The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-09-11

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Mr. Papin was absent on peddline
tour. and the mother was thus left
alone with her only child About
nine O'Clock on Saturday morning she
left the child creeping about the yard,
and went up the road TO the house OF
her nearest neighbor, distant about
three hundred yards, to borrow some
yeast for baking. She had no ankle
ty az to leaving the child alone, as il
could only crccpa little, and besides.
was in company Of fire black New
foundlanl bitch, dog of unusual sa-
gacity and which was accustomed 10
guard the child jealouslv while with
grave dignity it permitted the little
thing to play with itself and its
LITTER or PUPS
only recently born. When Mrs. Pa
pin bad done her errand, she unex-
pectcdly met friend whom she had
not seen for some months. and en-
gagged in brief conversation with her
Minutes passed by unnoticcd, and ii
was fully half an hour after she had
left her house ere she recOllccted that
the child was alone. She hurried
homeward with heart sick with an
ticipation, and on arriving in the ward
found her worst beliefs realized.
Her baby was gone, and the dog, too.
had disappeared.
The unhappy mother was almost
erazed with anxiety. and ran hither
and ihither, examining every nook
and crevice Of the premises. CRYING
wildly her child's name, Marie Ma
ric - but little Marie did not answer.
There was no brook near bv. and the
well was covered, so that il conld not
have fallen into the water. The next
supposition was that the child had
been stolen by two men who had driven
past the house while Mrs. Papin was
at her friends residence. and one of
the ncighbors harneSsed his horse and
drove after the strangers, who were
ovcrtakeu after a drive Of two hours.
but We're not in possession of the
child, and denied all knowledge oft.
They, had, they said. seen in it in a
yard is they drove past, and it was
playing with big black dog. They
knew nothing more. and the disap-
pointed pursucrs returned to the now
ircnZica aud disheartened mother.
The horrible surmise then flashed
upon them that the dog, excited to
had devoured the unfortu-
nate child, but a minute examination
showed that no ground existed for
such hypothesis, as no shreds Of
flesh or tattercd clothing were visible
nor was the dogs mouth
sNEARED WITH GoUTs OF BLOOD.
The intelligent creature, by its be-
bavior. seemed to indicate that it
the situation and fully
.ympathized with lis mistress in her
liiliction. II ran aBxiously here and
here. uttering sharp, appealing barks,
md seemed desiroQs Of being followed.
Its unwonted actions We're. however,
attributed 10 excitement on seeing 80
many strangers gathered together and
% mnch hustle going on, and hut lit
lie attention was paid 10 it. Thus
matters went on till almost evening. I
yhen the neighbors reluctantly gave
up the search and prepared to return
nome Only one place remained un-
the low space between the
loor out-building and the earth, about
wo and half feet high. This was
boarded up, but ct one corner a board
vas removed to allow the dog to en-
er and go out Here were her pup
'ieS. still blind and before il was
Iry ditch with sloping sides about
isbtcen inches deep. That the child
hould have crawled from the house
0 this outbuilding. distance of
ONE Fifty or sixty yards. have passed
be ditch and squeezed through the
ow opening, appeared incredible /
,ut such was the ease. for when the
rst searcher tore away the boards to
nlarge the aperture, he heard a low
rowl, and looking in saw Jennie"
be dog, living there with three little
uppies swarming up her sides, while
Ound asleep with its little hands pat
ng the black skin of lis protector,
LAY THE lost CHIp.
n another moment it was in its moth
r. arms, almost devoured with kisses,
nd rudely awakened from its slumbers
Y torrent oftears of JOY, while the
or Law there gravely wagging its tail
nd by its sparkling eyes showing it,
,tisfaction. The child was uninjured |
lough covered with dust and earth,
ON its long crawl. 1t did not man {
est any hunger after being rescued, c
hich fact. with the position in which y
was found, left no doubt that the |
DRY OF Romulus and Remus had :
sen repeated with slight variations, {
I'd that the dog had suckled the c
hid |
OF course the dog Jennie" is the a
'roine of Bahokia, and she and her e
lie playmate and the three puppies y
mble impartially about in the yard 4
shady evenings, but Mrs. Papin p
,esui stop 10 chat with friends n
hen she goes forth 10 borrow yeast o
n oil, H.. \.