-cut to the deserted hearth, where he triumphantly installs 
himself in the first box, laughing in his sleeve at the success of his 
trick. No setter could have managed it better. 
Intellect-— genius, even, do not save from death, and Carillaut 
died. His master erected to his memory, in an isolated corner of 
his park, a superb mausoleum, a gigantic granite column. Some 
years later the intrepid Joubert, child of the same country, cruwned 
with a glorious death his brilliant and too short career. The com- 
panions of the hero, wishing to honor his memory, carried off Ca- 
rillaut’s monument, and erected it in the public place of their city, 
with an inscription commemorative of his high deeds in war. 
What, alas 1 could not man have obtained from a race so spirit- 
ual, so docile, had he only souglit to turn its magnificent disposi- 
tions toward good. Alas 1 man has trained the dog to hunt and 
to eat man. Shall I recall the word of that Spaniard of Hayti to 
another cut-throat: ‘"Lend me a quarter of Indian for my dog’s 
breakfast ; I will return it to you to-morrow or the day after.” If 
America has killed Spain, it is proof that there is justice in heaven. 
The Spaniards of Cuba no longer cause their dogs to devour 
their slaves ; they only charge them to bring back these runaways 
to their dwellingo A negro has escaped — the road he has taken 
is unknown ; then they bring a dog trained to this business ; they 
show him a knife, a belt, some rag of clothing that belonged to the 
slave. 
The dog asks no more ample information to fetch back his man. 
He holds his description at the end of his nose. He seeks out, 
finds, brings him back, of conducts the agents of the police upon 
his track. 
I doubt whether many police officers, who know how to read 
and write, would be capable of acquitting themhelves of such a 
mission with such data, and especially, at the same price. Ah! 
let us not blame ihe dog for having served as an accomplice to the 
tyrannies and misdeeds of man. His crimes are of his master — 
