. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . aped to fhore, bringing inhis mouth the captains pocket book. He landed amidfta number of people, feveral of whorp in vain endeavour-ed to take it from him. The fagacious animal, as if fen-fible of the importance of the charge, which in all proba-bility was delivered to him by his perifhing mafter, atlength leapt fawningly againft the breaft of a man, wholiad attracted his- notice among the crowd, and deliveredthe book to him. The Dog immediately returned to theplace where he had landed, and watched with great at-tention for ev
. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . aped to fhore, bringing inhis mouth the captains pocket book. He landed amidfta number of people, feveral of whorp in vain endeavour-ed to take it from him. The fagacious animal, as if fen-fible of the importance of the charge, which in all proba-bility was delivered to him by his perifhing mafter, atlength leapt fawningly againft the breaft of a man, wholiad attracted his- notice among the crowd, and deliveredthe book to him. The Dog immediately returned to theplace where he had landed, and watched with great at-tention for every thing that came from the wrecked vef-fel, feizing them, and endeavouring to bring them toland. HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 359 The following is another inftance of their great doci-lity and ftrength of obfervation :—A gentleman walkingby the fide of the river Tyne, and obferving, on the op-pofite fide, a child fall into the water, gave notice to hisDog, which immediately jumped in, fwam over, andcatching hold of the child with its mouth, brought it fafeto Z 4 35o HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS.
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