Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-03-11
WAsHINGToN's DoG.-Washington, it

is stated, was ont hunting in the Vir-
ginia forests. accompanied by his favorite
hound, Governor. A heavy storm of
rain and mist coming up, he lost his way,
his powder was rendered useless, and. to
add to the perils and inconvenience of
his situation, he found that he had not
his pocket compass with him. In this
sorry plight he wandered in circles. as
people do who are lost in the bush. wet
ted, weary, hungry, for he had no food
save wild berries. He was almost ex-
hausted, when happy thought occurred
to him. Tying his pocket flask and his
powder flask to his dogs tail, he fasten-
ed his long sash around the animals
neck, holding one end in his hand Then
he planted a tremendous kick in the dogs
lumber region The animal was so sur
prised at this treatment that he stood
for a moment paralyzed, then wheeling
about he struck bee line for home 1t
is curious, but undoubted fact that any
sudden alarm or attack will quicken
dogs perceptiye faculties, render more
subtle his scent and powerful his memo
ry, and induce him. like Marco Bozzaris,
to strike for his home So the dog fled,
and Washington followed desperately,
over stumps, through boys, into briars,
until finally the sash gave way With
one tremendous yell Washington scared
still further the frantic animal, the terri
BILE banging and Gathering of the TASKS
at his heels added to his speed, and in a
moment he was out of sight. After
hearty laugh at the incident, Washing
ton marched in the direction the dog had
taken. 1t was easy to do so by observ-
ing the messy side Of the trees, the direc-
ton of the longer branches, and the 9TH
er signs with which an experienced hun
ter is acquainted 1t was not long.
therefore, before he reached clearing,
and was once more in safety. But, he
adds, the dog, once faithfully attached
to him, could not, to the day of his death,
endure his presence or even hear his voice
without relapsing into an agony of terror.
Horace Greeley is the victim of SO
many jokes that it is pleasant to read oc-
casionally, if only by way of contrast,
some frank, honest, reliable statements
regarding his career and politics, I'M
burthened with mistaken humor and
pointless wit. OF this nature is an arti-
Gle in the Missouri Democrat bearing
the caption "18ll-1S72," which be-
gins as follows:
Sixty-one years ago to-day the rumb-
ling echo of an infantile caterwaul was
heard among the granite hills of New
Hampshire. The doctor said it was a
boy, the nurse pronounced it a darling,
and the world has since learned to be
thankful that it was Horace Greeley
Born, as he was, at very tender age,
and subjected to the rigor of cherries
climate, this poor but honest babe had
scarce been ushered into this world Of
sin and woe ere his voice was lifted for
protection to that little product Of
home industry embodied in his mewling
self. 1t was not until the @gis of a
bed-quilt was thrown around his tender
limbs and spoonful of sleep-compelllng
soothing syrup was poured into his sweet
mouth, that he yielded to the importu-
mites of surrounding friends, and so fal
acquisced in the passive policy as tc
cease calling the doctor liar for saying
he was a remarkable child, or to suspend
his denunciation of the nurse as slave
to fondle his toes Awaking from his
first nap, he heard his fond and Joyful
parents discussing the best means where
with to meet the new and additional re
sponsibility which his advent had cas-
upon them. He listened attentively t.
his fathers hopes and his mothers fears
and then, rising bolt upright in his era
dle-'.D-n you, said he, '.go west ant
buy farm" A week later he Shove,
the first symptoms of devotion to tn
term principle by upsetting tn
baptismal font when they tried to Civ
him middle name.