Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-04-28

remembered the circumstance OF the mill
hands laughing at him, and, therefore, to
avoid the like occurrence, acted in the
manner have described"
Mr.. Weller supplies me with the
following fact
"a mansion in Gloucestershire had
been let to a new family who not only un-
dertook to keep the house in order, but to
maintain large dog which had been left
there by the owner of the house. When
the new comers went away for the season,
the dog was placed on board-wages with
the dairy maid, who is supposed not to
have over-fed her boarder, and, therefore,
at all future breakings up of the establish
ment, he knew by preparatory packing
and other signs that the day of dearth
was approaching, and very wisely used to
prepare for famine by boarding up un-
picked bones, and all scraps, which he
would at other times and in his palmy
days have turned his nose up at"
The following fact illustrates in re.
markable manner the sagacity which some
dogs possess in being able to distinguish
days of the week;
"The Rev f. II. Hale, of Little Hemps-
ton, near Totnes, had, few years since, a
water-spaniel which was much attached to
the family, and never seemed happy when
alone, even if left merely for few min
utes Whenever any of the family were
about to go TO the village, about a mile. of,
the dog always followed, aud, if driven
back, was sure to gain his point at last Z;
but, strange to say, on Sunday morning
he quietly escorted his friends to the end
of the garden gate, and returned to his
usual station outside the house door un-
til their return from church"
A few years ago the public were amused
with an account given in the newspapers
of dog which possessed the strange fan
cy of attending all the fires that occurred
in the metropolis. The discovery of this
prediction was made by gentleman re
siding few miles from the town, who
was called up in the middle of the night
by the intelligence that the premises ad-
joining his place of business were on fire.
"The removal ofmy books and papers,
said he, in telling the story, "of course
claimed my attention; yet, nOtwithstand-
ing this, and the hustle which prevailed,
my eye every now and then rested on q
dog, whom, during the hottest progress OF
the contagration, l could not help motto.
ing running about, and apparently taking
deep interest in what was going on, con.
triving to keep out of everybody's way, anC
yet always present amidst the thicktst o.
the stir. When the fire was got under, anC
had leisure to look about me, l again OBJ
served the dog, which, with the tiremen
appeared to be resting from the fatigues o
the day, and was led to make some inquir
les respecting him.
"' Is this your dog, my friend p said t.
a fireman.
"'No, sir answered he; he does no
belong TO me, or to any one in particular
We call him the fiTemen's dog
The firemen's dog? l replied. 'Wh,
so? Has he no master?'
G"'No, sir, reioined the fireman; he call
none of us master, though we are all of u
willing enough to give him nights lodg
ing and a pennyworth of meat. But b,
won't stay long with any of us. His de
light is to be at all the fires in London
and, far or near, we generally find him ol
the road as we are going along, and some
times, if it is out of town, we give him
lift. l don't think there has been fire 70
these two or three years past which he ha
not been at
The communication was so eXtraordi
nary that found it difficult to believe tn
story until it was confirmed by the con
current testimony of several other firemer
None of them, however, were able to Civ
any account of the early habits of the dog
or to offer any explanation of the circum
stances which led to this singular pre-
pensity. Some time afterward was agai
called up in the night to fire in the vi
lage in which l resided (Camberwell i
Surrey, and, to my surprise, here l agai
met with the tiremen's dog still aliv
and well, pursuing, with the same appareI
interest and satisfaction, the exhibition {
, that which seldom fails to bring with it dil
: aster and misfortune, oftentimes loss
life and ruin. Still, he called no man ma
,, ter, disdained to receive bed or board frol
the same hand more than night or tw
at time, nor could the firemen trace oil
his resting-place."
Such was the account of this interestin
animal as it appeared in the newspaper
!, to which were shortly afterward appende
several circumstances communicated by
! fireman at one of the police offices.
magistrate having asked him whether
, was fact that the dog was present at mo-
! of the fires that occurred in the metropoli
j the fireman replied that he never kne
!, "Tyke," as he was called, to be absel
, from fire upon any occasion that he 9TH
fireman) attended himself. The magi
trate said the dog must have an eXtrao
dinaIy Er dilectiOn for fires. He the aske
f what length of time he had been know
F to possess this propensity. The firema
f replied that he knew "Tyke" for the la
nine years, and although he was gettin
! old, yet the moment the engines wei
about "Tyke" was to be seen, as active 8
I ever, running off in the direction of IL
fire. The magistrate inquired whether IL
, dog lived with any particular firema
The fireman replied that "Tykt
! liked one fireman as well as al
! other; he had no particular f
vorites, but passed his time among ther
sometimes going to the house of one, an
then to another, and off to third when h
, was tired. Day or night, it was all Il
/ same to him; if fire broke out, there
/, was in the midst of the hustle, runnin
/ from one engine to another, anxious
! looking after the firemen; and althoug
, pressed upon by crowds, yet, from his de
! terity, he always escaped accidents, onl
| now and then getting a ducking from Il
engines, which he rather liked than othe
, wise. The magistrate said that "Tyke
was most extraordinary animal, and ha
, ing expressed wish TO see him, he WI
shortly after exhibited at the office, an
. some other peculiarities respecting hi
were related. There was nothing at q
| particular in his appearance. He was
j rough-looking, small animal of the terri,
breed, and seemed to be in excellent CO..
=, dition, no doubt from the care taken
f him by the firemen belonging to the di
ferent companies. There was some diff
' Guilty experienced in bringing him to Il
! Office, as he did not much relish going an
/ distance from where the firemen are usual
to be found, except in cases of attendir
/ them at a conflagration, and then distant
a was of no consequence. 1t was four
j necessary to use stratagem for the purpos
' A fireman commenced running; Tyke
I accustomed to follow upon such occasion
3 set out after him; but this person haviI
! slackened his pace on the way, the sag
: cious animal, knowing there was no fir
. turned back, and it was necessary to carr
E him to the police Office Chambers " IL
| ecdOtes Of Dogs"
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