ch confidence had the
soldiers in his sagacity that they followed where he led, and met with
considerable success. When Mustache died he was buried with military
honors, and was sadly missed by his comrades in the regiment.

Another dog, known to fame as Dellys, held for a long time the grade of
corporal in the Second Regiment of Zouaves of the French army in Africa.
The Arabs used to kill the French outposts by crawling up to them in the
dark and stabbing them, until Dellys made his appearance, when he soon
turned the tables on the enemy. The Zouaves shaved the dog, tied small
branches on his back, and taught him to advance slowly on the Arab
sentinel, stopping at the slightest indication that he was noticed, and,
when near enough, spring on the man, and seize him by the throat.

In ten nights seven Arab sentries were thus killed by the brave dog. For
these and other services he was made sergeant, with stripes attached
round his fore legs. One day Dellys was induced to wander from the camp,
and was killed by the enemy. The Zouaves, furious at his loss,
immediately besieged the neighboring village, and notwithstanding its
almost inaccessible position on the rocks, took possession of the place
in about an hour. Dellys's death was avenged.

In the Thirty-second Regiment of the French army, while manoeuvres
were taking place a few years ago, experiments were made with the dogs
trained by Lieutenant Jupin, which acted as sentinels and were stationed
at some distance from the camp, and gave notice by a peculiar bark when
any one approached within four or five hundred yards of the post.

TRAINING FOR A PIRATE.

An item concerning Washington Irving, for the truth of which we cannot
vouch, although it contains a deal of good advice for certain youngsters
of the present time, has lately come to our notice. It is to this
intent:

Washington Irving, in his youth, had a longing to go to sea and be a
pirate. He determined to make the attempt, but wisely decided to prepare
himself for it by preliminary experience. He began by eating salt pork.
That made him sick. He then slept for a night or so on hard boards. That
made him sore. It was enough. He had no more desire to go away. Other
boys who want to capture men-of-war, or who desire to go scouting and
scalp Indians, would do well to imitate young Irving's example.

ANECDOTE OF LESSING.

Absent-mindedness has been frequently a characteristic of men of fame.
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