The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-10-10
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watched with great interest was fire
Newfoundland. His name was Calder,
from the name of neighboring stream.
He was noble animal, very large very
gentle and playful, with an expressive
face, large hanging ears, great quantity
of rich curling hair aud bushy tan that
sometimes, when it was whISked lncau-
tiousIv. brushed things off the table. lie
was very intelligent, and evidently under
stood many things that were said TO him.
We are very sure that he knew the names
ofmany things, for he went to seek them
when he was told, and brought the things
named. He seemed to feel much pride
i'll carrying anything with which he WAS
entrusted, and nothing gratified him moro
than to be permitted to carry in his mouth
his masters snuff-box although, if it was
presented to him open, he drew back from
it with signs OF great dislike; making
grimaces and utterinG little short barks
When his master happened TO leave home
without his snuff-box, he sometimes sent
Calder back for it, and, as the omission had
already probably been discovered, the pur-
derstood, and the snuff-box intrusted to
him, with which he made all haste to his
master, never falling TO carry it safely.
He was sometimes permitted 90 carry
walking stick or an umbrella, which evi-
IDENTIFY afforded him great delight. To
carry an umbrella, especially, was an hon
or which he seemed to appreciate as high
White Rod can appreciate the duty of his
office. TO satisfy him IN this particula",
as it was found that good umbrella was
not improved by being Carried in his mouth,
an old one was given him for his own es-
pecial benefit. On one occasion, he made
the mistake of taking the umbrella with
him when he went for swim in a lake,
along the side of which the road lei. He
happened to let it go while he was in the
water and it sank to the bottom, and that
part of the lake being shallow, his swim
ming and diving stirred up so much mud
that he could not find it again, and had to
be called off. 1t WAS interesting TO see
how shame faced he was when he came
home and the story of the umbrella was
hung his head ard let his tail droop. A
week or ten days afterwards, however, he
was ordered to seek for and bring the UNI
brella, which mission he faithfully cXccu-
ted, returning tIiunl hant with tEc lost ar
ticle in his mouth.
There was nothing in which he more de-
lighted than TO carry an egg. He never
8 ~,
eaten but apparently had notion that it
was something valuable, and much to be
preferred to a stone, which he would some
times pick up in his gamboling, and fling
it out of his mouth again very carclesSly.
OF an egg he always took great care. He
knew where the hens nests were, and, as
some of them were easily accessible to
him, he occasionally visited them, and
then he might be seen walking slowly and
proudly, with head alOft, and an egg in
his mouth. The servants soon learned to
know from his dcmeanor when he had an
egg. If called upon by them he was not
always willing to give it up at once, but
drew back, facing them, wagging his tail,
and looking ali delight. However, if they
lSC hIul tiOlle, He WAS SATISFIED Will taxing
a short promenade, and then came and de-
posted the egg upon the kitchen floor.
He was evidently quite aware of the dan
ger of breaking it, laid it down on the stone
floor with great caution, and then seemed
to take no further interest in it, but was
quite willing that any one should take it
away. We could give many instances of
his powers of refection.-Ch Chambers Jour-
nal.