Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-10-01

The New York Cour narrates the following touching
incident exemplying the strong attachment OF domestic
animals 10 persons who have shown kindness TO them
"a few days since, personal friend connected with this
cce had he misfortune to lose his fine intelligent,
manly little fellow, quite three years Old King Charles
spaniel had been in the habit Of playing with him. receiving
food from his hands and bearing him company In his
lies and sports. While the little boy sick, dog
watched ty his bedside After he died he missed him. and
wandered all the house dropping and sad The second
morning se his DEATH he took his station the foot the
stsie, where he he'd been accustomed hnwached
and waited for him In vain Tor long time and at last laid
himself down upon the lower stair and died Thus fine
ed.n
On the other hand the Christian Register relates remark
able fact based upon the principle the above.
The individual referred is the late Mr.. Gregc who
lost Gloucester Mass on the 10Th August 1885, BY the
capsiaing of boat squa A, Gloucester also,
day previous this calamity his adventure with the robin
occurred-and Brighton, in the neghborhood his
family met with similar adventure. The facts fol-
lows
"A gentlemen with some friends lately rambling
rocks the water in OF our sea-shoTe towns
His attention presently attracted by roon m grown
and apparently quite unhurt running in his path, fitting
about his feet, and contrary 10 the proveIoa!y shy instinct
Of that bird keeping very near him. he TOOK II up IN ms
hand ondled it, patted its feathers and efte showing IL 10
the party and renaRing It's singular tamenes tossed
into the air The day. this gentleman, having put
from adjacent beach in boat with four others Tor sail
-on his return and when within sight OF land by the cap
sizing of the boat for sudden leak sprung III her. was
drowned with all his panions his body was recovered
and few days afterwards buried, in cemetery some
twenty thirty mixes distant from the scene OF the disas-
1.-THE day after the burial the grave visited By his wife
and daughter As they approached the spot they were in
hesitation for being familiar with the place
which, of several newmade graves the they were
seeking. At this instant but spghy robin ran on
the ground before them and stood by them before the
Of the husband and father One Of them took up and
ressed and after remark about the snguar o! its
conduct let go-wlen flew down, ag,ed ;he raised
mound the grave and laid ITSELF close 10 the EARTH The
daughter Immediately took up again, and it was dead"
Finally French paper describes singular of ca
nine criticisms:
house In Boulevard ST. Martin was thrown into great
hubbub BY event which adds chapter 10 the sto
nv of celebrated dogs painter Of great epute and talent
had just finished portrait Of fellow ledger leweer, and
was sitting in his studio examining his work with iahey
satisfaction when the jewellers dog into the
search of his Seduced by haucinaton very
had been murdered and beheaded flew III the artist
ing howl of despair. terrible struggle ensued which
brought in all the boarder and among them tie original OF
the portrait The voice oil his master Gained the fury o the
animal no hastened throw himself al the painters feet
If suppcae forgiveness for his error and injustice
The painter though suffering from three severe os 9owea
with pride and noby padoned the canine critic whose
sangGinary ieocy Ut The same time The "afesl euo
gy.
KENTUCKY ToBACCo.-Tle Maysvle Eagle, print
ed in Mason county, Kentucky where tie finest Tobacco is
grown, speaks OF the standing crops as foiows:-
The planters have commenced cutting. We saw snrne
fields ready for the knife OF which many o the plants were
fine grew. But thee many many plants
in every field saw which fear mature before
frost Indeed the cool nights have had Tor week
two have excited apprehension the ns ready for the
kni!e may be night down, by that useful nstru
ment, bu, by destroying frost, But in event. ii
an early frost be escaped, there be full crop.
CONNECTICUT TOBACCO.-The Tobacco crop in
Connecticut River Valley has been gathered in fine cond
on and more abundant this year than before The
Hartford Times says Connecticut tobacco finds ready sale
at three times its market value Ii the
prices OF last year are maintained it will prove the most
year is enormous.
- See the advertisement OF Tnos. S. Jones Of Pitt.
sylyania.