"A skin like velvet, and some meat for the dogs," he said.

I was at Niagara just when Dr. Rae arrived there with his companions and dogs and things from his Arctic search after the lost navigator.

The village "quack," who professes to cure every complaint under the sun, either in mankind, horses, dogs, or anything else by means of herbs, buttonholes you sometimes in the village street.

As often as not this class of man is accompanied by a couple of dogs, marvellously trained in the art of hunting the coverts and "retrieving" a pheasant or a rabbit which may be crouching in the underwood.

Hares, too, are taken by dogs in the open fields.

The dogs employed by poachers are taught to keep out of sight and avoid keepers and such-like folk.

"Oh, why isn't she the daughter of one of the dogs who outlawed me?" thought the Unnamed.

The same author also reports numerous cases among horses and cattle, dogs and cats, pointing out the toxic properties of the drug.

The reefer was a well-dressed boy, evidently a gentleman's son; but the lieutenant was one of those old weather-beaten sea-dogs, who are seldom employed in boats, unless something more than common is to be done.

[Footnote AA: When first suspected of treason, he had been hunted with dogs like a wild beast, and, with considerable difficulty, escaped to America.]

At other times he hounded his dogs after them, himself pursuing and hallooing with as much excitement as if he had been engaged in the chase of some wild beasts instead of human beingsbeings as distinctly impressed as himself with the image of his God.

Presently some other dogs met him, and said, "Well, what sort of a dinner did you get?"

A Wolf was worried and badly bitten by dogs, and lay a long time for dead.

" THE WOLVES AND THE DOGS Once upon a time the Wolves said to the Dogs, "Why should we continue to be enemies any longer?

" THE WOLVES AND THE DOGS Once upon a time the Wolves said to the Dogs, "Why should we continue to be enemies any longer?

The Dogs allowed themselves to be persuaded by these words, and accompanied the Wolves into their den.

THE SHEPHERD AND THE WOLF A Shepherd found a Wolf's Cub straying in the pastures, and took him home and reared him along with his dogs.

When the Cub grew to his full size, if ever a wolf stole a sheep from the flock, he used to join the dogs in hunting him down.

It sometimes happened that the dogs failed to come up with the thief, and, abandoning the pursuit, returned home.

But if some time passed without a sheep being carried off by the wolves, he would steal one himself and share his plunder with the dogs.

" THE MONKEY AND THE DOLPHIN When people go on a voyage they often take with them lap-dogs or monkeys as pets to wile away the time.

At one end of this hall was a great hearth, where most substantial logs of wood could be laid across the fire-dogs, and burn with a cheerful blaze to light and warm the company in the long, cold winter evenings.

The care and handling of dogs.

The care and handling of dogs.

O'CONNELL, MAURICE, JR. Sleeping dogs.