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and his clippers insisted that, to effect a cure, he 

 must be all but drowned — if not quite — before the 

 desired change in his blood would take place. 



Poor fellow ! he came home more than satisfied 

 with his dose of salt water, which left him in a 

 prostrate condition for some days. His mind, how- 

 ever, was set at rest; he dreaded no longer an 

 attack of hydrophobia, and went about his work as 

 usual. For four years after, while in our service, he 

 enjoyed his general good health, although at the 

 return of spring we gave him alterative medicines, 

 succeeded by a dose or two of calomel, and at the 

 expiration of the period he was married, and left 

 our service for his native village, where he worked 

 as a farm-labourer for four years longer. Not liking 

 his occupation, he returned again to his old place, 

 but greatly altered in appearance, from severe 

 labour and hard living, to which he had been unac- 

 customed, having, previous to becoming feeder, filled 

 the situation of footman in our family. Although 

 ever a most willing active servant, he was not of a 

 robust constitution, and not of very strong intellect. 

 We noticed the change, and did all in our power to 

 induce him to feel once more at home, for it had 

 ever been our desire to attach those capable of 

 attachment by every kindness to ourselves, and we 

 had rarely failed in this respect. 



He was soon evidently in a rapid consumption, 

 and died just nine years after being bitten by the 

 hound ; and those who attended him in his last 

 moments declared that he was attacked with con- 

 vulsions and barked like a dog ! If the fact were 



