of the little curs, we see every day. These dogs are trained to go down the mountains, and if they find any travelers, who have lost their way in the deep snow, or who are unable to get to the convent, these dogs help them. One of them in ranging about[Pg 51] the mountain a few years ago, met with a poor little boy, almost dead with cold and hunger, and so benumbed that he could not walk. [Pg 50] [Pg 51] The dog made signs to him, so as to make him understand, that he wanted him to get up upon his back, which after much trouble, the poor little[Pg 52] boy did, and the dog carried him to the convent, where he was put into a warm bed, and taken so good care of, that he was soon quite well. [Pg 52] All dogs, however, are not like the good dogs of St. Bernard. Some are very vicious. Such dogs are dangerous animals, and certainly should not be permitted to go unchained. He rushed into the parlor, where all the family were at tea. Page 55. There was an instance of great ferocity on the part of a dog exhibited not long since, in the streets of New York. A horse belonging to a poor drayman, got free from the halter with which he was fastened, and started for home. The drayman as[Pg 55] soon as he found the horse gone, went in pursuit and called upon the people in the streets to stop his horse. A bull-dog also taking the alarm pursued the horse, and soon coming up with him, seized the poor animal by the upper lip. The horse, terribly frightened, ran along several streets, the dog all the time hanging to his lip. At length a crowd collecting prevented his farther progress; and to escape being caught, and frantic with pain and fear, he rushed into a hardware shop, and thence into the parlor where all the family were at tea. After turning over the chairs and table,[Pg 56] they were driven back into the shop, when every exertion was made in vain by the owner of the horse, and several others to release the animal from the gripe of the tormentor. At last one of the company with a knife put an end to the dog's existence, thus releasing the poor horse. [Pg 55] [Pg 56] [Pg 58] [Pg 58]
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