The dog saw the danger at once and seized the baby's dress
tightly between his teeth. Baby pulled and pulled, but the wise old dog
held the tiny skirts firmly. Then the baby cried and screamed, until his
nurse came to see what could be the matter. The dog wagged his tail and
looked up as if to say: "I'm glad you have come. You ought not to leave
a baby near a fire. What would have happened if I had not been here, I
should like to know?"
There is a well-known painting called "Saved," which tells its own
story. A pet kitten has been chased by two lively little terriers, and
the big, friendly dog has taken her into his care. She is not afraid of
the little dogs now. They may bark as much as they like. The big dog
looks as if he were saying, "Run away, little dogs! You may not mean to
hurt Miss Puss, but you are very rude to frighten her so. If you were as
large and strong as I am, you would be ashamed to bark at a poor,
helpless little kitten. Come now; run away, and do not tease her any
more."
A large dog once hurt his leg, and a friendly surgeon bandaged it for
him. One night, some months after, the surgeon received a call from his
former patient, who brought with him another dog, suffering from a
similar accident.
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