The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-01-23
a Couple OF Dog stories.

loiu 10 US short time ago by the owner
OF the dog, Bavarian gentleman resident
in England, that, with bis kind permis~
sion, we give it to the public
We had been speaking Of the wonderful
manner in which insiinasais s:sil.pzsiss,--44z-
sPPeaTs 70 deFeiope from constant and in
innate association with man, and had
mentioned a case Of dog belonging TO
friend of the gallant General Sir George
Napier, who has been taught by his mas
ter to refuse all food presented to him
with the left hand. On one occasion,
when Sir George Napier (who had lost
his right arm at the storming Of Ciudad
Rodrigo) dined at his friends house, the
guests were amusing themselves by tempt
ing this well-bred dog TO lower his high
standard of etiquette. All in vain. Not
one of seven gentlemen present could
tempt him to accept any dainty, however
saVory, from the left hand, though be
eagerly ate food presented with the right
hand. On Sir George Napier offering
food with his left and only hand, however,
the dog glanced at the Generals empty
sleeve, and, without further hesitation,
accepted the gift. The experiment was
tried again and again, but the animals
discrimination was never at fault.
Now comes the Bavarian geztlemans
anecdote: On Wednesday, the twenty
seventh Of June, eighteen hundred and
sixty-six. MIR. Otto Striedinger, a gentle
man connected with the Royal Victoria
Hospital at Netley, went with two friends
to a croquet patty at Westend, about five
AT,tlo II
niec, as usual, by his favorite dog Worry.
"a magnificent black retriever. The
weather being extremely hst, the croquet
did not 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 walked back TO Netley
in the dusk. The footpath by which they
returned led through a private park and
across common overgrown with heather
When about a mile from Eetley the
walkers passed q reservoir which supplies
the hospital with water. The night being
hot and close, Mr.. Striedinger wished TO
give his dog a sr,irn- ~ vEhistIed again
ana again, bat no Worry came; 80 be
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 mas
ter did not trouble himself about his
whereabouts, as he had been for years
very independent dog, quite up to taking
care of himself, and would doubtless find |
his way home. Mr. Striedinger arrived
at the hospital and was preparing to GO to |
bed, when he remembered that ne had to
answer two letters which he had received |
by that afternoons post, just as he was |
starting for Westend. These letters were
of great importance, and when Mr.. Stirred |
niger had looked for them without success |
he felt extremely uncomfortable. He In !
stituted q search all over his rooms, turned !
his writing desk topsy-turvy. looked thro' |
his desk, bat all ia yaia lie then took |
a light aud had a hunt in every nook and !
corner Of his Office, but came back empty |
handed. Thoroughly tired aud discom
posed, he went TO bed. Unable TO sleep, |
he got up in the middle of the night and |
made another and equally Iruitless search. (
At last the morning sun began to light up
the rooms, which was the signal for fresh |
investigation, with the same result. Then, /
and not before, the idea struck him that |
the letters, having been delivered as he !
was starting for The croquet party, he !
must have read them on the way thither. |
and must have put them in his coat poe
ket bat when he thrust his hand into /
the pocket, and drew It back empty, be |
felt convinced thBt the letters were lost |
beyond all chance of recovery. Hoping /
against hope, however, he resolved to
mdks one more effort.
He rushed off, Unshaveh and unkenIpt,
TO retracs his steps Of the previous day,
looking right and left, turning over every
scrap of paper he saw lying on the road,
stopping wherever he recsllected that he
and his companions had stopped the day
before, mistaking every object that was
light in the distance for the
papers, and growing more and more des-
pairing every minute. After walking on
for abont three miles he eEpied a hlask
object lying close to the footpath. 1t was
Worry's black head. Reproaching him
self for having in his great uneasiness for
gotten his fayorite, he whistled TO Worry,
who, however, instead of showing his
usual alacrity, remained lying motionless
On the ground. His owner supposed him
o be caught in one of the snares with
which be knew the common to be thickly
studded bat, on his approaching Worry,
Up jumped the dog, leaving exposed to
AIr. Striedinger's delighted view the miss
ng letters, together with number Of
,ther loose papers.
There had been very heavy dew that
night, and Worry's eoat WAS as wet as if
! Al.
boring reservoir; but the papers were as
Try, hot and crisp as breakfast roll out
IF bakers oven. There were marks of
eeth on one or two of them, showing
,ithsr that before having had recourse to