in soldier clothes, had on soldier caps, and car ried little guns and swords.

13. Of course they walked on their hind feet, and used their fore feet and legs to carry their guns and swords. They went through their performances as well as a company of men could.

14. Frank Baker's dog is not like either of those we have talked about. You may bring him here, Frank. This dog is not so large as Burton's, nor so small as Jessie's, and he looks more like a wolf than either of them.

15. But it will not do to judge him by his looks. Wolves are terrible among sheep; but this dog has a special fondness for sheep. He will care for them as well, if not better, than a shepherd.

16. He is a natural shepherd, and for this reason he is called a shepherd. dog. He can be easily taught to care for cattle. Many dairy-men keep these dogs to drive their cows to and from pasture.

17. Martha Taylor's dog is a spaniel. Of all the dog animals, the spaniel is the most docile and the most affectionate, and, I came near saying, the most beautiful.

18. His hair is of a silky softness, and is gracefully curled or waved. These dogs can be

easily taught to fetch and carry things. They are very fond of the water, and are often employed to bring game that has been shot in it.

19. I see that Nora Steele has her tan terrier here. He is a frisky little fellow, and likes play; but when there are any rats about he is all business. The terrier dog is an enemy to rats, and for this reason he is often called the rat terrier.

20. There are other kinds of dogs. One kind, called the Esquimau dog, lives in the cold north, where he is harnessed to loads, and driven as we drive horses.

21. In this country we have the hound, the pointer, the bull dog, and many others; but as I want to tell you something about the other animals of the "dog family," I can not speak of them now.

22. There is a great deal in books about dogs. Perhaps you can find out about them yourselves. Next Friday afternoon I will give each of you an opportunity to tell a dog story.

23. See who can learn the most about them, and who can tell the best story. Your stories must be short, for I expect you will all have something to say.

[Cuts of the animals referred to in this lesson will be found on pages 153, 261.]

1. Although the dog is not the only animal of the dog family, yet he is the only one of which we can make a household pet. He has genuine affection for us, and takes the greatest delight in being with us.

2. The other animals of the family do not like us, and will come to us only when they want to eat us up, as the wolf did grandmother, in the story of Red Riding-hood, which I sup. pose you have all heard.

3. But that is not a true story. I do not think a wolf would go alone to eat any one up. Wolves are cowards, and when they want to hurt anybody they go in packs; that is, several of them go together.

4. The wolf is one of the animals of the dog

family. He looks very much like a dog; but all wolves do not look alike, for there are almost as many kinds of wolves as of dogs.

5. Wolves are found in nearly all parts of the world. They are very cruel animals. In newly settled countries they often come about the houses and kill the calves and the sheep when they can get to them, and sometimes they kill the folks, too.

6. The jackal is another animal of the dog family. I will write his name on the blackboard. He is not as large as the wolf, but he is fully

as savage.

7. He seems to be always hungry, and will eat almost anything, even old boots and harnesses, and animals that have been dead a long time and become putrid.

8. In countries where the jackal lives, they have to bury their dead very deep in the ground, to keep him from digging up the body and eating it.

9. "Do jackals live in this country?" asked George Bryant.

10. No, they do not like cold countries; but there are very many of them in the warm parts of Asia and Africa.

11. These animals never go out singly. Like

the wolf, they go in packs to hunt for their food, and they attack all kinds of beasts.

12. The hyena is another animal that belongs to the dog family. You will notice in the picture that his nose is not quite so long as that of the two we have just talked about; but he looks enough like them to be related.

13. The hyena differs from other animals of the dog family in having only four toes on each foot. The others have five toes on each fore foot and four on each hind foot, the same as the cat animals.

14. There are two kinds of hyenas, the striped and the spotted. Hyenas live in Asia and Africa. When confined in cages, they are very uneasy and keep walking about.

15. The jaws of the hyena are so strong that they can easily break to pieces the hardest bones. Their bite is terrible. They are very daring, and can see as well in the night as in the day.

16. There is another wild animal of this family that I will mention. He is the smallest, and, in this country, the most common. He is not so

savage as those I have named.

17. This animal is often caught and chained in the yard. He has a little barking voice, something like a dog's. Can any one tell me his name?

18. "Is it a fox, Miss Stanley?" asked George.