Shall we not, all of us, learn love, fidelity and self-forgetfulness
from such an affectionate and faithful creature?
"I don't believe I could be as good as that dog," said Frank.
"I know I could not," said Harry. "How the shepherd and his wife
must have loved him! If I had been in their place, I should have
treated him like the little boy's brother, and kept him always in
the parlor."
"I dare say they did," said Mrs. Chilton.
There is an anecdote I have lately read, which shows that dogs have
compassion for other dogs, and will help a fellow in distress.
When the ice suddenly melted on a river in Germany, a little dog was
seen on a small piece of ice in the middle of the river. It was not
known how he got into that situation. He set up the most piteous
cries. A large dog who saw him dashed into the river, soon reached
the poor spaniel, seized him by the neck, and brought him safe to
shore, amidst the shouts and praises of the spectators.
Animals, when treated kindly, attach themselves to human beings.
Birds build their nests near the habitations of men. In the wild,
distant woods all is still. One hears no song of birds. In England,
where the robin is courted and made much of, he comes into the house
and takes his food from the table.
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