Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-11-11
CANINE FIDELITY.

We copy the following interesting narrative from the Ham
lion Canada Wes) Spectator
On Saturday night, residing in Est Market street
found in that part of the city called Mores Survey child Of
six eight years Of age, sitting the road side ard crying
bitterly. The child attended by Newfoundland dog,
which attempted to pacs is companion by lying beside him
ant licking his face. Tie took the boy his and
brought him To tic engine house, thinking that the parents
would lie likely hear of their child there than any
other place The dog followed quietly, and upon Mr. Ryk-
nan, whose humanity and well known, making
bed for tae chd the dog testified its delight by jumping
the and licking TIE host and child alternately The boy
being comfortably betdcd fer the night the dog took his post
beside him and could he coaxed from the spot During
The night Mr. R kman had occasion 60 the con bur
the he crossed the threshold dog who was SO
dpce when he c, became uriOusy enrased, and actually
drove him cut Of the room least quickly he entered
Eehcr coaxng Seeding had he s effect upon the
faithful animal be- had taken the child under bis protection
anu appeared determined 10 perform his duty Early in the
morning. ano her menber Of the family, who
that they bad viies, went into the room, ht be had hardly
placed foot inside when he futousy attacked by the
dog, and compelled todecamp. Before ong however, he
sezd char TO defend himself, and broke il to pieces
the dog, without producing any other effect than rendering
him more savage and determined Than before Finding
impossible either get into his the dog out Of
IL awaken the child Mr. Rykman procured assistance and
entry effected simultaneously by the door and window
sui the dog remained resoulc; he would permit to
approach the child, and il actually necessary beat him
severely with clubs he could lie driven Of tie house.
This being las, effected the dog started off rapidly it
could and in the oil couple of hours returned,
panied by the child MOTHER jumped into the room, and began
licking and fonJIng It's lille companion Even then it
with difficulty that the could prevent tue dog from
flying those who bad been compelled, in self defence TO
beat and drive him from the house. the said she
had been in search Of the child all night without success aud
that in crossing the Dundum she the dog
following her At the top Of his speed Upon reaching bis
mistress The faithful animal Immediately caught her by the
dress and pulled in the direction o. tbs The woman,
Of the intelligence Of The ANIMAL and knowing that
had accompanied the boy when he strayed from home follow
o. in the certainty that she would be taken hgr child whe
Their dead OF alive. Nor she disappointed The
lives point beyond the marsh, iess miles from the
town. and she thinks hat the dog leaving the engine house
sragh homo, and finding is mistress absent, got upon
her track and followed until he found her. Net the least
interesting that have 70 narTata in this rambling
SKETCH il, that the moment the and child en the
house the dog became perfectly quiet and made advances
towards reconciliation with those he had 50 sayagey assal
cd a few hours before