A DOG'S LIFE DT BURMA.
A Dog's Life in Burma. Told by the Dog. (Henry J. Drane. 3s. 6d.)—The "Dog" is evidently a shrewd observer, and has' a pretty gift- for sarcasm. "My master," he tells us, "is a Colonel Sahib." For this master he has no little affection and respect. This is not the way in which he feels for the " Mem Sahib." In fact, the hook sometimes reads like a satin On English women in India, at least on the ways of those who allow the inconveniences of life, climate, &c., to affect their tempers. The "Dog," too, seems to know a great deal about natives, about jewels, about everything, in fact, that he comes across. All this is good to read, but we cannot help thinking now and then that a little more trouble might have been taken to keep up the character of the speaker. It sounds somewhat out of place when 'John' ,
tells us that a spinel is a kind of ruby, but cheaper. - s
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