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Show desire of the species to be man's loyid servant, lit) may, perhaps, if yon happen to call at the house and find him in ex elusive possesion of the drawing room, make a pretense of resisting jour intrusion. in-trusion. But his Sybaritic habits are too much for him, and presently ho sink in voluptuous slumber oh tho hottest of sofa cushions. These spoiled creature learn to take the fondlings bestowed on them as ti matter of course. They are wholly undemonstrative, and perhaps the most flattering thing that can be said of them is that, unlike their rival, the cat, they do not simulate a tenderness of which their heart is wholly destitute.--Curnhill JIagazino. Ioe,s llitve Volerioi-aiMl. 1 While the grander sort of deg linn beta laorsUy degraded by being turned into a useless lackev, the breeds that have happened to suit the cr.priciousand errant fancies of animal pellers have undergone un-dergone a still do -per deterioration. The sl"i-k pug. for instance, on whom is often lavi4 "! such a wealth of feminine fondness, fond-ness, l .a-t long hi nee become perfectly Hware of his .-'lew function in the house, ' Ho knows ho is the first pet, and hois pi rfectly lianpy i:i Ihe fact. His mind sciiis untruir.iL'd by any recollection of ; a higher estate, lie has lost the aueient I |