Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-06
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The second of the two dog stories VIZ
are about to narrate was so graphically
4 and simply told to us short time ago by
thesowner Of the dog, a Baxarian gentle.
man resident in England, that, with his
Kind permission, we give it to the public.
BE-. We had been speaking of the wonder
ful manner in which instinct in all ami
mails appears to develop from constant
and intimate association with man, and
had mention a case of dog belonging to
friend of the late gallant General Sir
George Napier, who had been taught by
his master. to refuse all food presented to
him with the left hand. On one occasion,
when Sir George Napier (who had lost
hls Elgllt arm at the storming of Oiudad
Rodrigo) dined at his friends house, the
guests were amusing themselves by
tempting this weii-bred dog to lower his
high standard ofetiquette. All in vain.
Not one Of seven gentlemen present could
bribe him to accept any dainty, however
savory. from the left hand, though he
eagerly ate food presented with the right
hand, On Sir George Napier offering
him food with his left and only hand,
however, the dog glanced at the Generals
empty sleeve, and, without further hes
Eitation. accepted the gift. The expert
ment was tried again and again, but the
animals discrimination awas never at
fault. 7s5t bas .I15faa0 -zroitaL aat 5r h3pizds
3 Nov comes the Bavarian gentleman's
anecdote: 1.U =, 80, -. ....--.,- ID
4sgOn Wednesday, the 27thl of June,
1866. Mr.. Otto Striedinger, a gentleman
connected with the Royal Victoria Hos
pitai at Netley, went with two friends to
a !. caroquet party at Westend, about FIVE
miles from Netley. He was accompa-
MED as usual by his favorite dog Worry
Ia magnificent black retriever. The
weather being extremely hot, the GRO
auet did mot begin before -four o'clock.
and-was followed by supper; SO that it
was ten o'clock before the party broke
Up The three gentlemen then walked
back to Netley in the dusk. iTheifdo
path by which they returned led through
a private. park and across a common
'overgrown WIN heather. When about
mile from lNetley, the walkers passed
a reservoir which supplies the hospital
water The night being hot and close,
Mr.. Streidinger wished to give his dog
a swim. He whistled again and again,
but no Worry came4 so he made up his
mind that the dog had been, hunting for
his own private amusement, and had
lost the track, as there was. very little
scent on the ground. Worry's master
did not trouble himself about his where
abouts,sas he had been for years very
dog, quite up to taking care
Of himself, and would doubtless find
his. way home later. /, Mr.. Streid-
lnger arrived at the hospital, and
was preparing to go to bed.
when he remembered that he had
70 answer two letters, which he had re-
;eived by that afternoons post, just as
ne was starting with his friends for
Westend.s These letters were. of; great
Importance, and when Mr.. Ssriedinger
had looked for them without sue
,ess, he felt extremely uncomfortable.
BE INSTITUTED "a search all over his
'eems, looked through his, desk; but ALI
IN vain. He then took light, and had
lunt in, every nook and corner of, his Of
ice; but came. back empty handed.
Thoroughly tired and sdiscomposed, he
vent to bed. Unable to sleep, he got
Up in the middle of the night to make,
mother and an equally fruitless search.
At Il last the morning sun began to light.
lp the rooms; which was signal for
resh Investigation, with the same result
Then, and not before, the idea struck
lin, that the letters having been deliv-
red just as he was starting for the cro-
Iuet party, he must have read them on
he way thitlier, and must have put them
n his coat pocket ). buts.when ohe thrust
isehand into the pocket, and drew it
Jack empty, he felt convinced that his
etters Were lost beyond all chance, Of re-
'overy. Hoping against hope, however,
9 Resolved to make one more effort. ia
He rushed off, unshaven andunkempt,
o retrace his steps of the previous day, /
ooking right and left, turning overeyery
crap of paper he saw on the road, stop |
iins wherever, he recollected that he and |
lis companions had stopped the day be-
ore, mistaking every object that was
onspicuously light in the distance for |
he papers, and growing more ,despairing !
very minnie. After walking on for
bout three miles, he espiedla black OBJ |
ect lying close to the footpath. 1t was
Vorry's black head. Reproaching him
elf for having in his great, uneasiness
orgotten his favorite he whistleds to, q,
Worry, who, however, instead of. show
ng his usual alacrity. remained lying
on the ground. His owner 4
opposed him to be caught in. oee of the
mares with which he knew the, common
0 be thickly studded, but, on his ap-
reaching Worry, up jumped the dog, |
saying exposed to Mr.. Striedinger's de-
GIFTED view the missing letters, together
18th number of other loose papers.
here had been a very heavy dew
hat night, and w orry's curley coat was as
ret as if he had had an hours swim in
he neighboring reservoir; but the pa
ers were as dry, hot, and crisp, as a
reakfastroll out of a bakers 'soven, There |
'ere marks of teeth on one or two of