A DOG-STORY.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR"] SIR,—I venture to add an American dog-story to your list which has been given me by one of my neighbours as follows r. —We have two dogs, ' Gerald,' an Irish terrier, nine months, and -Victor,' a little bull-terrier, two months younger. They are very much attached to each other. They spend some of their time in their kennel, which has a fence around it made of wire-netting. The netting grew weak after a while, and the dogs made holes in it by standing on their hind legs, biting and clawing it away. The largest hole was high above either of their heads, the only one through which either one could have escaped. We noticed with astonishment that ' Victor,' who was much smaller than Gerald,' was con- stantly getting out through this hole. How he did it was a mystery to us until I watched one day and saw ' Gerald' sit down in front of the hole. Victor' then climbed on his back. Then Gerald' stood up so that Victor' could reach the hole and tumble out, which he did as often as he was put in. It was a striking example of two heads being better than one I can vouch for this story and shall presently send you another of the suicide of an old and very infirm dog after listening to a conversation in which his death was much desired.—I am, Sir, Sze , Boston, Mass, USA, April 29th. E. A.
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