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CHAPTER IV.
OUR DOGS.
We have sometimes been accused of
disliking dogs. This at first sight
does not seem to be a very grave charge,
still, we feel bound to justify ourselves,
since the accusation carries with it a certain
amount of disgrace. People who prefer
cats to dogs, pass in the eyes of most
persons as necessarily false, voluptuous and
cruel; while dog-lovers are supposed to
be invariably pure, loyal, open characters,
gifted, in short, with all the attributes which
are popularly ascribed to the canine race.
We could in no wise detract from the
merits of Medor, Turc, Merot, and other
equally amiable beasts, and we are quite
ready to agree with the maxim formulated
