AFFECTION IN DOGS. 11? 



affords so strong a proof of the kindly feeling of 

 one animal towards another, that I have much 

 pleasure in recording it. 



A schoolmaster has a small dog, which became 

 much attached to a kitten. They were in the habit 

 of associating together before the kitchen fire, 

 sometimes sleeping, and sometimes playing. One 

 day they were enjoying a comfortable nap, when 

 the kettle boiled over and scalded the dog, who 

 ran away howling piteously. He had not gone 

 very far, however, before he recollected his com- 

 panion ; he returned immediately, took up the 

 kitten in his mouth, and carried it to a place of 

 safety. 



Dogs soon become aware of any misfortune in 

 the family to which they belong, and shew their 

 sympathy in a variety of ways. Sometimes they 

 lose their usual eagerness for food. At others 

 they seem listless and unhappy, and their nature 

 appears to have undergone some alteration. A 

 female in Lincolnshire died, who had two favou- 

 rite dogs. They were of the mastiff breed, oc- 

 casionally very savage, and much dreaded in 

 consequence by every one. On the death of 

 their mistress, the wife of the clergyman of the 

 parish went to see if she could be of any service 

 to the other members of the family. After ring- 

 ing at the bell and finding that no one answered 

 it, she went, in great alarm for fear of the dogs, to 



