A TOUGH YARN.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 26 July 1880, Page 3

A TOUGH YARN.

[ That animals have minds and can reason aa lately been maintained at great in an interesting book written by tic Dr. Lindsay. According to this iarned author, there 13 hardly anything ht a dog cannot learn. He tells among imdreds of other entertaining and brpriaing anecdotes the story of an able iewfonndland dog "who was accustomed baccept pennies from his human acquainting as testimonials of their respect til affection. These pennies he deposited b.i cat-proof safe scooped out by himself tiler the front door , mat, and when he Pineda piece of cake or roll he would take k proper price from his bank, carry it to beaker,and boy what he wanted. He [M also accustomed to lend money on pereat on promissory notes to other dogs, pd when any note became due and unpaid !le would carry it to the front door of a Mary's office, and solemnly protest it ita six distinct howls, after which he mid return the note to the bank and ibseqtiently take its value out of the "is of the debtor. Dr. Lindsay unkcountably fails to mention this latter pture of the dog' 3 commercial career, p perhaps his capacity for receiving pta wa3 exhausted when the first half of pe story was told to him.

A singular incident is recounted in the finganui papers. A couple were seized ''tit a longing to revisit the Old Country, returned, enjoying themselves pleasantly the funds began to ran out. To return 1 Zealand was the chief desideratum, 'it unfortunately the cash balance did not present value enough to cover the cost of N.ige money for the whole of the family. an evident desire to encourage the exer--101,3 the Immigration Department the folplan was decided upon. The head of e fcwh to pay for passages by one of the trailers. The maternal head was C '" v i"h three other children to come out as "Migrants at ttie cost of the Colony. The 'oshand. left England, and in due time in \\ anganni and resumed business. ' le w ' ;e w aa not so fortunate, for on applyS - tor passage, the Immigration Departfound out that once before they had e pleasure of forwarding her to New Zea""'l lad in consequence further assistance The result of the trip, thereto- '.vn The husband and »hi' I are - k * ;in =antii, very badly off, j le "wife an-1 three children are in fiisii ' a^S ° w '^ out money and without unable to join her hus-