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door, when a sort of brewer's sledge was going 

 rapidly down the hill leading to the bridge. Just 

 as the sledge was passing the house, a little boy in 

 crossing the street, fell down in the way of the 

 sledge, and would have been killed, had not the 

 dog seen the danger, and rushing forward, seized 

 the boy in his mouth just in time to save his life, 

 and deposited him on the foot-way uninjured. 



Nor are cats without strong feelings of affection. 

 An old lady had a favourite cat which was much 

 petted by her. One day a young friend was stay- 

 ing with her, and while sitting at the window of 

 the drawing room, she began playfully to pat the 

 old lady. The cat seeing what was going on, 

 and probably supposing that her mistress was be- 

 ing ill-treated, crouched down with glaring eyes 

 and swelling tail, and was evidently preparing 

 to fly at the young lady, when fortunately her 

 mistress saw the cat just in time to prevent the 

 assault, and it was with some difficulty driven 

 from the room. 



Instances of the local memory and attachment 

 of dogs to places, where they have lived, are not 

 uncommon, but the cat is generally supposed to 

 be an animal of an inferior developement of in- 

 stinct and feelings ; we, however, can mention a 

 very singular example both of its fondness for the 

 house where it was bred, and of means, apparently 

 beyond its power, which it took when removed to 



