First Place or None

An Alaskan missionary had a number of dogs to draw his sled from place to place. One fine dog was always the leader, and very proud was he of his place at the head of the team. The missionary thought it wise to train an­other dog to lead, so that in case anything happened to this one, he might not be without a leader. The first time he harnessed his second-best dog ahead of the first, the first one dropped to the ground and refused to rise. When he had been forced to get up and go on, he gnawed...