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when preparations were making at St. Paul's for the 

 reception of his Majesty, a favourite bitch followed its 

 master up the dark stairs of the dome. Here, all at 

 once, it was missing, and calling and whistling were 

 to no purpose. Nine weeks after this, all but two 

 days, some glaziers were at work in the cathedral, 

 and heard, amongst the timbers which support the 

 dome, a faint noise. Thinking it might be some un- 

 fortunate human being, they tied a rope round a boy, 

 and let him down near the place whence the sound 

 came. At the bottom he found a dog lying on its 

 side, the skeleton of another dog, and an old shoe half 

 eaten. The humanity of the boy led him to rescue 

 the animal from its miserable situation ; and it was 

 accordingly drawn up, much emaciated, and scarcely 

 able to stand. The workmen placed it in the porch 

 of the church to die or live, as it might happen. This 

 was about ten o'clock in the morning. Some time 

 after, the dog was seen endeavouring to cross the street 

 at the top of Ludgate Hill ; but its weakness was so 

 great, that, unsupported by a wall, it could not ac- 

 complish it. The miserable appearance of the dog 

 again excited the compassion of a boy, who carried it 

 over. By the aid of the houses it was enabled to get 

 to Fleet Market, and over two or three narrow cross- 

 ings, in its way to Holborn Bridge ; and about eight 

 o'clock in the evening it reached its master's house in 



