THE SPANIEL. 9? 



Brought up by him, and had scarcely ever quitted 

 his side He was thrown into prison. His faithful 

 Dog was with him when he was seized, but was not 

 suffered to accompany him into confinement. The 

 Dog took refuge with a neighbour of his master; 

 and every day, at the same hour, returned to the 

 door of the prison. Such unwearied fidelity at 

 length excited the compassion even of the porter, 

 and the Dog was allowed to enter. The joy of the 

 master and his Dog was mutual. It was found 

 difficult again to separate them ; and the jailor, 

 fearful (if the Dog should be discovered there) 

 that his governors might consider him as favouring 

 a prisoner, was compelled to carry him out. The 

 animal returned regularly every evening, and was as 

 regularly admitted. On the day appointed for re- 

 ceiving sentence, the Dog, in spite of the guards, pe- 

 netrated into the hall, and crouched betwixt his mas- 

 ter's legs. At the execution he was also present, 

 and was with difficulty forced from the body. 

 For two nights and a day he remained on the 

 grave. The friend of his master, who had before 

 afforded him an asylum, uahappy at not seeing the 

 Dog as usual, and guessing to what place he had 

 retired, stole forth by night, and finding him at 

 the grave, caressed and brought him back. He 

 tried every means that kindness could devise to 

 induce him to eat ; but in a short time the Dog 

 escaped, and regained his favourite place. For 

 three months he came every morning to his pro- 

 H tector, 



