fted away from the edge of the pit, where he lay with his head hanging
over the edge in an abject state of grief. He was only a dog, and a small
one; but many a man, hardened by the experiences of a campaign, turned
away his head at the sight.

Few can have been much in the company of dogs without becoming aware of
their power of sympathy, the way in which they almost invariably show
this to their own kind, and also especially to man. For a dog to be
injured or ill is for others at least to leave him in peace; but with man
they go much further, as they do in many directions where man is
concerned. When Lazarus lay at the gate of Dives, alone and neglected, it
was the dogs that came and licked his sores. So, too, in the hours of
human adversity, somehow or other, dogs appear to understand, and act
accordingly. How often the expression is heard--"They know!" The reason
of their conduct and their actions on such occasions is entirely hidden
from us, just as is that strange sense that dogs of highly developed
brains undoubtedly possess--awe of the unknown, and that has made some
conclude that they have an inkling of the spirit world.

Many dogs are subject to fits of nervousness, though for the most part
only in connection with things they do not understand or are unable to
grasp at the moment. At such times the dog invariably seeks the closer
company of his friend, man. On the other hand, the dog often understands
the meaning of sounds when man is at fault and a feeling of uncertainty
has been aroused. A glance at a dog, and the words--"the dog hasn't
moved," are quite sufficient then to reassure the watcher, possibly out
of doors on a dark night. Thus the one looks to the other for support and
confidence, and a mutual spirit of reliance exists between both.

There is little need to say much here of the dog's power of love, for
every one is aware of it, or may have been made richer by it in his life.
The old saying of centuries ago still holds good, and "the dog is the
only animal in creation that luvs you more than he luvs himself." There
are those who assert that all love is divine in origin. If this be so,
and the dog could be considered to have a religion, then undoubtedly his
religion is the love of man. We are brought face to face here with a
passion that, in the dog, knows no limits, and that is apparently
incapable of alienation. Faith, truth, love! What is to be said;--whence
come these amazing powers; for what o