The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-03-02
MANS FAITHFUL FRIEND


Some New Stories about Dogs and Thef,
Ways.
The Worcester Massachusetts, Spy
hints at an interesting dog story
thus:
Rover, the intelligent black-and-
tan dog of the police office, whose his
tory was passed round among the
newspapers last year, has taken a no.
ton into his head that his official duties
are no longer at City Hall. He is now
one of the jailkeepers, and gravely
goes the rounds with his friends Hair
and Washburn, or sleeps comfortably
IN an office chair, as suits his fancy.
What induced him to change his office
is not known. He jumped up from a
nap one day and trotted over to the
| Jail, where, to all appearance, he in
tends to stay. But there's no telling
where this dogs ambition may lead
him. In the regular course of promo
ton, his next step will be toward the
State Prison. Lock-up-jail-prison-
that's the way many poor dog has
gone"
A story about a different kind of a
dog is thus given by paper published
IN Decatur, Ohio: g A curiosity exists
in Decatur, In the shape of dog that
never barked in his life, but each morn
ing initiates the growing of a rooster.
His owner accounts for this popularity
by stating that the dog was born and
bred in the country, and from his ear
lest pup-hood was separated from all
other ours, enjoying only the compan-
lonship of barn-yard fowls. Hearing no
other sounds so frequently as the crow
ing of the cocks, and doubtless never
knowing that his species enjoyed the
sole ownership of another and different
sort of music, he began to initiate the
matutinal exercises of his feathered
companions, in which he has at last ac-
quired proficiency which surprises and
charms every one who has the felicity
of listening to his performances.
A more satisfactory story about a
dog, and one having numerous prece-
dents, is thus told by the Troy Press ::
g On Friday last Edward Cooper,
clerk at Evertsen's banking house, and
who lives on Third street, Bath, gave
away a dog which he had In his poses
sion. On Saturday night the dog made
his appearance at Mr.. Cooper's house,
barking and acting in a strange man.
ner. 1t was continued in such a de-
gree that Mr.. Cooper was compelled to
go down to the door. When he opened
1t the dog would not enter, but seemed
inclined to 60 up the road, barking all
the while. Finally Mr.. Cooper put on
his clothes, and, on getting out, fol-
lowed the animal 1t proceeded up
the road and led Mr.. Cooper to boy
named Dedrick, who had fallen from a
wagon and fractured his leg. Mr.
Co per procured assistance and caused
the boy to be removed to his honse,
where medical aid was procured and
the lads injuries attended to. The boy
had almost persisted from cold"
Finally, the Reporter, of Lynn,
Mass, tells this of a dog belonging to
a gentleman of that city: Zone day
last week the dog was observed by his
master to be approaching him with
something in his mouth, which ne laid
upon the ground and endeavored to at
tract attention to the same The gen
tleman, thinking it to be bit of leather
or some article which the dog was play
ing with, took no notice of it and passed
on. The animal repeated his move
ments, and again laid the parcel at the
feet of his master, who was induced to
pick it up, when to his establishment he
found it to be his own pocket book,
which he had dropped