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driven on the beach at Lydd in Kent. The surf 

 was rolling furiously. Eight poor fellows were 

 crying for help, but no boat could be got off for 

 their assistance. At length a gentleman came down 

 to the beach accompanied by a fine Newfound- 

 land dog, he directed the attention of the animal to the 

 vessel and put a short stick into his mouth. The intel- 

 ligent and courageous fellow at once understood his 

 meaning, sprang into the sea, and fought his way 

 through the waves. He could not, however, on account 

 of the high seas running, get close enough to the vessel 

 to deliver that with which he was charged, but the crew 

 understood what was meant, made fast a rope to an- 

 other piece of wood and threw it towards him. The 

 noble beast dropped his own piece of wood, and seized 

 that which had been cast to him, and then, with a de- 

 gree of strength and determination scarcely credible, 

 for he was again and again lost sight of in the roaring 

 sea, he dragged it through the surge and delivered it to 

 his master. A line of communication was thus formed, 

 and every man on board was rescued. 



Referring to some of the breeds peculiar to north- 

 ern climes the following is told : A man named 

 Chabert had a beautiful Siberian dog, who would 

 draw him in a light carriage twenty miles a day. 

 He asked £200 for him, and sold him for nearly 

 that amount, for he was a most beautiful specimen 

 of his breed, and as docile as he was beautiful. 

 Between the sale and the delivery, the dog had an 

 accident and broke his leg. Chabert, to whom the 

 money was an object of immense importance, was in 



