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Show Ho Settled it. During tho year ISS-i I was located in St. Louis, and on several occasions had observed a fine St. Bernard dog stalking -with dignity up Chestnut street. Ho was owned by a lawyer named Jacko, on . Third street, who regularly sent him on i errands to his home. On one occasion I saw him coming up tho street with a basket full of something, probably meat, and at his heels was a small "cur of low degree," which was persistently snapping at him as if endeavoring to get him 10 I drop hia charge, when tho little dog could sail in for a division of tho contents. The largo dog stopped twice on tho block, turned round and looked at his tormentor 1 and resumed his pace until he reached -me, when, looking up into my faco with! on expression that almost said, "Please mind this for a moment," he laid tho basket at my feet, turned and with one bound had the cur by the neck, shook' him most unmercifully, rolled him in tha gutter and dropped him. Tho cur took ' very little time in getting out of sight,! not oven stopping to shako himself. Tbt : St. Bernard then picked up his basket j and with a satisfied air went on his way ; Forest and Stream. j |