Early in his puppyhood, according to his owners, he showed an unusual interest in water, to add complications to the mystery of his rece, Mystery was very soon forgotten, however, by his owners, in watching the traits of a watch-do develop, and very early in his career Pongo taught servants to respect him. He had a trick of practically speaking to his mistress if the servants had mistreated him, which, however, they seldora id as thoy'Iearned to respect him, He rarely left the mission compound where his owners resided, life being one Jong pleasant affair of daily kindness from truman associates rosy dreams about juicy bones ness to taste the tantalizing wool. On snather occasion he discovered an eiderdown quilt hanging on the verandah and his appearance after nosing about among the cotton wool proclaimed him all puppy still, Another of his tastes is more subtle, He has what may almost seem to be an inherited taste for cocoa.
Pongo is described as a remarkably clean dog, despite being entirely an out-of-doors one, and all the friendly Chinese in the villages passed after escape was made from the mob which was pursuing the missionary party, declared him to be q "foreign" dog, which not only shows his ancestry but is supposed to indicate his fastidious ways. Food wes given to the missionaries after
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