114 AFFECTION IN A LAMB. 



gentleman in Nottinghamshire by his farming man. 

 On being placed near the fire it revived, and even- 

 tually lived, and became so great a pet in the 

 family, as to form quite a part of it. It had the 

 run of the house ; took its walks with any of the 

 members of the family ; and, if a visit was paid, 

 it would remain very quietly at the door till it was 

 over. It was gentle and amiable at all times, with 

 one exception, being of so jealous a disposition, 

 that it could never tolerate any mark of favour 

 shewn to a four-footed creature ; an instance of 

 which I will give in the words of my correspon- 

 dent : 



" We had a remarkably ugly, half-starved, 

 pointer dog sent to us. He had a propensity to 

 run away, and therefore was kept tied up. He 

 was so ill-favoured, and so awkward and disagree- 

 able in his habits and manners, that he was uni- 

 versally disliked, and, I fear, neglected. There 

 was one beloved one of our family, who was always 

 the friend of the friendless. The same kind and 

 generous feeling which led her, as long as she was 

 an inhabitant of this world, to seek out misery 

 and relieve it, prompted her to notice this forlorn, 

 neglected animal. She would carry him food, un- 

 do his chain, and run up and down the green with 

 him till she was tired, and would then sit down 

 upon the grass, out of breath and weary. This 

 was the time for the pet lamb to shew his jealousy. 



