. St. Nicholas [serial]. he frontispiece, In the For-est, shows such a group waiting in the coolshade of the trees till their master shall needthem. The three setters are our friends Jack,Diane, and Tom, while the two pointers are newacquaintances—Belle and Mirelle. This beautifulpicture won a gold medal for the painter in theParis exhibition. Early Morning introduces us to the pointers,Rex and Leda, beginning their days work. Rex,by his faithfulness, has won his masters warmregard; Ledas only peculiarity is her extremetimidity. If a stranger approaches, she retires to a safe distance and lies
. St. Nicholas [serial]. he frontispiece, In the For-est, shows such a group waiting in the coolshade of the trees till their master shall needthem. The three setters are our friends Jack,Diane, and Tom, while the two pointers are newacquaintances—Belle and Mirelle. This beautifulpicture won a gold medal for the painter in theParis exhibition. Early Morning introduces us to the pointers,Rex and Leda, beginning their days work. Rex,by his faithfulness, has won his masters warmregard; Ledas only peculiarity is her extremetimidity. If a stranger approaches, she retires to a safe distance and lies down with an eye on theintruder till he withdraws. A dog with a romance ! —such is the orange-and-white pointer, Drack of St. Germain. Ahigh-sounding name, is it not, as if the possessorcame of noble family? But while Drack mayhave the bluest blood to be found in canine cir-cles, we can only guess it, for it is impossible totrace his pedigree. His romance began when hewas of a very tender age, for he was stolen from. EARLY MORNING -REX AND LEDA. his home—the nice warm basket which he sharedwith a large family of baby brothers and sisters—before he had really opened his eyes on the first master was a poacher, as a game-thief iscalled, and he trained poor Drack in his own darkways, for he taught him to help him in gaininghis dishonest living of stealing birds, rabbits, andeven small deer, in the forest of St. Germain,about ten miles from Paris, in whose marketsgame always brings a good price. This fine forestis owned by the state, and large sums are paidfor the privilege of hunting in it, while game-keepers are placed in charge of it to see that onlythose who have the right to do so shall hunt , like other thieves, are usually wickedand desperate men who do not hesitate at anycrime if they are in danger of being caught; butthey prefer to avoid an encounter with the game-keepers, and so go stealthily about their work,hiding when any one approaches,
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