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on one of the quays on the Liffey, when it made a sud- 
den spring from her arms, and fell into the water. The 
screaming nurse and anxious spectators saw the child 
sink, as they thought, to rise no more; when at the 
very instant a Newfoundland Dog, which was accident- 
ally passing, rushed to the spot, and at the sight of the 
child, who at that moment re-appeared, sprang into the 
water. The child again sunk, and the faithful animal 
was seen anxiously swimming round the spot. Once 
more the child rose, and the Dog gently, but firmly, 
seized him and bore him to land. Meanwhile a gentle- 
man arrived who appeared to take much interest in the 
affair, and on the person who had the child turning to 
show it him, he recognised the well-known features of 
his own son. A mixed sensation of horror, joy, and 
surprise struck him mute. When he recovered himself 
he lavished a thousand caresses on the faithful animal, 
and offered his master five hundred guineas for him ; 
but the latter felt too much affection for the noble 
animal to part with him on any consideration whatever. 
We also subjoin another equally interesting. 
A native of Germany, fond of travelling, was pursu- 
ing his course through Holland, accompanied by a large 
Newfoundland Dog. Walking one evening on a high 
bank, which formed one side of a dike, or canal, so com- 
mon in that country, his foot slipped, and he was pre- 
cipitated into the water, and being unable to swim he 
soon became senseless. When he recovered his recol- 
lection he found himself in a cottage on the other side 
of the dike, surrounded by peasants, who had been using 
means to restore suspended animation. The account 
given by them was, that one of them, returning home 
from his labour, observed at a considerable distance a 
large Dog in the water swimming, and dragging the 
body of a man into a small creek on the opposite side to 
which the men were. 
The Dog having shaken himself, began industriously 
to lick the hands and face of his master, while the rustic 
hastened across ; and, having obtained assistance, the 
bod} r was conveyed to a neighbouring house, where the 
usual means of resuscitation soon restored him to sense 
