Page 12 - Jack's victory and other stories about dogs

It was said of the dog Oosisoak, that lie was

bum with his eyes wide open, from which circum­

stance great things were predicted, of him, as of
Richard III* who was bom with his teeth cut

He was sc von years old when I bought him.

Up to that time he had borne a good name, but

otherwise there .was nothing remarkable about
him. This, however, was remarkable, for in that

country the dogs, being savage, have never been

taught to distinguish between mine and thine,
and therefore they make bad watch-dogs. In­

deed, they will not watch anything— but a

chance to steal! There is something in them

of the old wolf| for they are but a domesti­
cated wolf, and even now do not bark like our

dogs, but retain the wolfish howl, which is very

distressing to the ear.

I had to pay a good round price for the dog—
that is to say, a butchering-knife, a hatchet, a

paper of needles, a piece of wood two feet and a

half long for a whip-stock, and another piece six
feet long for a lanco-staff. But although the price

was unusually high, I never regretted the pur­