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on one of the quays on the Liffey, when it made a sud- 

 den spring from her arms, and fell into the water. The 

 screaming nurse and anxious spectators saw the child 

 sink, as they thought, to rise no more; when at the 

 very instant a Newfoundland Dog, which was accident- 

 ally passing, rushed to the spot, and at the sight of the 

 child, who at that moment re-appeared, sprang into the 

 water. The child again sunk, and the faithful animal 

 was seen anxiously swimming round the spot. Once 

 more the child rose, and the Dog gently, but firmly, 

 seized him and bore him to land. Meanwhile a gentle- 

 man arrived who appeared to take much interest in the 

 affair, and on the person who had the child turning to 

 show it him, he recognised the well-known features of 

 his own son. A mixed sensation of horror, joy, and 

 surprise struck him mute. When he recovered himself 

 he lavished a thousand caresses on the faithful animal, 

 and offered his master five hundred guineas for him ; 

 but the latter felt too much affection for the noble 

 animal to part with him. on any consideration whatever. 

 We also subjoin another equally interesting. 



A native of Germany, fond of travelling, was pursu- 

 ing his course through Holland, accompanied by a large 

 Newfoundland Dog. Walking one evening on a high 

 bank, which formed one side of a dike, or canal, so com- 

 mon in that country, his foot slipped, and he was pre- 

 cipitated into the water, and being unable to swim he 

 soon became senseless. When he recovered his recol- 

 lection he found himself in a cottage on the other side 

 of the dike, surrounded by peasants, who had been using 

 means to restore suspended animation. The account 

 given by them was, that one of them, returning home 

 from his labour, observed at a considerable distance a 

 large Dog in the water swimming, and dragging the 

 body of a man into a small creek on the opposite side to 

 which the men were. 



The Dog having shaken himself, began industriously 

 to lick the hands and face of his master, while the rustic 

 hastened across; and, having obtained assistance, the 

 body was conveyed to a neighbouring house, where the 

 usual means of resuscitation soon restored him to sense 



