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in here."* The gi-eat drawback in having an animal so 

 strongly attached to you, is the annoying feeling that 

 he may be either stolen, or that I should be deprived of 

 his delightful society by some fatal disease. Although 

 I go to London every spring for three weeks or a month, 

 I never take Malbrook, feeling quite sure that the dog- 

 stealers in the metropolis, from my dog's great beauty, 

 would contrive, by some of their many expedients, to 

 deprive me of my favourite. 



A remarkable instance of the strong affection of a 

 dog for his mistress is stated by Jesse, in his " Anecdotes 

 of Dogs." " The wife of a member of the town council 

 of Brighton had been an invalid for some time, and at 

 last was confined to her bed. During this period she 

 was constantly attended by a faithful and affectionate 

 dog, who either slept in her room or outside her door. 

 She died, was buried, and the dog followed his beloved 

 mistress to the grave. After the funeral, the husband 

 and her friends returned to the house, and while they 

 were partaking of some refreshments the dog put his 

 paws on his master's arm and expired ! " The same 

 author observes : " An English officer had a large dog, 

 which he left with his family in England, while he 

 accompanied an expedition to America, dming the war 

 with the Colonies. Throughout his absence the animal 

 appeared very much dejected. When the officer retm-ned 

 home, the dog, who happened to be lying at the door of 

 an apartment into which his master was about to enter, 



* When my page comes to let me kno-sv that it is time to go to church, 

 Mallirook immediately retires with his tail down under the table, being 

 fully aware that he is not to accompany me. He displays the same 

 intelligence when we are going out to dinner, and goes in a melancholy 

 mood to the hoiisekeeper's room, all his usual joy at dinner time being 

 completely s\ibdued. 



