American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-07-09

"DEATH OF THE OLD BRowN DoG."-
Under this head all the Cincinnati papers of
Saturday. have an editorial notice Of the death
of remarkable dog that city, we'll known
to the "oldest inhabitant." The Herald says,
that for twenty years past he has resided there
and has generally sigualized himself BY attend
ing with great sobriety, all grand professions.
He was buried with due honors in the yard
belonging to the Gazette buildings, and it is in
contemplation, we learn, to rear monument
to his memory. Mr.. Cist in his Advertiser has
the following notice of him:
"One of the greatest curiosities OF Cincin-
natl is Lear the old brown dog, who may be
seen at almost any hour of the day in the pur-
lieus of our city post Office, ard as he has not
and probably never had an owner, may be
numbered as one of the Gmiars of that estab-
lishment.
Amidst the various succession of post mas
ters-during the whole lncumbencies of Burke,
Taylor and Crawford-amidst all the presiden-
tial changes of Monroe, Adams, Jackson, Van
Buren,, Harrison, Tyler and Polk, he still
holds his post. How far back he made his
first appearance the oldet nhabitant cannot
tell, but can find several who have noticed
and recoect him for twenty years and more.
During this period he was never known to fol-
low any individual, even when tempted by
caresses or the offer of food, in fact he has
never been known to receive food from any
person, invariably refusing it when offered at
his post. He has been followed by persons
curious to ascertain where he feeds, but by
some singular process contryes to defeat their
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is turned to any other object, ifbut for one mo-
ment.
In each successive removal of the post Office
he has always gone along, as if considering
himselfa part of the establishment. In the
last case following the first dray load of NOV
ables, and remaining at the new Office ever
since.
He attends all fiIemen's parades, military
professions, political mass meetings, and every
funeral of note in the CITY, At the funeral
pageant, last year, in memory eff General
Jackson, he crawled under the hearse, and
kept under it the whole route-neary two
mles-although considerably exhausted by
the effort, the day beng uncommonly sultry
and close,
During the whole course of his long life, he
has never been known to have been medded
with by other dogs, or to have taken any notice
of his species, nor to have received any i'll
usage from any individual, man or boy, by
whom he is extensively known and regarded as
a privileged character. Hundreds having bu-
siness at the post office, who would unhesitat-
ingly kick any other dog out of the road, step
aside carefully, however great the throng,
rather than tread on or insult the noble BRUTE
He may be seen occasionally summing himself
at the door of the Trust Company or Franklin
Bank, or the Bank Exchange, but is never
guilty oflying at the door of private resi-
dence. My friend, Rabbi Jonas, who believes
in the transmigration of souls, suggests that
the spirit which animates Lear was once that
of public officer and an individual Of the most
aristocratic bearing. Apart from the usual in
stncts and remarkable sagacity OF dogs there
is much that is mysterious and unaccountable
in the history and habits of Lear, part only
of which are here stated.