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Show A Beast of Superior Intelligence. "Y'ou may say what you pleaso regarding re-garding tho superior Intelligence of tho human animal," remarked Cross-cup Cross-cup oratorlcally, "but I havo at homo a puppy a common yellow puppy ' that is far moro clcvor than somo humaiiB. ' j "ino other evening I carried homo a bottlo and Joyous anticipations. Tho ! former I sought to open with a patent corkscrew. For tho first tlmo in its period of sorvico the scrow broke hnlf tho cork off and on tho second try pushoa tho remnlning half into tho , neck of tho bottlo. "I took it out in tho kitchen nnd ' laboced with it for a whllo, trying to fasten tho spiral of tho screw into tho floating cork. Would you bollovo It? That pup crawlod under tho wash-tubs wash-tubs at tho exact moment tho cork dropped In nnd never showed bo much as tho tip of its noso until I fished tho bit of cork out with a rusty button-1 hook. Then it camo out nnd congratulated congratu-lated mo with many wags of tho tall ' If that Is not superior Intelligence I should llko to know what Is." "Superior to what?" asked Deeri lng. Crosscup oyod him aa ono whe would seok to arouso unploasnnt mem-orlos. mem-orlos. "My wlfo tried to advlso mo," bo said simply. Dcorlng, who is married also, said, "Oh!" |