THE CAPTAINS POCKET-BOOK. 89 



Halifax, coming on board his ship, speaking to one of 

 his officers about a Newfoundland dog on board, named 

 Lion, who had grown very old in the captain s service, 

 said, ' I think I must have poor old Lion killed, for he 

 is so aged, and has a very disagreeable smell about him,' 

 which is usually the case as dogs advance in years. 

 Lion was standing near his master and heard this con- 

 versation. Shortly after this a boat was manned to go 

 on shore, when the dog jumped into it, the crew allow- 

 ing him to remain, conceiving he would come back with 

 them to the ship ; but as soon as they arrived at the 

 landing place Lion immediately left them, and watching 

 the arrival of another man-of-war's boat, leaped into it, 

 and was taken to the ship. A singular circumstance took 

 place after he had changed his quarters : whenever he 

 saw a boat arrive from the man-of-war he had escaped 

 from he disappeared from the quarter-deck and con- 

 cealed himself in some part of the ship below ; sho^ving, 

 evidenth^, that he was fully aware of the impending 

 danger which he had fortunately escaped." 



Berwick mentions an incident which shows the ex- 

 traordinary sagacity of the Newfoundland dog. " In a 

 severe storm a ship was lost off Yarmouth, and no living 

 creature escaped except a Newfoundland dog, which 

 swam to the shore with the captain's pocket-book in his 

 mouth. Several of the bystanders attempted to take it 

 from him, but he would not part with it. At length, 

 selecting one person from the crowd whose appearance 

 probably pleased him, he leaped against his breast 

 in a fawning manner, and delivered the book to his 

 care." 



Below is a translation of Lord Grenville's lines on his 

 faithful Newfoundland dog, which may be seen at Drop- 



TOL. II. H 



