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delight in decking him with ornaments,
and malo Enr hss,, nollarr u II :

and make Cor him collars Of cowry shells
to which, they. attach talismans to secure
bin from the blight of the evil eve.
At the age of forty days, the pups are
removed from the mother, and fed with
goats or camels mix mhsed wishd dates
and kooskooS.sR &ss SkzE y
At the age Of three or four months, the
education Of the greyhound, is begun by
the children starting jerboss, or small
deer, and inducing him TO give chase ,He
soon hsAOds . tndsef The pastime, that
he will bark roand the holes, Ito induce
the youngsters to renew the sport. The
next game on which he is tried is the
hare; then the young gazelle. At the
end OF year, he has attained his full
strength, and is advanced to be the COM
panion of the master Of the tent, who
teaches him to hunt the full sized eazelle.
Phe AYsba talks to bim as to human
being. "Listen to me, friend; thou
must bring me veniSon-I am tired of
eating nothing but dates 70 whereupon
the dog leaps, wheels about, and init
mates, As plainly as possible, that be un-
ID rstands his masters. wish, and is
w COmplY.
.1 When the dog perceives herd of thirty
or forty gazelles, be trembles with iov,
and looks wistfnlly at his master. "Ha,
young Jew, says the Arab, "thou wilt
not say this time that thou hast not seen
them" He then unties an ox-skin, and
then refreshes the body of the dog with
q sprinkling of wafer. The impatient
animal turns on him an imploring eve;
he is loosed on the game, and bounds
away: but yet conceals, crouches down
If be is perceived; makes zigzag course;
and it is not until fairly in reach that he
darts with oil his strength, choosing the
finest of the herd as his victim. When
the hunter cuts up the -gazelle, he gives
the dog . part of the loin :. if he were
offered any refuse, he would reject it
with disdain. ~in..-., ..
A thorough bred hound will hunt with
no one but bis masler and he mapifests
due self-respect IN his choice of a prev.
Ii on loosihg him his master has pointed
out . fine gazelle, and he has succeeded
only in taking small and middling look
ing one, he seems to feel the reproach
that attaches to the failure, and sinks
away ashamed, instead of Claiming his
accustomed share. He always accom-
panles his master when visiting, and
shares whatever hospitalities he receives.
By his extreme cleanliness, the kindliness
of his manners, and his respects for the
ussges of society, he shows himself wor-
thy of the attentions thus bestowed upon
him. When the Arab returns home after
a somewhat prolonged absence, his dog
makes single bound from the tent 10
the saddle, and welcomes him with ca
reSSes. --s- -;tr -" go. d.
The greyhound of Sahara is very supe-
FLOR to that Of the coast. lie is tail and
tawn colored, has a thin muzzle, black
tongue and palate, large forehead, short
ears, muscular neck, very soft hair, no
p-unch, dry limbs, and the muscle of the
Group well marked. "A pretty good one
is considered worth a fine camel but
those which take the largest gazelles will
bring as much as horse. a family
hunter, however, is never sold an Arab
would almost as soon think of selling
one of his sons. When he dies, it is a
time of mourning in the tent; the wo-
men and children weep aud lament as
for a member Of the family.