Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-10-03
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From the Presbyterian.
REMARKABLE ANIMALS.
DO THE BRUTES REASONi

hEMAHAA6LE AN4mAASs
DO THE BRUTES REASONi
If bird, or dog, or horse, or an elephant
does anything indicative Of extraordinary
intelligence, we call III instinct. This
reason, we, lords of creation, claim a
monopoly. If bird learns a new tune
from hearing it sung, if the pig gets the al
phabet by heart, (of course he can't get it
by head if dog is taught to speak few
words, as parrot is many. we call it in
stinct; nothing more. Grant Thorburn
SAYS he once saw a horse in the neighbour
hood of New York, dragging load Of coal
in a cart. The horse on slow walk came
up to child sitting in the middle Of the
road, gathering up the dust with his hands,
and making mountains out Of the mole
hills" The horse stopped-he smelt the
was no room to turn of. With
his thick lips he gathered the frock between
his teeth, lifted the child up and laid him
gently outside of the wheel track, and went
on his way rejoicing and well he might re-
ioice-he had done noble deed.
A family in the country had crazy wo-
man in charge and in close confinement
One day they went out, leaving no one in
the house but this woman and the dog
While they were gone she managed to es-
cape from her room, aud coming into the
kitchen, she began to pull Goals out Of the
fire place and scatter them about the floor.
The faithful dog exerted himself to the Ut
most of his ability to put out the FIRE, but
finding it beyond his capacity, he alarmed
the neighbors, and brought help in time to
save the building. Now this dog must have
understood that the woman was deranged
or he would not have questioned her right
to burn up the house. He considered him.
self in charge, and bound to take care of
the property in spite of her. Was this in
stinct only
ANOTHER DOG STORY.
My oldest son was crossing the fields in
the country, some distance from any DWELL
ing, when he was pursued by large and
fierce dog, belonging 10 the gentleman whose
land he was crossing. He struck into
piece of woods aud the dog gained upon
him, when he looked around TO see how
near the creature was, and stumbling over
stone, he pitched off aprecipice and broke
his leg. Unable to move, and at the mercy
of the beast, the poor fellow saw the dog
coming down upon him, aud expected to be
seized and torn when to his surprise, the
dog came near, perceived that the boy was
hurt, instantly wheeled about and went for
that aid which he could not render himself
There was no one within reach of the child's
voice, and he must have persisted there, or
have dragged his broken limb along, and
destroyed IT, SO as TO render amputaiion ne
cessary, if the dog did not bring him help.
He held up his leg and it hung at a right
angle, showing him plainly the nature Of his
misfortune and the necessity of lying s:ih.
The dog went off toward the nearest house
and barked for help. Unable to arrest at
tention he made another visit of sympathy
to the boy, aud then ran to the house, there
making such demonstrations of anxiety that
the family followed him to the place where
the child lay. Now observe that this dog
was pursuing this boy as an enemy; but the
moment he saw his enemy PROSTATE and in
distress, his rage was turned to pity, and
flew to his relief. HIRE was true feeling,
aud the course he pursued showed his good
Judgment He was dog of heart and
head. Very few men, not all Christians,
help their enemies when they are down.
Some do not help their friends when they
fall. This dog was better than many men.
do not say that he reasoned in this matter;
but there is something in his conduct on
this occasion that looks so much like the
right kind Of feeling and action, that think
it deserves to be recorded to his credit
As few dogs will read the record, commend
the example to all mankind for their imita
ton.
ONE MORE DOG STORY.
My father had dog whose memoirs ought
to be written. have often asked him te
put upon paper the leading incidents i'll thu
life of Fidelity, THAT was the dogs name,
but as he always declined, shall record
few facts and they may provoke more
complete biography. Ny private opinion j
that the life of good dog is better exam
pie than that of bad man. The peculia
/, feature of the dogs character was his re
! gard for religious places, religious men, an
religious meetings. He was punctual in hi
attendance upon family worship, never be
ing out of hearing when the household wa
!. assembled. He attended the weekly meet
ings in the village, which we're held fror
house to house, notice being given of tn
place Of meeting Oh the Sabbath. He nev
er mistook the evening, or the hour or tn
house. Nor did he depend on watching tn
family to follow them to the place Of prayer
Frequently he was shut up in a room
prevent his attendance, and he would das
through pane of glass and be at the RICH
house before those who shit him up. ii
was confined in an out. house that had n
floor he dug hole under the sill, an
reached the meeting before the second hymn
was finished. On the Sabbath he was
regular attendant at church, and always oe
cupied the square step at the head Of III
pulpit stairs; if there was the least disturb
ance among the dogs below, as there wi
be in the country sometimes, he would ris
aud frown his displeasure upon them unit
it was settled. One day he was so plea
antly occupied with his canine acquaintaI
ces at the door, that the time slipped by an
the minister commenced his service; ID
stanty he gave yeip, expressing his mo
LITIGATION, and fastening to Misplace cove
cd dowp in the attitude If ahame which