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dicament of his companion, he swam to his assistance, 

 and brought him safe to the shore. A person while 

 rowing a boat pushed his Newfoundland dog into the 

 stream. The animal followed the boat for some time, 

 till, probably finding himself fatigued, he endeavoured 

 to get into it by placing his foot on the side. His 

 owner repeatedly pushed the dog away, and in one of 

 his efforts to do so he overbalanced himself and fell into 

 the river, and would probably have been drowned had 

 not the noble and generous animal immediately seized 

 and held him above water till assistance arrived fiom 

 the shore. A vessel went down in a gale of wind 

 near Liverpool, and every one on board perished. A 

 Newfoundland dog was seen swimming about the place 

 where the vessel was lost, for some time ; and at last 

 came to the shore very much exhausted. For three days 

 he swam off to the same spot, and was evidently trying 

 to find his lost master, so strong was his affection. 



The late Eev. James Simpson, of the Potterrow 

 Congregation, Edinburgh, had a large dog of a New- 

 foundland breed. At that time he lived at Libbertou, a 

 distance of two miles from Edinburgh, in a house to 

 which a garden was attached. One sacrament Sunday 

 the servant thought it a good opportunity to entertain 

 her friends, as her master and mistress were not likely 

 to return honie till after the evening service, about nine 

 o'clock. During the day the dog accompanied them 

 through the garden, and indeed whei-ever they went, in 

 the most attentive manner, and seemed well pleased. 

 In the evening, when the time arrived that the party 

 meant to separate, they proceeded to the door ; but the 

 dog, the instant they went to the door, interposed and 

 placed himself before it, and would not allow one of 



