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circumstance, had him caught, taken home, and fed, 

 and endeavoured by every means to win the animal's 

 affections: but they were wedded to his late master; 

 and, in consequence, he took the first opportunity to 

 escape, and regain his lonely situation. With true be- 

 nevolence, the worthy clergyman permitted him to fol- 

 low the bent of his inclinations ; and, to soften the rigour 

 of his fate, he built him, upon the grave, a small ken- 

 nel, which was replenished once a day with food and 

 water. Two years did this example ot fidelity and con- 

 stancy pass in this manner, when death put an end to 

 his griefs; and the extended philanthropy of the good 

 clergyman allowed his remains an asylum with his be- 

 loved master^^. 



I have seen a poodle dog, the property of the Marquis 

 of Worcester; which dog was taken by him from 

 the grave of his former owner, a French ofiicer, who, 

 having been killed at the battle of Salamanca, had been 

 buried on the spot. This dog had remained on the 

 grave till he was nearly starved, and even then was re- 



^^ Marie Antoinette avoit au Temple un chieii qui I'avoit 



constamnient suivie. Lorsqu'elle fiit transferree a la Conciergerie, 



le chien y vient avec elle ; mais on ne la laissa pas entier dans cette 



nouvelle prison. II attendit longtemps au guichet, ou il fut mal- 



traite par les gendarmes, qui iui donncient des coups de baionettes: 



ces mauvais traitemens n'ebranlerent point sa fidelite : il resta tou- 



jours pres de I'endroit ou etoit sa maitresse : et lorsqu'il se sentoit 



presse par la faim, il alloit dans quelques maisons voisines du palais, 



ou il trouvoit a manger. II revenoit ensuite se coucher a la porte 



de la Conciergerie. Lorsque Marie Antoinette eut perdue la vie 



sur Tecliafaud, le cliien velloit toujours a la porte de sa prison ; il 



contiiuioit d'aller chereher quelques debris de cuisine chez les trai- 



teiirs du voisinage; mais il ne se donnoit u personne, et il revenoit 



toujours au porte ou sa fidelite I'avoit place — il y'etoit encore en 1795, 



et teut le quartier le designoit sous le noni de C/nen de la Rein, 



