Page 128 - Jack's victory and other stories about dogs

humane keeper. When the day of receiving

sentence arrived, notwithstanding the guards
which jealous power, conscious of its deserts,

stationed around, the dog penetrated into the

hall and couched himself between the legs of

the unhappy man, whom he was ah out to lose

for ever.
The fatal hour of execution arrived, the doors

were opened, his dog received him at the thresh­

old!—-his faithful dog cdone,evcn under the eye

of the tyrant, dared to own a dying friend! He
clung to his hand undaunted.

“ Alas! that hand will never more he spread

upon thy head, poor dog!” exclaimed the con­

demned man.
The axe fell, but the faithful adherent would

not leave the body; the earth received it, and

the mourner spread himself on the grave, where

he passed the first night, the next day, and the

.second night, The neighbour, meantime, unhappy
at not seeing the dog, and guessing the asylum

he had chose 11, stole forth at 1 light, and finding

him, caressed and brought him home. The good