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with this faithful companion from the house of blood* 
to that mansion which the latter had formerly left in 
disgrace ; where the caresses of a grateful family* 
and an uninterrupted state of tranquillity, meliorated 
with every indulgence they could bestow, was regu- 
larly continued as long as he lived. 
The servants of a gentleman, who had a house 
near the river’s side, opposite to a little island, in 
the river Thames (which is said from this circum- 
stance to have been named the Isle of Dogs,) ob- 
served that a dog came constantly every day to 
them to be fed ; and, as soon as his wants were sa- 
tisfied, took to the water and swam away. On re- 
lating this to their master, the gentleman desired 
them to take a boat and follow the dog, the next 
time he came They did so, and the dog at their 
landing expressed great pleasure, and made use of 
all the means in his power to invite them to follow 
him, which they continued to do, till he stopped 
and scratched with his foot upon the ground ; and 
from that spot he would not move. Either that 
day or the next they dug up the earth in the place, 
and found the body of a man ; but it was impossible 
to discover who it was • and after every requisite 
step had been taken to find out the murderer, the 
corpse was buried, and the dog discontinued his 
visits to the island. The gentleman, pleased with > 
a creature which had shewn such uncommon sa- 
gacity and attachment to his former master, caressed 
him greatly, and made him the frequent companion 
of his walks. 
When he had been in possession of the faithful 
animal for some time, he was going to take a boat at 
one of the stairs in London, when the dog, which 
had never before been known to do such a thing, seized 
one of the watermen. The gentleman immediately 
thought that this fellow was the murderer of the 
dogs master, and taxed him with it; and he di- 
