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the dog ceased to go near the nursery, as if 

 by instinct he knew he would not be noticed. 

 Mr. Walters from Reading was attending the 

 baby, and the dog soon got to know the 

 time he paid his visits. He would watch 

 him upstairs, and when he came down listen 

 most attentively to his report. At length 

 the child was pronounced out of danger. 

 The very next morning, up went master 

 Sam, made his way straight to the child's 

 cot, and stood on his hind legs to be 

 caressed. Although she had taken no notice 

 of any one for some time, she seemed to 

 know the dog, and tried to move her hand 

 towards him to be licked. He quite under- 

 stood the action, licked the little hand 

 lovingly, and then trotted contentedly away. 

 After this he went up to see her regularly, 

 as he had been accustomed to do. He is 

 quite a character in the town, and nearly 

 every one knows Sammy Weller. 



Before I had this dog, I always thought I 

 understood the difference between reason and 

 instinct, but his intelligence has quite puzzled 

 me. 



MARY H, BARFORD. 



