New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-08
An extraordinary Dog.

One day when Dumont, tradesman of the Rue St
Denis, was walking in the Boulevard st. Antoine
with friend, he offered to lay wager with the lat
ter that if he were to hide piece in the dus
his dog would discover and bring it to him. The
wager accepted and the piece of money secreteG
| after being carefully marked. When the two had
proceeded some distance from the spot NJ. Dumont
called to his dog that he had lost something, AND
| ordered him to seek it. Caniche Immediately turned
back and his master and his companion pursued theil
walk to the Rue st. Denis. Meanwhile traveller
who happened to be just then returning in a small
ciaise from Vincennes perceived the piece of money
which his horse had kicked from its hiding place he
alghted, took it up and drove to his nn 10 the Rue
Pontaux- Choux Caniche had just reached the spot
In search of the lost piece when the stranger picked
it up He followed the chase, went into the nn and
stuck close to the traveller. Having scented out the
coin which he had been ordered to bring back in the
pocket of the latter he eaped up necessarily at and
about him.
The traveller, surprising him to be- some dog that
had been lost or left behind by his MASTER regarded
his different movements as marks of fondness and as
the animal was handsome, he determined to keep him.
He gave him good supper; and on retiring to bed,
took him with him to his chamber. No sooner had
he pulled off his breeches than they were seized by
the dog. The owner, conceiving that he wanted to
play with them, took them away again. The animal
began to bark at the door which the traveller opened
under the idea that the dog wanted to go out. Ca
niche snatched up the breaches, and away he few
The traveller posted after him. with nightcap on, and
literally sans ciottes. Anxiety for the fate Of purse
full OF gold Napoeons, of forty francs each, which
was in one of the pockets gave redoubed velocity to
his steps.
Caniche ran full speed to his masters house where
the stranger arrived moment afterwards breathess
and enraged. He accused the dog of robbing him.
Sir" said the master, my dog is very faithful
creature: and II be has away with yonr breeches
1t is because you have in them money which does not
belong to yon.h The traveller became still more ex-
asperated. Compose yourself. sir" rejoined the
other, smiling; without doubt there is in your purse
SIX llvre piece, with such marks, which you have
picked up In the Boulevard ST. Antoine, and which |
threw down there with the firm conviction that my
dog would bring it back again. This is the cause of
the robbery which he has committed on you.n The
strangers rage now yielded to establishment; he de-
iiverd the six vre piece to the owner and could not
forbear carressing the dog which had given him so
much uneasiness and such an unpleasant chase.
When Cousin Ichabod first saw the elephant at the
show, he exclaimed, with mute establishment: Then
that's the real menagerer-the Identical crier ITSELF
wouldn't tew on em make team to draw stun with |
Amt he scrouger?n Ichabod went home and re.
lated what he had seen. 81 seed,n said he, the
gehewine menagerer-the biggest lump of flesh that
ever stirred He had tew tails-one behind, tother |
neIore: philosophers call the'fore one pronomscns
ne put one Of his tails in my pocket and hauled out
~ the gngerbread-every hooter What do Won
think he done with it? Why, he stuck Il in his own
pocket, and began to tumble for more " 1'~