NATURALISTS CABINET. 



Friendship of canine contraction. 



tion, from which it was known to be Dancer, 

 came thither soon after their going out the pre- 

 ceding morning, that he had waited quietly till 

 towards the evening, but then began to show 

 some signs of impatience, and in the morning 

 disappeared. It was of course concluded, that 

 the animal being disappointed in finding his 

 companions where he expected, had returned to 

 the kennel at Whinnick; but what was the sur- 

 prise and concern of his master, when, on re- 

 turning home, he learnt that he had come back 

 from Lutterworth, staid one day, and then de- 

 parted again 1 Every enquiry was made, but in 

 vain; till at length it was discovered, that not 

 finding the pack either at Lutterworth or at 

 \Vhinuick, Dancer had proceeded into War- 

 wickshire, to a house, where the hounds had 

 been for a week some months before. 



The following is a singular instance of friend- 

 ship of canine contraction. 



A clergyman, in the city, was possessed of a 

 dog, which had a custom of going every morn- 

 ing during the summer season to the New River, 

 and plunging into the water; after which immer- 

 sion, he very orderly trotted home again. This 

 peculiarity attracted the attention of another 

 clergyman, who, in his morning walks, had fre- 

 quently observed the fact witli no small enter- 

 tainment, ftor did he escape the notice of the 

 dog; for honest Rover, finding he had crept 

 into some little favour with the parson, resolved, 

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