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Fidelity of a dog. 



outcries, to interpose, in order to prevent further 

 mischief. Being at length weary of living always 

 with one whom he hated, he resolved to make 

 away with her. But he pretended to be recon- 

 ciled, altered his conduct, and, on holidays, in- 

 vited her to walk out with him into the fields, 

 for recreation. One evening, after. a very hot 

 day, he carried her to cool and repose herself on 

 the border of a spring, in a very shady and so- 

 litary place. The clearness of the water tempted 

 him to drink; and as he pretended to be very 

 thirsty, he laid himself down on his belly, and 

 swilled large draughts of it, highly commend- 

 ing its .sweetness and advising his wife to 

 refresh herself in like* manner. She believed 

 him, and complied. As soon as he saw her in 

 that posture, he threw himself upon her, and 

 plunged her head into the water, in order to 

 drown her. She struggled hard, but could not 

 have saved herself, had it not been for the as-* 

 sistance of a dog, who was very fond of her, and 

 never left her company. He immediately flew 

 upon the husband, seized him by the throat, 

 compelled him to relinquish his hold, and thus 

 saved the life of his mistress." 



" In the severe winter of 1 793, a hairdresser 

 at Hanover went out of the city gate, in the dusk 

 of the evening, with one of his friends, who had 

 some business at a neighbouring village, in order 

 to show him the road, the ground beinjg then 

 covered with snow. They were scarcely arrived 



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