A FAITHFUL FRIEND.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1275, 9 December 1884, Page 3

A FAITHFUL FRIEND.

A poor woman in the North of England was in the habit of going about from .one village to, the another, selling different little things for a livelihood, and was generally accompanied by a little dog. When at home the dog usually slept with the woman’s child in a cridle, and was much attached to it. The child fell ill and died, and although the mother lived at Hawkshead the infant was buried at Stavely. From distress of mind at the time, the poor woman took little notice of the doK, but soon after the funeral it was missed, nor could any tidings be gained of it for a fortnight. When her wanderings were resumed the mother happened to pass through Stavely, and, prompted by a mother’s feelings, went to take a mournful look at her child’s grave. On going to it she found, to her great astonishment, her lost dog. It was lying in a deep hole which it had scratched for itself over the child’s grave, probably hoping to get a little nearer to the object of its affection. It was in an emaciated state from hunger, but neither hunger, cold nor privation had overcome its love, nor diminished the force of its attachment.