THE DOG. 



Effects of attachment. 



tendant, both by night and day: whenever old 

 Paniel appeared, Dash was close beside him, 

 .and the dog w r as of infinite use in his nocturnal 

 excursions. The game, at that season, he never 

 regarded, although in the day time no spaniel 

 would find it in a better style, or in greater quan- 

 tity; but, if at night a strange foot had entered 

 iiny of the coverts, he informed his master, by a 

 significant whine, that the enemy were abroad; 

 and many poachers have been detected and 

 -caught from this singular intelligence. After 

 many years friendly connection, old Daniel was 

 afflicted with a consumption, which terminated 

 in his death: whilst the slow but fatal progress 

 of his disorder allowed him to crawl about, Dash, 

 as usual, followed his footsteps, and when nature 

 was still further exhausted, and he took to his 

 bed, at the foot of it unwearily attended the 

 faithful animal; and when he died, the dog 

 would not quit the body, but laid upon the bed 

 by its side. It was with difficulty he was tempted 

 to take any food; and although after the funeral 

 he was taken to the hall, and caressed with all 

 the tenderness which so fond an attachment na- 

 turally excited, he took every opportunity to steal 

 back to the. room in the cottage, where his old 

 master breathed his last; here he would remain 

 for hours, and from thence daily visited his 

 grave; but at the end of fourteen days, notwith- 

 standing every kindness and attention shown 

 Jinn, he died literally broken-hearted, 



