Year: 1862

~ "hA w ma ouo, oo uooiul /,
the household pet admitted to the hearth
stone, and sharing in the sympathies of
the whole family circle; may also be
classed among the canine aristocraey.
Never can | look upon these auimals, SO
kindred to humanity, without an Affection
ate interest. 3''5 ''st1E '' 4"oi I'd
have been fond, also, Of studying
the physiognomy, 50 various in its express
sion and in the amount of its intelligence.
No two are alike, any more than is the ex-
preston of two human faces. In one you
will see playfulness predominating, in
another affection, in another pluck or
courage. But all have this one trait, un-
wavering attachment to their owners and
masters. Providence has put in them
this sympathy with an adherence to hu-
man beings for purposes of security and
pleasure. 1t is link between the brutal
and the human, which operates to the
benefit of both, and serves to keep alive
set of feelings needful for the develop
ment and exercise of the kindlier ahec-
tions. / have little doubt that many a
hard, ferocious human nature has been
greatly mellowed by the constant influence
of his more gentle an affectionate dog
companion. And in the family, how Of
ten have individuals been tacitly reproved
for their selfshness and their petulance
by the quiet demeanor and generous love
of the pet dog of the household


From these remarks, it will be inferred
that the writer has had his pets. This
is true, and their peculiarities are worthy
of being the subject Of few
additional statements. Whoever may
take the trouble to read this memorial of
household pets-and I have no doubt
some dog lovers will-may find something
interesting and perhaps instructive.


CARLO.


When the writer was q little boy, a
bright-eyed, playful young terrier was
presented to his older brother, and soon
became the pet of the house. The name
was, in regard to the sex, inappropriate
it should have had feminine appellative.
But what's in name She was beauty,
very knowing and very cunning, as we
children said; and all of us became
strongly attached to her. She was black
and tan, with eyes bright as diamonds,
and ears cropped, so as to give them, when
erect, most knowing and earnest look.
1t were superAuous to state how many
caresses she daily received, while her
favors were in return distributed freely
and impartially. The first inquiry on
coming from school was, where is Carlo
Then commenced system of caresses,
accompanied by dog-colloquy, which
she seemed to understand, at least, 50 we
thought, and which, to the best of her
ability, she rcciprocated. Playful as a
kitten, she bounded about the house, up
stairs and down, seeking one here and
another there, invading even our bed
rooms to greet us in the morning and to
say good night to us at evening. We
were not accustomed to take her abroad,
fearing some mishap, especially as she
had not yet attained her full size. We
feared she might be lost in the street, OF
set upon by other and larger dogs. But
that which we feared came upon us.


One afternoon my mother, having some
errandsin the dry-goods line, took me
with her. partly to keep me out of mis-
chief and partly as company, and when
we reached the place of dry goods stores,
which was a considerable distance from
our home, who should we see but our pet
dog? She had in stealthy manner
watched our out going, and determined to
make one of the escort. In and out We
went, exploring the goods of know not
how many stores, until it got to be dark
when we set out on our return. But
where was Carlo i? Gone yes, missing. Sc
back we went with haste and anxiety !; but
our search was in vain need not say
what were our feelings and our talk on
our way home without our pet. We so.
laced ourselves, however, with the idea
that getting tired, she had gone home be-
fore u.s. We expected to see her bright