1. I THINK John has something new to tell us about his dog to-day. Let us listen to him.

2. I have looked at my dog's eyes, and I find that the pupil is round, like mine, and it does not into a streak, as in a cat.

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3. The dog does not see so well in the night as a cat, but his sense of smell is much more keen. 4. My uncle has a pointer-dog named "Grouse," and one day I went out with them to hunt quails.

5. Grouse would run all about until he smelled the birds, and then he would creep along a little way and stand still with his nose pointing forward.

6. My uncle would then come up with his gun, and, when he was ready, the dog would go slowly forward scaring the birds up, when uncle would shoot them.

7. In this picture we see a dog pointing quails among the reeds. The birds hear him, and are just ready to fly.

8. A dog will follow the track of his master for a long distance, and hounds will follow the track

of a wolf or a fox or a

bear, so that the hunter can come up with it and kill it.

9. Rover is a good watch-dog, and, if he hears or smells any. body about in the night, he makes a great racket.

10. He knows, too, where the other animals

belong, and, if a cow or a pig gets into the garden or yard, he goes and drives it out.

1. PUFF was a tiny little terrier and a great pet. He came by his name from a way he had of making a great fuss, and getting out of breath about nothing. Baby was crazy to get hold of him, and, when she saw Puff, she would wriggle out of any one's arms to get to him.

2. The children needed only say, "Baby, Puff is coming," when she would give a crow of delight, and out went her little arms, fingers, and legs, all working together.

3. But Puff's hair was long and his skin tender, and, when baby's fingers got hold of him, his howls were dreadful, and he never got away with. out leaving some of his coat in baby's fingers.

4. One day baby was asleep on the sofa, and Puff thought it was a good time to look at her, now that he could do so without fear. It was funny to see him creep along, peering into the little sleeping face, but ready to start back in a

5. He went closer and closer, until his little cold nose touched baby's mouth, when she woke with a sudden start, threw out her two little fat hands, and seized him by the whiskers.

6. Puff pulled and howled and backed off the sofa, dragging the baby after him; but she fell on top of him, and was not hurt.

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PUFF AND THE RAT.

1. WHEN Puff would lie quite still out of doors, with his nose pointed one way for a long time, the children knew what was the matter.

2. There was a rat somewhere about, and Puff had seen him go into his hole and was watching for him to come out.

3. The boys would get a spade and begin to dig, and, when they had got in a little ways, Puff would take the matter into his own hand, and dash into the hole.

4. His little, short paws would make quick work, and he would dig in until even the tip of his tail could not be seen.

5. Then a squeak would be heard, and Puff would back out with a rat in his mouth, which he knew what to do with to prevent being bitten himself.

6. He would fling the rat into the air, and, as it would come down, he would catch it by the nape of its neck, give it a shake or two, and it was dead.

7. How proud he was then! He would lay the rat down in different places to see where it would look best, and then he would carry it round to each one in the house, until somebody took him and scrubbed the dirt off, so he was fit to be seen.