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DOGS.
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tleman had a remarkably fine Newfoundland dog,
so innately gallant and polite, that unless ordered
to remain at home, he invariably, unbidden, pre-
ceded his master’s wife and sisters when they
walked abroad, if they were unattended by a
gentleman. He compelled every person he met,
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NEWFOUNDLAND DOG.
by a significant look or growl, to make way for them, but when a gentleman accompanied them he always walked behind. When with him, by night or by day, they were safe, for his courage was equal to his sagacity, and on the slightest signal from them of alarm, he was ready to give Battle. [1]
- ↑ Gleanings, p. 151.
