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fions at the momentary fight of a dead one ; and 1 

 have many times witneffed an angry word fpoken to 

 a healthy dog have the above effetl on a Tick one, 

 who was near. Joy and furprife will produce the 

 fame. A dog, under my care, who was rapidly re- 

 covering from a lingering illnefs, was vifited by a 

 fervant, of whom the animal was particularly fond : 

 on feeing this fervant, he at once fell into convulfions, 

 and never afterwards recovered from them ; and 

 this I have feen frequently happen. So great is the 

 gratitude and attachment of thefe animals, and fo 

 feelingly alive are they to kindnefs, that even in 

 death they are not unmindful of their benefadors. 

 A large fetter, who, after being tenderly nurfed in 

 diftemper for three weeks, had lain on a bed for 

 three days in a dying fituation, without the ability 

 to rife ;— a lady, who had been very attentive to 

 him, on entering the room after a fliort abfence, 

 obferved him fix his eyes attentively on her, and 

 make an effort to crawl acrofs the bed towards her : 

 this he accompli filed, evidently for the fole pur- 

 pofe of licking her hands; which having done, he 

 expired without a groan. I am as convinced that 

 the animal was fenfible of his approaching diffolu- 

 tion, and that this was a laft forcible effort to ex- 

 prefs his gratitude for the care taken of him, as I 

 am of my own exillence ; and had I never witneffed 

 but this proof of excellence alone, I Ihould think a 



