116 AFFECTION IN AN ARABIAN HORSE. 



ness. And there are numerous instances, besides 

 the one already related, of animals having refused 

 food, and dying, when the hand which had fed and 

 caressed them was no longer to be met with. 



An Arabian horse had been sent the year before 

 last (1841) to her Majesty, and was safely left at 

 the royal stables, by a man who had the charge of 

 it. On delivering up the horse, he set off for 

 Liverpool, in order to return to his own country. 

 From the moment, however, of his departure, the 

 horse refused to eat, and shewed every symptom of 

 misery. The cause of this was soon suspected, 

 and the man was sent for from Liverpool. On 

 arriving at the Mews, the poor animal shewed the 

 utmost joy and affection, and soon began to feed 

 as usual. The care and kindness of the man was 

 thus repaid by the noble animal, with gratitude 

 and love. 



A ship recently foundered in a gale of wind, near 

 Liverpool, and every soul perished. I have been 

 assured, that a Newfoundland Dog was seen swim- 

 ming near the place where the ship was lost, and 

 at last came to the shore quite exhausted. He 

 continued to do this for three days, swimming to 

 the same spot, evidently in search of the body oi 

 his master. 



The following instance of kindness and affection, 

 in a dog, recently took place in this neighbour- 

 hood of Windsor. It is so well authenticated, and 



