THE DOG. 
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sons out of the water, who are in danger of drowning. \ 
He is a very large, strong animal, with shaggy hair and f 
a long nose. His countenance is sober, and pleasant, ) 
and his kindness and sagacity, wonderful. Many per¬ 
sons have owed their lives to these Dogs, and they are 
highly valued for their attachment to persons. 
What can be said of the Greenland Dog ? ( 
The Greenland Dog, in that cold country where he ) 
lives, is used instead of the horse, and the ox. These ; 
Dogs are harnessed to a small sleigh, called a sledge, l 
which they draw on the ice and snow with great swift- ' 
ness. They draw in pairs, with a single one forward as 
a leader, and five Dogs are usually harnessed to one l 
sledge. The driver guides them with a string tied round : 
the collar of the leader. These animals will travel about ; 
seventy miles in a day, which is further than almost any ’ 
horse can go. 
Is the Cur Dog employed for any useful purpose ? ) 
The Cur Dog is not so useless as his name would lead 
us to suppose. In sagacity, care and fierceness he is by ) 
no means inferior to many of his kind. This Dog is very 
useful on the farm. He knows his master’s fields and 
his cattle, and takes great pleasure in driving away such ; 
animals, as he knows do not belong to his master. He ; 
is also a good watch Dog, and takes care of his master’s ) 
coat, or other property when told to do so. 
How does the Spaniel make himself useful 1 ( 
The water Spaniel is very useful to hunters, who shoot ’ 
water fowl, such as ducks and wild geese. He is an ex- <J 
cellent swimmer, and is fond of going into the water to 
bring on shore such game as his master shoots. His hair ; 
is thick, and beautifully curled, and his color is common- 
ly white, spotted with brown, or red. His ears are long, 1 
and covered with silky hair. 
What sort of a Dog is the Terrier ? / 
The Terrier is a small Dog with rough, long hair about 
his neck and shoulders. About his face and nose are a 
few long hairs standing out like bristles. These stiff ' 
hairs are not seen on other dogs, and therefore serve to 
mark this variety. The Terrier is a very active and fierce 
animal, and is useful in bringing small game out of their 
holes, and in destroying rats and mice. j 
ANECDOTE I. j 
The dog has often been known to lead blind men by a 
string tied about his neck, from place to place and in 
cities, from street to street. This he does with the 
greatest care, and with perfect safety to the blind man. 
A poor old blind man in the city of London, who could , 
not work, had no other way of gaining his living but by 
begging from house to house. This certainly was a very 
humble employment, but as the poor man had no other 
way of getting his bread, he was not to blame for living 
in this manner. This beggar, as he went about the > 
streets, was always led by a Dog, who was one of his best 
friends, because he not only helped him to go home 
again in safety, but to get his living while in the streets. 
The Dog was always attentive to his master, and when 
any kind person threw him down a penny, orotherpiece 
of money, he would take it up in his mouth, and put it 
into the old man’s hand. This sagacity and kindness in 
the Dog, made people take much notice of him, so that 
many persons would throw small bits of money on pur¬ 
pose to see the animal take them up and give them to 
his master. The school boys would amuse themselves 
by throwing pennies over the fence, or burying them in 
the mud to see if the Dog could find them. If he found 
them they would let him have the penny for his pay, 
when he would always run and put it into his master’s 
hand. Whether the Dog always saw the boys when 
they threw the penny, or whether he could smell it 
when in the mud, we cannot say, but in one way or 
another he almost always found it in a few minutes. In 
this manner the poor old blind man got his living by the 
sagacity of his Dog. 
Every child, if he will think a moment, will see the 
goodness of the Great Creator in this story. For we must 
not give praise to the Dog only for this attention and 
kindness to his poor master, but we must look further, 
and bestow our praise and thanks on Him, who made 
the Dog, and gave him power and inclination thus to 
serve the poor in time of need. 
ANECDOTE II. 
The following instance of sagacity and attachment in 
the Dog is very uncommon ; but it is quite true. It 
happened many years since, and was so much thought 
of at the time, that a picture of the Dog and man fight¬ 
ing, was made of wood, and may still be seen in one of 
the old buildings in France. 
A gentleman named Aubri, was traveling through the 
forest of Bondy, in France, when a person, then unknown, 
murdered and buried him under a tree. A Dog, which 
belonged to the gentleman, did not leave his master’s 
grave for several days, till at last being almost starved, 
he went to the house of his master’s friend in the city of 
Paris, and by his mournful howling, tried to tell him of 
his master’s death. For several days he kept crying, and 
running a little way, and then looking back, to see if 
any one followed him. He also pulled his master’s friend 
by the sleeve, and tried to make him go with him. The 
uncommon actions of the dog, and the absence of his 
master, whose friend and companion he had always 
been, finally prevailed on the people to follow him. 
With every mark of joy, he led them to the tree, under 
which he began to scratch with his feet, at the same time 
howling most piteously. Here the men dug down, and 
found the body of Iris unfortunate master Aubri. 
