Page 20 - Jack's victory and other stories about dogs

show fight, very feebly, but still something like
resistance was manifested; Then there were a

lew of a superior class, who lorded it over all the

others but one, and this one lorded it over them

and all beneath them, and was u n iversally recog­
nized as the chief or leader.

This dog was called Erebus, from the colour of

his coat, which was jet black, there not being a

white spot on him. He was a magnificent
animal, taller than Jack, and perhaps a little

heavier; but his shoulders and neck were not

so thick, Ins legs were not so large, his jaws

not so massive, and his head not so broad. His

fur was, however, equally long and glossy, and
it curled beautifully round his neck. His nose

w as more pointed, and his eyes were as black a>s

his coat.

Compared with Erebus, all the other dogs

except Jack were nowhere, There was one
named Karwuk, who came nearest to him. He,

too, was a splendid dog. He was of the same

general colour as Erebus, only not so completely

black. As a couple of lines from Burns have