[The Infant System by Samuel Wilderspin]@TWC D-Link bookThe Infant System CHAPTER XI 16/63
Q.Is the dog of any other use? A.Yes; to draw under a truck.
D.Does he do as his master bids him? A.Yes; and knows his master from any other person. Q.Is the dog a faithful animal? A.Yes, very faithful; he has been known to die of grief for the loss of his master.
Q.Can you mention an instance of the dog's faithfulness? A.Yes; a dog waited at the gates of the Fleet prison for hours every day for nearly two years, because his master was confined in the prison.
Q.Can you mention another instance of the dog's faithfulness? A.Yes; a dog lay down on his master's grave in a churchyard in London for many weeks.
Q.How did the dog get food? A.The people who lived near noticed him, and brought him victuals.
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