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the machines into the water ; but being unacquainted with 

 the steepness of the shore, and no swimmer, he found him- 

 self, the instant he quitted the vehicle, out of his depth. 

 The state of alarm into which he was thrown increased his 

 danger, and, unnoticed by the person who attended the ma- 

 chine, ho would inevitably have been drowned, had not a 

 large Newfoundland-dog, which by accident was standing on 

 the shore and observed his distress, plunged in to his assist- 

 tance : the animal seized him by the hair, and conducted 

 him safely to the land ; but it was some time before he 

 recovered. The gentleman afterwards purchased the dog at 

 a high price, and preserved him as a treasure of equal value 

 with his whole fortune. 



As a proof that dogs xmderstand, in many instances, 

 spoken language, we have seen a Newfoundland-dog fetch any 

 particular thing which his master asked him. A large 

 assemblage of various articles were promiscuously piled up in 

 the middle of the floor of an adjoining room, such as shoes, 

 boots, gloves, sticks, umbrellas, horse-whips, spurs, hats, slip- 

 pers, &c. We were asked what we wished him to bring, and 

 instantly on it being named, the dog went to the next room 

 and fetched it. We first requested a pair of slippers to be 

 brought, when Cassar brought one, laid it down, and returned 

 for the other. He was next required to fetch a stick ; he in- 

 stantly obeyed, and returned with the one his master invari- 

 ably used, although there were several others in the heap. 



THE shepherd's DOG. 



The shepherd's dog is characterised by his upright ears, 

 sometimes slightly drooping at the tips, sharp muzzle, his long 

 and rather woolly-like hair, with a great villosity on the under 

 part of the tail, as well as on the back of the fore-legs. The 

 body is somewhat elongated, and the legs rather short. There 



