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proceed. The duties of an aceoueheese are not very light,

for these little creatures are somewhat deficient in the vigour to be seen in ruder races. Then life is not a matter-of-course affair for the puppies. The story of Billycock's' ailments is enough to make an intending speculator in this line pause. But to any one who nay persevere in the business this must be a very useful little book.