. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. 220 THE BEASTS OF PREY. made me look through the window, to see whether an acquaintance was there. I noticed that Tom kept looking alternately at me and at the train, evidently thinking that I expected somebody. De- sirous to know whether I had guessed his thought, I said: 'Yes, Tom, run!' Like a flash of lightning he was off to the station, after the train. I hurried there also, and arrived in time to see how he hastily looked over all the alighting passengers, went through all the cars twice and then only, not having found any we
. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. 220 THE BEASTS OF PREY. made me look through the window, to see whether an acquaintance was there. I noticed that Tom kept looking alternately at me and at the train, evidently thinking that I expected somebody. De- sirous to know whether I had guessed his thought, I said: 'Yes, Tom, run!' Like a flash of lightning he was off to the station, after the train. I hurried there also, and arrived in time to see how he hastily looked over all the alighting passengers, went through all the cars twice and then only, not having found any well-known friend, sadly took his depart- ure. From that time the Dog always went to meet. THE EETBIEVEE. The Retriever variety of Hounds includes besides the smooth-coated kind known as the Pointer, the Retriever proper, or Water Spaniel, the beautiful, rough-coated Dog shown in the picture. It has the same traits as the Pointer, but is more fond of the water. Well trained Dogs of this species are not only valuable assistants of the chase but are amiable and especially docile friends of Man. {Cants familiaris sagax avicularius,) all our guests who came by rail and whom he knew, and really was the most trustworthy messenger we could send, especially at night time. As soon as the train came into the station, he would make his way through the crowd to the cars, kindly greet the arriving guests, coax them to give him a piece of luggage to carry, and triumphantly lead the march home, opening a way through the crowd in an admi- rable manner, and leading our friends by the most direct route to the place where we stood outside the ; Physical Charao- The Bulldog {Cams familiaris molossus teristics of the - hibemicus) is a sub-order of the Mas- Bulldog. tiffs ; he is of a stout, vigorous build, the body being but slightly retracted in the flanks ; the back is not arched, the chest is broad, the neck is rather short and thick, the head long and rounded, the forehead is strong
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