The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-11
Something More about Dogs

Ths several articles and communications
sbont dogs, IN this paper. seem to have had the
effect Of half-Crazing dog-owners and dog fan
cieTs generally. We believe 1t was Lord CHEs
TggsIBLD who gave reason for never Civ
ing a bali, the tact that If he did he would be
surs 10 offend all who were not invited while
rs would not excite The gratitude of ons who
was. Now, We do not mean 10 say that the
owners % The dogs whose memoirs We haye
published aIe not sufficiently grateful, but
The = LeTs Of many others are considerably
annoyed, because we did not publish what we
did not know. 4 dog belonging al one time to
thi8 iles- PoNTo by name-~as 4 great dog
in his day-Eo We have heard. But we never
saw MN IN the field All we know of him
personally was that he was a large, black.
beautiful pointer, With ii look OF uncommon
intelligence, and OF Il most kindly and sociahle
dis oelIOn. Every body was struck with his
appearance at Ii 81 sight, and not ii few tried
~ steal him but II was no GO. PONTo mad
more SENSE taan most Christians. He knew
rs we'll when lie was well of. as the darkay
who returned home few weeks ago Alter
hayIRg insds Il campaign amoug The Yankees
PoSTo could dc great many things. We do
not know That he could SET type. but We are
not prepared 10 say that he could not. We're
member The cautious reply OF the Irishmau
who rs asked IL he could play on the fiddle
:" don't know l never lriec." Pcnro never
uisd TO SET type. If he had, there Is III know
thg what might have happened. His genius
however, we rather think, lay IN the direction
Of press-woTA. lie was very iond of seeing
lhe press ia operation, and would seldom ouir
It., until the last sheet was struck OF lie
seemed 10 have Il decided turn Tor mechanical
fuI piece OF mechanism. Alter ell, however
we doubt whether ne was dog of such de-
eidsd genius as he whose history Is recorded
ia the following letter from irleud " no lives
In Inc county of Halifax:
HCoIT-BURe, HALIFAX Co.. Nov 20 1870
"GENIs-i saw your afuce IN YESTERDAY a lis
yGteh about dog {. IN winch ,ou mentinn 500
pointers OF considerable note. ! am the ncLy
owner OF one Oh the finest dogs of The poiutay
breed. WAL only relate one circumstance to
prove tAat he Is dog oi sense. Il is NV u.ual
habit TO put, On II lew sticks OF wood Just before
gong 10 btd knowing my dogs Ia he iond of IRE.
ana al lne hEo burns down enuTeiy they wifi hmm
on ny oeu as d general thing. But a few uis MS
ago II waA very cgid, ami Il none IN The room
gee ny Ola dog trtins l. pat stuck vi wood on the
nEo Tue moon wa shIuin2 IN through the wIn
ln putting on several small pieces nf snfI1
wood hsa IN me room for kIndng, and ali lad
been b1tnt az. The old fellow would pnU ar The
wood anu 60 10 my pupp9 anJ stir MN up n a # ~
hAs hIn loi hep. got up too soon Ia help him ii
I
nave succeeded 10 set the stick on the fire Tins
As enc instance II his spnghtunesg Irf / con 4
S4tte AZ Gay shout hls superior auaIiti-s IN ,hs
rhsra,. .'sSstseiauio, ". u, Nj, Jk."
IheEes oog lor you! A dog that can not
only nnd Inc game, ana recover il after II ix
t'iIsd, but eau make up fire 10 cook il nv
shd 40 doubt helps 10 eat 1t, too. when il IL
zone Ihis beats any thipg la the dog line we
have yet heard OF, although gentleman, deas
many years since who lived in Powhatau had
oEe mat ~aa pretty good angler, watched the
o''H' knew when to pull, and on one occasion
, haset club weighing seven pounds. But
,r os, We repeat, beats all. All the rest are
$500 s"ts 10 MN He Is not only good fire.
aei, Dat ne seems 10 be training mn thu
pIppaes ~ me way they should 90 Uecid-
gi$ nc should be taught TO shoot 6Id nj r.
h'ooaro's dog was nothing to him -A0'''eA
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IN. conservative Journals n, ,h
mat patriotic and public-spirlted ionr,'n,
~ ne" York Egpress, is battling pohIy So,
vac cause Of the Constitution and The o
'S"te pi All sections 80 are the Nsw VII
''0s @cLFHdI ~ CoMYsyce. The U,,,- -
~ VFhFrs. The EggTsSs gives lbs J..r
.ht1'pl .' understand that n thaV Az. a.,
'nso" - Lie. disuuiun upou fha so,,n,s.
.Ag ~ NO De- permitted 10 force ths liz : !
INV seIs from tie trt.nds nna h 80 ny %
-. tst..a st'aS sioTiaus das ~ a4s,s.t
WH blssa ksbHta has eniy asa IL - $500. $50
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