Identifier: fourfeetwingsfin00mask (find matches)
Title: Four feet, wings, and fins
Year: 1879 (1870s)
Authors: Maskell, A. E. Anderson- Mrs
Subjects: Zoology
Publisher: Boston, D. Lothrop and Co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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true story of a Newfoundland dogwhich I think you will like very much. The dogsname was Lion, and when he was chained fast to hiskennel he had a great tormentor in the shape of aneighbors cat. When he was sleeping before hishouse, this cat would pounce down from the roof of astable above and steal his food and then scamperaway before Lion could regain his feet. When thedog was unchained the cat took good care to keepout of his reach. One day as Lion was walking outwith his master, he saw his persecutor floating in asmall stream of water. He plunged into the waterwithout a word of bidding and soon returned holdingkitty very carefully between his teeth. Instead oflaying it at his masters feet, he trotted to the catshome, and running up the steps with it, laid it at thestreet-door. He then gave two or three sharp barksto call out the cats mistress. She came to find thedead body of Tabby lying on the top step, while Lionstood by wagging his tail, pleased with doing a goodact, no doubt. 54
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King and Tabby. THE SECOND LESSON—Canis-fa7niliaris. He was a dood dog, said little Rose. Cousin Grace, I saw a Mexican dog the otherday. That was what the man called him. He hadnta bit of hair on his body, only right on top of hishead and at the end of his tail there were a very few.His hide looked like an elephants and was all scratchedup where other dogs had sprung upon him becausethey thought him such an oddity. I never saw a Mexican dog, said Grace. I saw two nice dogs once, said May. Theylooked like brothers and loved each other dearly.Ones name was Diamond and the other Pearl. Therewere two little brothers that owned the dogs. Oneboys name was Dan and the other Jim. O, I know who you mean ! exclaimed Frank, Dan and Jim Dawson. Well, I was there once, continued May, whenJim and Pearl had been away for two months. Danwas awful glad when Jim came home, so was Dia-mond glad to see PearL You ought to have seenDiamond ! He gave a little joyful bark and ran downthe walk to meet his

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