Year: 1878

dogs, showing the highest order of in
stinct, If no. of reason. Telesius relates
the following fact of his own dog, to
which he was an eye witness The
animal had been worried by another OF
greater strength; when he returned to
his home 1t was observed that he alb
stained from half the quantity of the
food regularly given him, forming a
kind of store of his savings. After
some days he went out, brought back
with him several dogs of the neighbor-
hood, and feasted them upon his hoard
of food. This singular proceeding at
tracted his masters attention, who,
closely watching the result, observed
that they all went out together. Fol-
lowing them he found they proceeded
by several streets to the outskirts of the
town, where the leader singled out a
large dog, which was Immediately set
upon by all his guests, and very severely
punished.


A watch dog that was habitually
chained TO his kennel found that his
collar was large enough TO allow him to
withdraw his head from it whenever he
chose to do so. Rejecting, however,
that if ne should attempt any such prac-
tice when his master or keeper were
about they might SO tighten his collar
as to prevent its repetition, he always
refrained from the maneuvre during
the day, but availed himself of the
privilege by night, roaming about the
neighboring Iields that were stocked
with sheep and lambs, some of which
on sundry occasions he wounded or
killed. Bearing on his mouth the marks
of his misdeeds he would go to a neigh
boring stream to wash OFF the blood,
having done which he would return to
his kennel, and, slipping his head into
his collar, lie down on his bed as though
he had been there all night.


Mr.. Jesse gives the following aneedote
of remarkable sagacity in a dog belong
ing to farmer in Lincolnshire If
any well dressed person goes into the
farm yard during the day the dog takes
no notice. If, however, a beggar enter
the premises the dog instantly goes to
him, gently lays hold of his stick or
clothes and quietly leads him to the
door of the dwelling house, and sees
him safe of the premises under similar
precautions. But in the night the faith
full animal will apprehend all persons
alike, aud never release gentle grasp
until hidden by his master or mistress.
The latter has sister living on an ad-
joining farm. In order to make short
cut between the two houses a single
plank was thrown across a deep brook.
The wife of the owner of the dog con-
stantly and fearlessly intrusts her little
children TO his care when on a visit to
their aunt, The animal halts the little
group of children when he comes to the
narrow bridge, and conducts them over
one by one, always taking firm hold of
the child's garments behind, and when
he has safely escorted one child he re-
turns for another. He then awaits their
return and conveys them home in a
similar manner.


At Woolwich Theatre during the per-
formance of Jesse Vere," in the third
act, in which terrific combat takes
place between a mother and two assas-
sins for the possession of her child, a
large Newfoundland dog that had man
aged to get into the pit along with his
owner Gan engineer of a Steamship,
leaped over the heads of the musicians
in the orchestra and flew to the rescue,
and seizing one OF the rutfians dragged
him to the floor. The dog was with
difficulty removed and dragged off the
stage. He had been accustomed TO the
company of children ana had on many
occasions evinced strong proofs of affec-
ton. The mimic life on the theatre
stage had all the appearance of reality
to the noble brute and he fastened to
exhibit the promptings Of his kindly
instincts.