ANIMAL 
A yEssEL was driven on the beach of Lydd, in 
Kent. The sea was very high. 
Hight men clung to the wreck, 
which was every moment in 
danger of going to pieces. No boat could be 
got off through the storm to help the despairing 
sailors, and it looked as if they would drown 
before the eyes of the watchers upon the land. 
Presently a gentleman came along the beach 
accompanied by 
his Newfound- 
land dog. The 
gentleman direc- 
ted the animal’s 
attention to the 
vessel, and then 
put a short stick 
in his mouth. 
The dog at once 
comprehended 
his master’s 
meaning and 
plunged into the 
sea. 
Bravely he 
fought his way 
through the an- 4 
gry waves, but 
he could not get 
close enough to 
the vessel to de- 
liver that with 
which he had 
been charged. 
The crew, how- 
ever, understood 
what was wanted, 
and making fast 
a rope to another 
piece of wood, 
they threw the 
wood toward the 
dog. 
The intelligent animal at once dropped his own 
piece of wood and seized that which had been 
thrown to him. Then he started for the shore. 
Again and again he was iost under the waves, 
but with almost incredible determination he held 
on to the stick and dragged the rope through 
the surf till he delivered it to his master. A 
line of communication was thus made with the 
vessel, and every man on board was saved. 
A Life=Saving 
Dog. 
Then he started for the shore. 
ANECDOTES. 
We take the following from ‘The Golden 
Penny’ :—‘‘ We recently pub- 
lished an extract from ANIMAL 
Lire, describing a duel between 
a lioness anda donkey. A fight of a somewhat 
similar character has just caused great sensation 
in Western Australia. A fine lioness had 
been suffermg from a _ persistent nervous 
ailment. It was decided to place a tiger with 
her for company. 
At first it seemed 
as if the animals 
would agree all 
right, as they 
‘purred and rub- 
bed each other’s 
heads through 
the bars with 
great friendliness. 
But afterwards 
the lioness began 
to get snappy, 
and dealt the 
tiger some blows 
that would have 
broken the head 
of any other 
beast, and when 
she gave him a 
sharp bite he 
seized the lioness 
and bit her 
through the 
throat, lacerating 
the neck in a 
frightful manner. 
He dragged her 
round the cage, 
and once threw 
Tiger v. 
Lioness. 
her ight over 
his back. The 
lioness showed 
great pluck, and 
fought with all her strength, but the tiger was 
her master. Hvyentually the tiger was induced to 
drop his antagonist and crawl into an inner 
cage. The victor bore few marks of the 
encounter, although he received some terrible 
blows, each one, according to an eye-witness, 
sufficient to smash the head of a man. Half 
an hour after the tiger had been driven off the 
lioness died.” 
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