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Animal Heroes
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Ernest Thompson Seton
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He
seemed
to
be
without
fear.
If
a
small
Dog
came
near,
he
would
take
not
the
slightest
notice;
if
a
medium-sized
Dog,
he
would
stick
his
stub
of
a
tail
rigidly
up
in
the
air,
then
walk
around
him,
scratching
contemptuously
with
his
hind
feet,
and
looking
at
the
sky,
the
distance,
the
ground,
anything
but
the
Dog,
and
noting
his
presence
only
by
frequent
high-pitched
growls.
If
the
stranger
did
not
move
on
at
once,
the
battle
began,
and
then
the
stranger
usually
moved
on
very
rapidly.
Snap
sometimes
got
worsted,
but
no
amount
of
sad
experience
could
ever
inspire
him
with
a
grain
of
caution.
Once,
while
riding
in
a
cab
during
the
Dog
Show,
Snap
caught
sight
of
an
elephantine
St.
Bernard
taking
an
airing.
Its
size
aroused
such
enthusiasm
in
the
Pup's
little
breast
that
he
leaped
from
the
cab
window
to
do
battle,
and
broke
his
leg.
Evidently
fear
had
been
left
out
of
his
make-up
and
its
place
supplied
with
an
extra
amount
of
ginger,
which
was
the
reason
of
his
full
name.
He
differed
from
all
other
Dogs
I
have
ever
known.
For
example,
if
a
boy
threw
a
stone
at
him,
he
ran,
not
away,
but
toward
the
boy,
and
if
the
crime
was
repeated,
Snap
took
the
law
into
his
own
hands;
thus
he
was
at
least
respected
by
all.
Only
myself
and
the
porter
at
the
office
seemed
to
realize
his
good
points,
and
we
only
were
admitted
to
the
high
honor
of
personal
friendship,
an
honor
which
I
appreciated
more
as
months
went
on,
and
by
midsummer
not
Carnegie,
Vanderbilt,
and
Astor
together
could
have
raised
money
enough
to
buy
a
quarter
of
a
share
in
my
little
Dog
Snap.
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