2 1(3 tl^E NEWFOUNDLAND DOG. 



quitted tlie machine, nearly out of his depth. The 

 state of alarm into which he was thrown, increased 

 his danger; and, unnoticed hy the person who attend- 

 ed the machine, he would unavoidably have been 

 drowned, had not a large Nev/foundland Dog, v^'hich 

 by accident was standing on the shore and observed 

 his distress, plunged in to his assistance. The Dog 

 seized him by the hair, and conducted him safely to 

 the shore ; but it was some time before he recovered. 

 The gentleman afterwards purchased the Dog at a 

 high price ; and preserved him as a treasure of equal 

 value with his whole fortune. 



During a severe storm, in the winter of 17S9) a 

 ship belonging to Newcastle was lost near Yar- 

 mouth ; and a Newfoundland Dog alone escaped to 

 sliore, bringing in his n:iouth the captain's pocket- 

 book. He landed amidst a number of people, several 

 uf whom in vain attempted to take from him hisprize. 

 The sagacious animal, as if sensible of the impor- 

 tance of the charge, which, in all probability^, was 

 delivered to him by his perisiiing master, at length 

 leapt fawningly against the breast of a man who 

 had attracted his notice anion;?: the crowd, and de- 

 livered the book to him. The Dog immediately 

 returned to t!:e place wlicrc he had landed ; and 

 watched with great attention for all the things that 

 came from the wrecked vessel, seizing them, and 

 endeavouring to bring them to land. 



A gentleman, walking by the side of the River 

 Tyne, observed, on the opposite side, that a child 

 had fidlcn intp the water : he pointed out the ob- 



