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proverb, “ Nothing venture, nothing have.” He

knew also the song, "None but the brave deserve

the fair”
It may be questioned whether, in making

Mends with Arkadik, Jack was not completely

selfish. But whatever may have been the motive

at first, it was sincere enough alter wards; and
Arkatlik was devotedly attached to him. In

truth, the friendships of dogs, when once formed,

are rarely or never broken. Ifc is all the same

whether tire friendship is between two dogs or
between a dog and a man, Among men it is

very di.fierent. With them the word f< friend ”

may be one of indifferent meaning. But the

friendship of a dog is no mere word, or “ will-o’-

the-wisp." It is a thing to rely upon. It is
based upon something substantial and definite.

To a man the dog gives his affections openly, and

is never ashamed. Prince or beggar, it is all the

same; and it the prince should ever become a

beggar, which sometimes happens, or the beggar
a prince, which ought sometimes to happen, he

knows no difference. In the one case he is