104 NATtTKAUST's CABINET. 



Remarkable 1 preservation. 



in the open country, when a dog came running 

 towards them, and, by his whining and piteuu> 

 gestures, seemed anxious to gain their attention. 

 On their noticing him, the animal ran back a 

 little part of the way, then returned, and, by his 

 actions, indicated his desire that they should fol- 

 low him. Struck by the .expressive countenance 

 of the dog, they agreed to follow him, and turned 

 towards the road whence he came. They had 

 not gone many yards, before the dog, by his 

 frisking about, and repeated gambols, appeared 

 to express great joy at this circumstance. He 

 then continued running a little way before them, 

 and at times returning to point out the road. At 

 length the dog suddenly stopped, w : hen, on ex- 

 amining the place, they discovered the body of 

 a man, apparently frozen to death, around whom 

 the poor animal went moaning most piteously. 

 They conveyed the body to a neighbouring vil- 

 lage, where, by proper care, suspended animation 

 was restored, and the dog was thus provideutially 

 the means of preserving his master's life." 



A gentleman who Jived near Aberdeen, was 

 walking across the river Dee, when it was fro- 

 zen; the ice gave way in the middle of the rive r, 

 and down he sunk; however, lie kept himself 

 from being carried away in the current by grasp.- 

 ing his gun, which had fallen athwart the open- 

 ing. A dog, who attended him, after many 

 fruitless attempts to rescue his master, ran to a 

 neighbouring village, and took hold of the coat 



