THE DOG. 
A large volume might be filled with ane^' 
dotes illustrative of the docility, sagacity, ii*' 
telligence, courage, fidelity, and attachmen' 
of the dog; we are obliged to confine oiif' 
selves to the selection of one or two for tW 
amusement of the reader. 
The author of ‘ The Menageries ’ relate' 
that in 1818 a gentleman from London too^ 
possession of a house at Horton, in Bucking' 
hamshire, the former tenant of which had rC' 
moved to a farm about a mile distant. Tb^ 
new comer brought with him a fine Frend* 
poodle, to do the duty of watchman in plac^ 
of a fine Newfoundland dog, which went awa)' 
with his master : but a puppy of the sani^ 
breed was left behind, and was incessantly 
peisecuted by the poodle. As the puppy gre'' 
up, the persecution still continued. One da)’ 
he was missing for some hours ; at length 
returned, bringing with him his old friend, th^ 
large dog, when both instantly fell on the 
