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tween the horse and the dog seems nat
ural enough; but that horse should be
hailIfellow with hen appears too alb
surd to be true; yet we have Gilbert
Whites word for it that horse, lack
ing more suitable companions, struck up
a great friendship with a hen, and dis
played immense qualification when she
rubbed against his legs and clucked a
greeting, while he moved about with
the greatest caution lest he might tram
pie on his '' little, little friend"
Colonel Montagu tells of q pointer
which, after being well beaten for kill
ing Chinese goose, was further pun
ished by having the murdered bird tied
to his neck-a penance that entailed his
being constantly attended by the de-
funct's relict. Whether he satisfied her
that he repented the cruel deed is more
than we know; but, after little while
the pointer and the goose were on the
best of terms, living under the same
roof, feeding out of one trough, occupy
ing the same straw bed; and, when the
dog went on duty in the field, the goose
filled the air with her lamentations for
his absence.
A New Zealand paper says: "There
is dog at Taupo and also young pig,
and these two afford curious example
of animal sagacity and confidence in the
bona fdes of each other. These two an
mails live at the native pah on the oppo-
site side of Tapuaeharuru, and the dog
discovered some happy hunting-grounds
on the other side, and informed
the pig. The pig, being only two
months old, informed the dog that he
could not swim across the river, which
at that spot debouches from
the lake, but that in time he hoped to
share the adventures of his canine
friend. The dog settled the difficulty.
He went into the river, standing up to
his neck in water, and crouched down;
the pig got on his back, clasping his
neck With his forelegs. The dog then
swan across carrying his chum over.
Regularly every morning the two would
60 across and forage around Tapuae-
haruru, returning to the pah at night;
and, if the dog was ready to 90 home
before the pig, he would wait till his
friend came down to be ferried over.
The truth of this story is vouched for
by several who have watched the move
ments of the pair for some weeks past"
When Cowper cautiously introduced
Puss-a hare that had never seen a
spaniel-to MarGuis-a spaniel that had
never seen hare-he discovered no to-
ken of fear in the one, nor sign OF hos
tility in the other, and the new acquain-
tances were soon in all respects socia-
BILE and friendly-a proof, the poet
thought, that there was no natural an
tipathy between dog and hare. Upon
just as good grounds the same might be
inferred regarding dog and fox. We
have read of tame fox hunting with
pack of barriers; and Mr.. Moffat, of
Bearsley. Northumberland, owned one
that was excessively fond OF canine So
ciety. In consequence of detection fol-
lowing raid on the poultry-yard, Mas
ter Reynard was chained up in a grass
area. Whenever he caught sight of a
dog coming his way, he began tanning
his tail, and, laying back his ears, would
strain desperately at the full length of
his tether, that he might smell at the
mouth of the dog, and use all his arts
to induce him to have a romp, even
though he had never set eyes on that
especial dog before.
In 1922 some white rats were trapped
in Colonel Berkeley's stables. Mr..
Samuel Moss, of Cheltenham, took q
fancy to youngster, and determined to
make pet of him. He was soon tanned,
and christened Scugg. Then he was
formally introduced to rat-killing ter
rier, ceremony SO well understood by
Flora that she not only refrained from
assaulting the new conner, but actually
constituted herself his protectress,
mounting guard over Scugg whenever
a stranger came into the room, growl-
ing, snarling, and showing her teeth,
until convinced he had no evil intention
toward her protege. These two strange
ly assorted friends Tapped from the
same saucer, played together in the
garden, and, when Flora indulged in a
snooze, Scugg ensconced himself snug
ly between her legs. He would mount
the dinner-table and carry off sugar,
pastry, or cheese, while Flora waited
below to share in the plunder.
One day man brought Mr..
Moss another white rat, while the
terrier and Scugg were racing about the
room. The stranger was shaken out of
the trap, and presently two white rats
were scampering across the floor pur-
sued by Flora. The chase did not last
long, one of them quickly falling VIC
tim to the terriers teeth, much to the
experimentalist's alarm, as his eyes
could not distinguish one rat from the
other. Looking around, however, his
mind was relieved, for there in his cor
ner was Scugg, with Flora standing
sentry before him-a position she held
until the man and the dead rat were out
of the room. When his master took
wife to himself, new home was found
for Scugg; but the poor fellow died
within a month of his removal, and it is
not innrohahla that tho sona ration fxo.,a