sexton. The next day he again found the animal, who had made his way by some unaccountable means into the inclosure, and had dug himself a bed on the grave of his master. Once more he was hunted out, and again he was found in the same situation the following day. The minister of the parish hearing of the circumstance, had him caught, taken home and fed, and endeavoured by every means to win the animal's affections; but they were inseparably wedded to his late master, and he took the first opportunity of escape, and regain his lonely situation. With true benevolence, the worthy clergyman permitted him to follow the bent of his inclinations; but to soften the rigour of his fate, he built him a small kennel upon the grave, which was replenished once a day with food and water. Two years did this mirror of fidelity pass in this manner, till death put an end to his griefs.

The account we have of Sabinus and his dog, is another proof of canine attachment. After the execution of Sabinus, the Roman general, who suffered death for his attachment to the family of Germanicus, his body was exposed to the public upon the precipiece of the Gemoniæ, as a warning to all

who should dare to befriend the house of Germanicus: no friend had courage to approach the body; one only remained truehis faithful dog. For three days the animal continued to watch the body; his pathetic howlings awakened the sympathy of every heart. Food was brought him, which he was kindly encouraged to eat; but on taking the bread, instead of obeying the impule of hunger, he fondly laid it on his master's mouth, and renewed his lamentations; days thus passed, nor did he for a moment quit the body.

The body was at length thrown into the Tiber, and the generous creature still unwil ling that it should perish, leaped into the water after it,and clasping the corpse between his paws, vainly endeavoured to preserve it from sinking.

Austine affirms the following:-A certain priest, having a loving dog, was killed for his money, and thrown among bushes, or in some other private place: which dog so mourned for his said master, that he would not depart from him, but howled, so that the dead body was found; which dead body was brought before certain men to be viewed,to which place divers people resorted,

amongst whom the murderer must needs shew himself (lamenting outwardly the matter with the rest of the by-standers, as though he had been guiltless as the rest,) whom, when the said dog perceived, he barked and, did run, at him fiercely, and by no means would leave his barking, howling, and running at him, and none other, shewing, in his manner that, that was he who killed his master. Whereupon being suspected, he was examined, and forthwith confessed his wicked fact, and therefore was executed.

Many more instances of the friendship of this sagacious domestic could be given; but as they are to be found in many natural histories, &c. we hope these, with one or two instances of the sagacity and reasoning powers of other animals and birds will suffice.

An instance of the Elephant's attachment to his master, is thus given:-King Porus. in a battle with Alexander the Great, being severely wounded, fell from the back of his elephant. The Macedonian soldiers supposing him dead, pushed forward, in order to dispoil him of his rich clothing and accoutrements; but the faithful elephant stand

ing over the body of its master, boldly repel led every one who dared to approach, and while the enemy stood at bay, took the bleeding Porus up with his trunk, and placed him again on his back. The troops of Porus came up by this time to his relief, and the king was saved; but the elephant died of the wounds which it had received in the heroic defence of its master.

Of these and other sentiments, such as pride, and even a sense of glory, the elephant exhibits proofs equally surprising and indubitable.

Ludolph relates that,elephants were of old employed in India, in the launching of ships, and, that one being directed to force a very large vessel into the water, the work proved superior to its strength; his master, with sarcastic tone, bid the keeper take away the lazy beast, and bring another; the poor animal instantly repeated his efforts, fractured his scull, and died on the spot.

As to the natural affection of brutes, says an ingenious writer," the more I reflect on it, the more I am astonished at its effects. Nor is the violence of this affection more wonderful than the shortness of its duration. Thus every hen in her turn is the virago of

the yard, in proportion to the helplessness of her brood; and will fly in the face of a dog or a sow in defence of those chickens which in a few weeks she will drive before her with relentless cruelty. This affection sublimes the passions, quickens the invention and sharpens the sagacity of the brute creation. Thus a hen, just become a mother, is no longer that placid bird she used to be, but with feathers standing on end, wings hovering, and clocking note, she runs about like one possessed. Dams will throw themselves in the way of the greatest danger in order to avert it from their progeny. Thus a partridge will tumble along before a sportsman, in order to draw away the dogs from the helpless

covey.

"In the time of nidification, the most feeble birds will assualt the most rapacious. All the hirundines of a village are up in arms at the sight of a hawk, which they will pursue till it leaves that district. A very exact observer has often remarked that, a pair of ravens nestling in the rock of Gibralter would suffer no vulture or eagle to rest near their station, but would drive them from the hill with amazing fury: even the blue thrush at the season of breeding, would dart out from among the clefts of the rocks to chase away