American citizen., 1872-02-03

After the sounds of the family retiring
in the rooms above, had all ceased, tn
door to the kitchen (Which was alway
left unlocked) was slowly and noiselessl
pushed open, and in came the dog. II
stopped and listened, long and attentively
Then he went to the parlor door and eau
tiously looked into the parlor Then turn
ing back, he stopped in the sitting room
and hearkened once more. Hearing moth
ing, he suddenly dropped all his guarded
and sneaking manner, and bounded bold
ly upon the sofa-pawed the pillow dow
to the spot where he wanted it, and set
tied himself down solidly and comfortably
for the night AT this juncture the string
was pulled from the closet, and the pisto
went off with terrific 6aRgi close to the
dogs head.
The frightened animal made one leap
such jump as greyhounds alone can
make, and landed at one bound, in the
middle of the parlor. There he stopped,
and stood, with eager gaze and pointed
ears, looking back at the sofa in the sit,
ting room. Then his owner came out
and that dogs demeanor underwent a
sudden change. He dropped his ears,
head and tail, and with an air which fair
ly said you've got me this time" he
sneaked off to his own bed
Nor did he again go near the sofa for
many weeks. Gradually, however, he
began to resume his old tricks; and so one
night his owner, curious to know how the
dog always managed to get away SO quick,
whenever any one came down stairs,
again hid himself in the closet, having
first arranged with one of the family to
start quietly from up stairs, so that he
could see if the dog heard it. The dog,
after waiting long to assure himself that
the family had gone to bed came in. In
the middle of the floor he stopped and
listened. In accordance with the arrange
ment, some of the folks up stairs walked
across the floor. The dog did not move.
The instant, however, that the person up
stairs turned the k1lo5 to the upstairs door
Qndicating purpose to come down
stairs, the dog started back to his own
place!
Hastily procuring light, his owner
(whose presence he had not suspecedD
followed him-and 10 ! there lay the dog,
in his own bed, with his eyes shut and
pretending to be asleep!
A gentleman, living in another part of
the city, owns an intelligent hunting dog
Of the " setter" breed. His many proofs
Of intelligence it would take too much
space to tell Not long ago his MASTER to
test his power of understanding, said to
him "Bill, go up into my room and
bring me my hat" The dog darted up
stairs, but found the door to his masters
'oom closed Unable to get it open, he |
an into an adjoining room where sat a
ady member of the family, and began
parking in such manner that the lady
'There must be something |
wrong. She thought something had hap
)ened to the dogs MASTER and went to
lis room to see. When she opened the
loor, the dog darted in, jumped up to the
able where Mr.. IS hat lay, took the
lat in his mouth, and ran down stairs .
With it to its owner
One day, the past fall, this dogs master
vas paving out some money, and dropped
roll of $50 on the floor AS he was
bout leaving the house, the dog punched
is nose against his masters leg, and re-
eated it. This strange movement at
racted attention, and the roll of bills was
Dund in the dogs mouth Till this time
ne man was not aware that he had lost
he money.-Hartord Times,