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to win his affedions : but they were wedded to his 

 late mafter; and, in confequence, he took the firft 

 opportunity to efcape, and regain his lonely fituation. 

 With true benevolence, the worthy clergyman per- 

 mitted him to follow the bent of his inclinations ; 

 but, to foften the rigour of his fate, he built him on 

 the grave a fmall kennel, which was repleniflied once 

 a day with food and water. Two years did thiis 

 example of fidelity pafs in this manner, when death 

 put an end to his griefs ; and the extended philan* 

 thropy of the good clergyman allowed his remains 

 an afylum with his beloved mafter. 



Warmth is always congenial to the feelings of 

 dogs ; but in ficknefs it is even more neceflary than 

 frefli air : their difeafes are very apt to end in con- 

 vulfions, if they are not kept warm. 



Liberal feeding is efientiall}^ neceffary in moft dif- 

 eafes to which dogs are liable : living, like ourfelves, 

 a life of art, their complaints are moft of them thofe 

 of weaknefs ; that is, under difeafe, they feldom can 

 bear to be much lowered : there are cafes, however, 

 as adive inflammation, where a cooling plan only 

 can be proper. When dogs are very weak, their 

 ftomachs cannot digeft meat, even if they willingly 

 eat it ; but in thefe cafes they receive more nutri- 

 ment from broth, j^lly, &c., but moft of all from 

 gruel; for broth often purges, but gruel never. 

 They muft be enticed to eat likewife by the fame 



