THE DOG. 



The same authority relates an anecdote exhibiting the dog 

 in a new and not very creditable Hght. Here we have the 

 noble animal faithful unto death even to the shiverinj' beggar, 

 turned wolf — not a savage wolf, of the wilderness, bvt a polite 

 and polished wolf, growing fat on the bounty of the traveller, 

 instead of on the traveller's carcase. 



The gentlemen who related the story to Mr. Jesse were 

 riding from Geneva to Basle, when they discovered a fine-look- 

 ing dog following them. The coachman disclaimed any know- 

 ledge of the animal, which continued with the carriage through 

 the whole of the day's journey. " When we stopped for the 

 night, by close attendance on us as we alighted, and sundry 

 wags of the tail, looking up into our faces, he installed himself 

 in our good graces, and claimed to be enrolled a regular 

 member of the cortege. ' Give that poor dog a good supper, 

 for he has followed us all day,' was the direction to the people 

 of the inn ; and I took care to see it obeyed.' This affair of 

 the dog furnished conversation after our dinner. We were 

 unanimous in the conviction that we had done nothing to 

 entice the animal, and washed our hands of any intention to 

 steal him. We concluded that he had lost his master, and, as 

 all well-educated and discriminating dogs will do in such a 

 dilemma, that he had adopted other protectors, and had shown 

 his good sense and taste in the selection. It was clear, there- 

 fore, that we were bound to take care of him. 



" He was a stout dog, with a cross of the mastiff in him ; 

 an able-bodied trudger, well formed for scuffling in a market- 

 place. He was a dog also of much self-possession. In oxu" 

 transits through the villages he paid but little attention to the 

 curs which now and then attacked him. He followed us to 

 Basle ; we assigned to him the name of Carlo, which he had 

 already learned to answer readily ; we became quite attached 

 to him, and the affection appeared to be mutual. At Basle 

 we told the innkeeper the story, and added, that we had now 

 nothing to do but to take the dog to England with us, as we 

 could not shake him off. The landlord smiled. ' Why,' said 

 I, ' is it your dog P ' ' No,' said he. ' Does he belong to any 

 one yoii know ? ' ' No,' replied the host. ' Why do you smUe 

 then ? ' ' Vous verrez.' ' Well, but explain.' ' Well, then,' 

 said the landlord, ' this dog, which belongs to no one, is in the 

 habit of attaching himself to travellers passing between this 

 place and Geneva. He has often been at my house before. I 

 know the dog well. Be assured he will not go farther with 



