The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-06-10
ssgacity and Instincts Of Animals!


sagacity and Instincts Of Animals!
Mucl, has been written and more
said Of 4,he instinct or intelligence Of
,lie lower order Of animals, and where
one leaves "a and the other begins, &C
cording To the quality or importance of
the exhibit.e Tie fact is that, h know
but, liitle.of,it, and someiimes,o ,otftLihk
much less, es,.ech,llys after winessihg
Such actions and results Ms are contain
ell ia the fullowiug '.true story .r,5f4sse.
~ Agentieman avalucd f,ieud Of min,
residing in ons Of on} rural villages,
had alpouy, = lively, docile and very
active animal, whose principst service
was 10 carry his mi-tress (a siecs) out
riding every fine day her uncle, jbe
gentleman, riding his horse. Tn iheif
rides they had to pass a fnin house ju.i
over the bridge, where was kepla a mrIy
cur dog, who habituslly jumped, over
the fence and barke5 st aud worried
the horses, and particularly The pony,
attemp,ing,to bite his hind legs, and
causing him to. wheel about and ,sqnilm
about, to face the deg and save his heels.
/ One day the owner. Of The dog was
spoken to aud pquestedsio keep his
dog inside the fencesand prevent him
worry ing the horses. -hse,I Issg isvavss I'd
I lie replied: d" His dog, had -as good
q right In the road -asDany other puppy,
and he was not going TO tieIhim up.h
"Then." said uncle, = Ill shoot your
dog, the next time he flies out at us in
this way" and 20 ,lef,.- ----
L When ii,ey got home, and tis6 sad
die and tridle, taken off the pony, he
slipped away from the hos,ler and ran
up 70 the house, where Bruno 4 htg.
Newfoundland dog -@as Wing N Tie
ran on the mat Ia front Of the piazza
They met pony put bis n6se down ID
l3runo's, anil he raised bis head a.
though he was listening. ''sae''i 9"r'.
." There, look at that dog and pony.'
said unele "what under tlie sun aic
they ati They act as though they
wee talking."'a a'iw sNirEse eS'saf <
They let them alone tilt they 90,
through, aud pony RAN about the lawn
and would not be caught, aud Bruno
laii down again ms before. Ice '''4''' d,
Next day they rode again prepared
10 siioot the cur or scare him from III
evil prac,ices.s A short idistanceafIom
the house, and on turning an angle o
The road. they inoked back and g. v
Bruno quietly following them.
"This won't do" saws unc'e &C,
back Bruno; Won know there l. uobn.l,
home but your mistress, and Who'll
quad the house when you are away
Go back" .....-. -.
The dog turned and jumped over n,
fence, as they thought. TO 60 HON.
across lots. So they rode on iiil ,h,
Farm house appeared in sight. Gu
came The cur. Uncle prepared 20 Shoot
when all Of . sudden over came Bruno
seized the cur by the neck, shook hin
severely, and made him yell like fuu.
so much so that rl,e family. came out I.
the rescue. while ponv looked en-, evi
denily with as much delight as ehil,
wcoll at play. lie paved The ground
shock and bowed his head, and was yer,
active in securing good view Of IN
fight. Ry and by Bruno let 90 and tn
eur sneaked into the house, and Brnn,
gail"ped off home. after exchangin,
Some word'. or rather rsbbipg nose
with pony. ~ " @'' . . .
/ When they all got home again III
animals had another conference and
fine gallop on the lawn, much 10 ,b,
applause aud mepiInent Of uncle an,
the family. ~:
] Now, what was thisi--was in ins,ine
or was il reasoni The facts were ns
have stated. IL instinct, then it wa
nearly allied 10 reason; and. IL reason
shen tLese animals possessed. y.
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