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a pleasing countenance, is docile, and of great size 
and sagacity. In his native country, he is extremely 
useful, being employed to bring wood from the in- 
terior. ‘ 4 
129. The Newfoundland Dog has also proved 
itself of great use in saving the lives of numberless 
persons, who were on the point of drowning ; and 
this circumstance, together with his uniform good 
temper, has rendered him a universal favourite. 
130. Numerous anecdotes are related to show the 
sagacity and usefulness of the Dog. In 1791, a 
person applied at a house in Deptford, in England, 
pretending that he had just arrived from the conti- 
nent. Having agreed upon the terms, he said that 
he would send his trunk that night, and come him- 
self the next day. 
131. About nine in the evening the trunk was 
brought, and the family were about going to bed, 
when the little house Dog placed himself opposite 
the trunk, and commenced an incessant barking. 
The suspicions of the family were roused ; they 
broke open the trunk, and found in it their new 
lodger, who had thus been conveyed into the house, 
with the intention of robbing it. 
132. “ A French merchant, having some money 
due from a correspondent, set out on horseback to 
receive it, accompanied by his Dog ; and, having 
settled the business to his satisfaction, placed it in 
the bag that contained his clothes. Finding him- 
self rather fatigued with his journey, he resolved to 
repose under a hedge, and, untying the bag from the 
Mention some particulars regarding the Newfoundland Dog. 
Relate some anecdotes to show the sagacity and usefulness of 
the Dog. 
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