prince’s faithfulness. 
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the yellow on the back and the black spots on the 
body are often enough seen in the specimens about 
the streets.* 
‘‘ Some four years and a half ago, a friend sent 
me a grown up pup, then about seven months old, 
a creole product of a stock originally procured from 
the Indian main. As this dog, which we still possess, 
exhibits marked traits of character which are said to 
prevail always in the breed, I shall set down some 
few of its peculiarities. 
‘‘ The first act of Prince when brought to us, was to 
attach himself to a little niece of mine, twelve years 
old, — to whom, rather than to my sister or myself, 
he was a present, and he became so exclusively hers, 
as to disregard, and even receive with displeasure, 
the caresses of everybody beside. He did not long 
enjoy the beneficent eye of this mistress ; — she was 
seized with a mortal fever which carried her off in a 
few days after his arrival in our house. Prince’s 
place was, however, always by her pillow, — and he 
would rise from the soundest sleep at midnight to 
kiss her fevered cheek and be fondled by her, if he 
heard her voice. When she was in her cofiin, Prince’s 
place was under the head of it, where he sat silent 
and sullen, and seemed as much a mourner as any 
of the family. 
Prince’s affection continues to maintain this marked 
* “ The passage in Edwards, quoted from Acosto {see note on 
p. 331.), represents the Alco as fox-nosed. Very many of the Mexi- 
can Mopsies are so fashioned ; though Prince has not that feature 
sharp. A pointed, fox-nosed Mopsy is, however, more common than 
one with a short nose.” 
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