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Newfoundland dog, when he fell from a high bank into 

 a dyke or canal, from his foot slipping ; and, as he was 

 unable to swim, he soon became senseless. On recover- 

 ing his recollection, he found himself in a cottage on 

 the opposite side of the dyke from which he had fallen, 

 surrounded by peasants who had been using the means 

 so common in that country to restore animation. They 

 told him that one of them, returning from labour, ob- 

 served at a considerable distance a large dog in the 

 water, swimming and dragging, and sometimes pushing 

 something which he seemed to have great difficulty in 

 supporting, but which he at length succeeded in getting 

 into a small creek on the opposite side to that on which 

 the men were. 



When the animal had pulled what he had hitherto 

 supported as far out of the water as he was able, the 

 peasant discovered that it was the body of a man. The 

 dog having shaken himself began industriously to lick 

 the hands and face of his master, while the peasant 

 hastened across ; and, having obtained assistance, the body 

 was removed to a neighbouring house, where the means 

 employed providentially proved effectual. Two very 

 considerable bruises, with the marks of teeth, appeared, 

 one on the shoulder, the other on the nape of the neck ; 

 whence it was presumed, that the faithful animal first 



