The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-09-22


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SogdG'y Of Dog.-lt Is interestingly 81
serve the sagaciiy ihatis manifested III the
canine race and am somt.res Disposed
to believe that dog thinks and reaSunS.---
Surely. if the many curious anecdotes rela.
ted OF them are true, il is difficult 10 escape
that conclusion, For my own part, ! be-
licyc that an intelligent Newfoundland dog
knows about as much rs hal! OF those who
are elassed with reasoning human beings;
and could he but give u;terance 10 his feel.
ings inspecch, would no doubt lrove their
was much amused al what Witnessed
a few days since, as was riding from this
city TO one of the adjacent towns. A little
distance ahead we observed young woman
with little child III willow basket car
riaGc. accompanied 10y huge New found
land dog. They were in green field, iut-
alizihG under large apple tree; and, Tor
pasilmc, the nurse, as we supposed her 10
be. was amusing hersei! by irlin TO pull"f
the green apples from the impending Jran-
ches; hut like the fox alter the green giaies,
>hc was not very successful.
la the meantime, the dog appeared deep
Iy interested in his companions move
men's, anXious!y looking Up TO see what
luck she had; when suddenly lac bounded
tow ards The wall, near which he found u
pole five or SIX feet long. This he seized
N his mouth, and with bound brought 1t
10 the young woman. and laid 1t before her,
with an intelligent LOOK; as much as TO say,
"hclc Is someUlng that VIII help you to ger
the applcS.' The girl did not Pay the least
attention 10 what the noO!r animal Had dcne;
but turned her back upon him, IN the eager
ness to get the FRUIT. he deg, however
was not discouraged; he took up Tie STICK
again and appeared before her, ana tndeav-
orcd TO make himself understood; and III
tins Interesting position We !elI the dog AID
ms STUPID companion.
As dog days oil the hottest hsnu are swell
tCrna Us, perhaps shall be ra'dont" II
should add another deg story 10 The above
the truth OF which Is wen attcs',d, although
was mol myself an eyewitness 10 the trans
action My partner had dog. l"e wcnd,r
and delight of al the children in the ntieh-
borhood. aud the terror Of all rodlarS, beg
gers, and NaSabonds that travcrsrd the street
by the house. Norerson OF TINS description
could enter tie yari or u by chance amen
trance had been made, there was 10 back
ing ont until some one oil the family appear
ed. 10 speak to The dog. Ills name was
Hector, and he Loa>ted olhcing hall New
ioundand, one quarter masllil, with spin
ling OF ter'Ie" anu other blood. Living ny
on TIE lat OF the land, when about three
wears old his weight was over lUOpounds--
lie was a line companion tor the boys. and
entered with spirit into all their plays, aud
would >uilcr himself to be haTrcSsc! INTO
whrClharrow, wagonj sled or any CNCr w.
hioIc they were disposed to hitch eat" hiu..
lie waS 10, always, howc,ervcry 1e"G! ~
acting OK the horse; and when backed ly
tie boys, haua propensity toEriuc Gown
upon has 'ihd legs, ana side lh'm on WI"
4 Sood-natnred cunning lock, as mue" a. TO
! This dog, when young, had fora eomEan.
! ion n black kitten; they were very faul-
/ lar with each other, she y ius very c,aily
! LcWocn lis huge paws to tahca nap, Willie
! his nose rested upon her soft fur--happy
apparently, as dog and cat could be. The
: dog in his play had habit Of taking up the
kitten in his mouth and running about the
house aud yard with her; and she Orlirlt-
| ed tn he thus transported and iOndled. WITH
this habit they grew UP together, aud even