sky, when she awoke, and after allaying her thirst from the river, she looked around to find some berries for her breakfast. She soon found enough to satisfy her hunger, and then, seating herself on the trunk of a fallen tree, which projected over the river's bank, she gave herself up to reflection. At length she determined to try once more, if she could find the way to her home, and so she arose and started in the direction which she thought would lead her there. For many long hours she wandered on through the forest, and when night approached she found herself, weary and exhausted, at the place from which she had started in the morning, and despaired of ever seeing her home again.

It may seem strange that her courage should so soon forsake her but it must be remembered that she was only seven years of age, and had become very weary during the day.

Evening soon came on, and Anna sought her shelter in the hollow tree, to rest, but not to sleep. For a long time she mused on her situation. She thought of her parents and her happy home, which was now rendered desolate by her absence, and tears filled her dark blue eyes, as she reflected that she might never again behold that loved retreat. She thought of the anguish which would rend her fond parents' hearts, on her account, and she knew that they would spend many wretched hours thinking of her. Thus she mused for a long time, when at length she chanced to gaze upward, and behold the scenes that there met her eyes. The silvery orb of night shone with her pure and holy light, ever and anon darting behind the vapory clouds, and then reäppearing in view, as if her sight was too pure and lovely a thing for earth. "The stars sparkled like diamonds in the blue vault of heaven," and the scene was one well adapted to soothe and quiet the soul. The mild and lovely scene shed a gentle and benign influence over the mind of our heroine, and she soon fell asleep. Meanwhile we will leave her, and go to see what has become of her parents.

Mr. Hudson arrived at home on the same day that Anna was lost, and her parents were much alarmed because she did not return home. Her father, with two or three of his neighbors, procured lanterns, and searched for her until nearly midnight, but could discover no traces of her They then returned home very much ex

hausted, but early the next morning the search was renewed; and almost every male, together with some of the hardy females of the settlement, engaged in it. They div ded themselves into companies of three or four, and searched the forest for many miles, leaving no bush unexamined which was large enough to hide her.

They shouted her name at every step; but no reply greeted their ears. They searched until the approaching darkness warned them to return to their homes, but without success. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson obtained no sleep that night, for they feared that Anna was already dead, and they were firmly convinced that if she was still alive, she could not long survive, unless she was speedily rescued from her perilous situation. Their hearts were racked with anxiety, and they felt that the suspense in which they were kept was more dreadful than the news of her death would have been. But was their child still alive? They surmised and doubted as to her fate, until they were wearied, but to no purpose; and they felt that their burden was indeed greater than they could bear. Their child, the centre of all their hopes, the source of their dearest joys, and the dearest object of their affections, their only child, her for whom they had labored so long, whom they had watched over in infancy and childhood, in sickness and health, was lost! and had perhaps fallen a prey to some wild beast!

With such thoughts and conjectures as these, they occupied the long hours of night, and at the first approach of dawn they arose, and ate their morning meal, for they wished to lose no time, as every moment was now precious.

During that day all the people of the settlement, both male and female, who were able to render any assistance, were engaged in searching the forests, but without success, for they supposed it impossible for her to wander as far as she really had. All this time Carlo had manifested great grief at the absence of his young mistress, and was constantly whining and running from place to place, that he might discover her. The afternoon of the third day he went a great distance into the forest, and very singularly discovered her sitting on the stem of the tree of which we have spoken, almost worn out with hunger and fatigue. The sufferings she had endured on account of her want of food, (for this day she had been so un

fortunate that she had procured but few berries,) and the anxiety she had suffered thinking of her parents and home, had greatly preyed upon her mind, and her nerves were very much excited.

As soon as Carlo discovered her he was very much pleased, and to testify his joy he uttered a loud bark. Owing to the excited state of her nerves, she suddenly started on hearing him, lost her balance, and fell into the river. Carlo saw her fall, and with one bound sprang into the water, seized her by the arm, and dragged her upon the shore All this was the work of a moment, and she experienced no injury except a thorough wetting in river water. When she saw the innocent cause of her alarm, she felt that she had indeed found her friend; and never was there a happier meeting between one of the canine and one of the human species. Carlo appeared as much pleased as herself, and ran around her, frisking his tail to testify his joy at finding his mistress.

Anna soon reflected that he probably knew the way home, and that if she followed him he would be likely to lead her there. On his part, he seemed to understand her wishes, and would start off a little distance and then return, and gaze up into her face as if to say, "Follow me, and I will soon lead you home." Although she was very weary and weak, she determined to follow him, as the last chance of reaching home. He appeared very much pleased at this, and went forward, selecting the best path for her that he could find in the trackless forest.

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As she was very weak she could make but slow progress, it was a long distance for her to travel, she became very weary ; but she urged herself onward, for she felt that life or death depended on her efforts. Thus they proceeded for several miles, and at length they emerged from the forest in sight of her father's residence, just as the sun had set. She proceeded on by the side of Carlo a short distance, but her weary limbs refused to do their service, blindness came over her, and she sunk senseless to the earth. For a moment Carlo stood over her licking her face, as if to recall her ; but finding he could not, he proceeded immediately to the house, where he found Mr. and Mrs. Hudson, who had just returned from searching for Anna, and had given up all hopes of ever seeing her alive.

He soon succeeded in attracting their attention, and as he was evi

dently endeavoring to persuade them to follow him, a new ray of hope sprang up in their hearts. Mr. Hudson immediately followed him, hoping, but hardly daring to expect, that he might find his child. Carlo soon led him to the spot, and he discovered Anna lying upon the ground, and concluded that she had fainted, for he saw signs of life. But how changed was her appearance! The rosy hue of her cheek had left it, and it was pale and pallid. Her laughing blue eyes were dull and sunken; her jet-black hair was matted and covered with burs. Her frock had been torn by the brush, and she indeed presented a pitiful aspect to the sight of her father. But he took her in his arms and carried her to the house, and laid her upon a bed, feeling that the lost was indeed found. The proper restoratives were applied, and her parents soon had the satisfaction of seeing her recover from the fainting fit; but it was many weeks ere she recovered from the effects of her excitement and exposure. She ever after was an inseparable friend of Carlo, "for,” said she, "he has once saved my life; and ought I not to treat him kindly to repay him for it?"

The story of Anna and her faithful dog has been handed down to her descendants, and even now it is often rehearsed by them, to some little group of auditors.

The Shepherds of Les Bas Landes.

In the south-western part of France, bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the south by the Pyrenees, a chain of high mountains separating France from Spain, there is a large barren tract of land, that, from the number of its heaths, has conferred the title of Les Landes on the department to which it belongs. Being generally a level plain, intermixed with shrubs and swamps, it is naturally described as being the most desolate and dreary portion of France. A few spots, like the oases of the African deserts, are to be found at long intervals of space, and here only can rye be grown, the rest being a dreary waste, dotted with heath, firs, or cork trees.

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