Demoine courier., 1855-10-25
A Newfoundland Dogs Vengeance.
BY OLD GRAY.

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dog, where. IN alludipg To a sort oi manIa
for dog Milling which prevailed al the
time Of which he speaks. in consequence
of an unreasonable apprehension OF hyd
rophohia. says. among other fine things.
thai the Dug is the only animal which
will leave bis wi kind, voluntarily, TO
foilnw nan.
Il is true, and the truth should bind
man TO be the dogs protector and friend
The American brig Cecilia, Captain
Sy IN one Of her voy ages. had on
board a splendid speciu en- OF the New
~fnundland breed, named Napoleon. and
his m~aeui6cen, size and proportions. his
is,eHgen, head. broad. white chest,
white fee, aud white,ipped tail, the res,
Of his CLASSY body being black, made HIM
as beautiful as his peerless namesake.
who wouij. no doubt, have been proud
10 possess him.
Captain Symmes. however, was not
| partial TO animals of any kind. and had
an ~unaccouniable and especial rrpag.
uance..to dogs, 70 much 80 indeed as if all
his ancestors had died of hydrophobia,
AID he dreaded 10 be bitten like his IN
fortunate. predecessors.
This dislike he one duv manifested in
o shocking Kramer, for Napoleon had
! several times entered his room, aud, by
the wagglpg Of his great banner OF q tsll.
knocked PAPER and ink oil his desk -
Ga the IL occasion tie Captain s,ezetl
a knife aud Gu. half the poor animals
tail off.
The dog, yell brough, his master TO
the spot. aud seeing The calamity and the
author % il. without e mo,nrn,'s hest
tation he felled Captain ), MINES 10 the
CABIN fl ,or with a sledge hammer blow,
winch, had i, hit the temple. would have
forever prevented The Captain from cult
ing otf any more dogs tails,
ihe result, was tina, Lancaster was pn,
in irons, from which he however was
soon released. Captain Symmss partly
! rppen,ed his cruel deed, on lsarnfrg thu,
NApol on had once saved ms owners
l,se.
The white shark. az all ms nautical
friends are well aware, is one OF The We
ry largest OF sharks. |; averages over
twenty, and | have seen one twenty SEW
en- and a half fee, long. II is generally
considered TO be the iercest and most
formidable Of sharks.
Blu, a le days elapsed after The ca'as'-
roi,i!e OF POOR Napo!enn ere he became
the hero Of a more thrilling occurrence,
tue rery ,hought of which has often filled
me with horror. During the interval the
aoble beast was 5ot a, all backward IN
exhibiting his wrath at The Captain BY
low ~erowla, whenever he approached.
In vain did his master, fearful for the
life OF his dog. essay TO chera these signs
ai his anger. Captain Symmes, how
ever. made the allowance and cifeted no
further harm 10 hun.
One morning, as The Captain was
standing on The bowsprit, he lost his
oanug and fell %oserboaru, he Cecilia
then running a, ahnrt len knots.
.,Man overheard! Capt. : ymmes ov
erb,art!' was he cry. aud all rushed 10
gel on, as they saw a swimmer striking
out for the brig, which was al on round
ed 10, and az hey fell especially ap2reh
-n>l.e on accoun. Of the white sharks IN
hose waiers, they REGARDED his situation
with The most painful sollcilude.
By The lime The boat touched Vie wa
ter their worst fears were realized, ior ST
some distance behind the swimmer, they
beheld advancing him the fish most
dreaded IN those wasers
Hurry! hurry men. or We shaii &c
too la,e,' exclaimed the mite. whats
/ hiatt"
The splash which caused this hquir.
was occssioned by the plunge of Napo
leon iato the sea; the nSbie animal haV
ing been watching ,he cause Of sumult
Tor the Captains tall, and heard The shout,
and for a few moments had vented Ills
feelings in deep growls. as # conscious
Of ;ar peri! of his enem, and graliied a,
q.
Ills growls, howeySr, were soon chang
ed into ,hose v5incs Of sympathy which
so ofeu show The attachment Of the dog
10 msu, when the later is in danger =
At l.sl he plunged and rapidly made his
way toward Tue now nearly exhausted
Captain. who aware Of bis doubie dang
er, aud being bun a passable swimmer,
made fainter and fainter strokes, while
Ills adversary closed rapidly uron him.
.Pull. hoss, cor dear iife!' was The
shou, OF the Mate as The boat now fol.
lowed the dog. whose huge limbs pro
PEELED him gailanlly 10 The scene Of dang
or.
Slowly the fatigued swimmer made
his way, whie ever and anon his head
sank ia The wares, aud behind him the
bark OF the voracions animal told hin
what fearful progress he vas max ng
while Lancaster. IN the bow of The boat
stood with a knife in his appraised hand
watching alternately the Captain and h,'
pur.uer, and The faithful animal which
had saved his own life.
There was a fixed look of pale deter
minalion in his face. which convince,
all iha, should me dog become a s%acrific'
TO the shark. Lancaster would reveng,
his death, If possible, even al The rlsk o
his own life.
Good Good! what a swim ner," ex
l~al ,ha ,oao ,rbr r,,rba d Tho snaa.