St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-21
VOLUME 36---NUMBER 1856.

ON old friend surely MANY pleasant
rhymes would have commemorated his
brave deeds. As Il puppy. he was ex-
ternally. far from attractive IL ridge o
coarse hair stood up about his throat,
grizzly and stiff. often making lis laugh
at his groteSque appearance. but he had
Il thoughtful. serious air, and an eye of
unusual depth and power. Some of the
ncighhorS severely criticised the wis
dom of Rob'S purchase. but he had Il
way of his own. and without il struggle,
gave i'll exchange his best knife and
last wears sled. Before night rough
but comfortable kennel received the
pet. Rob spent the evening getting
acquainted" and the most amicable re-
lationS We're Immediately established.
He lived with us some months before
his mission" declared itself. We had
observed his good temper. and his
tenderness and patience with children,
but never dreamed of such ut-reach-
ing >.ympIthieS lis his life devel-
oped. 1t commenced, as far as we
knew, by his coming in late one balmy
September eVeing with IL small black
dog as ugly-lookimg and Scrawny as
can well he imagined. Hunter was IL
powerful creature. possessing "bredth
and swing quite fearful for strangers
to look upon. and he carried his guest
as eats do THEN kittens amd laid him
gently down upon the Hoo, of his straw
carprtcd house: and there he watched
and tended him some DAYS with patel
nal solicitudc Bits were carried across
the ward and the invalid waS caIessed
like sick baby. 1t attracted 50 much
attention in the nrighhurhood that
Hunter began tn bc rcShccted
When LiIipmt for that was the
name Rob gave Hunters prn was
quite well. Il new home wis found for
him. but the TWO often visited each 9th
er and exchanged in their own fashion.
the greetings of the season,
one morning Hunter. and indeed the
whole family WcIc aroused hV shrill
hark> outside the rate Rob c>picd Lii
liput. who in remembrance of kind
ness shown him had come in Il time of
need To ask for aid. How he told the
story remains Il mystery. but presently
the two durs trottcd down = lone rre,.,,
lane. Rob following cautiously. What
he SAW should surely he chronicled. if
it WAS not ..intclIi"cuce." should he
clad to have some pbiIosopb,r name
the word that can explain il
\ poor. tired mothrr-do" Law by the
roadside. moaning pitcouslv. two pup
pies. not many dayS old. were in their
dumb. blind fashion cr;,vIinU over her.
WONDERING mo- douht what had h,nnen-
ed thar .L,. ~, I,nr., f,n,IIaJ tb.,n
hedge. mon which = few broken rails
IoI loosrIy niled nurti,llv shielded
them. and pcepiup throuyh. Rob SAW
the two friends in evident consultation
over the case. Pcrcciviup that she
could not he moved. they did the next
best thing. provided food uutil she
died. apparently exhausted bv excess
of pain. Rob thinks she had received
Il heavy blow. When i'm q few hours
she ceased to breathe Hunter took one
puppv. carving il teuderly. as he had
i.illiput. hut ii did not in this case
leave the moaning baby in his kennel /;
no. indeed. the mistress lap was chos-
en-. Il mrmtle-cycd. lovin" woman. whose
face he had read Alright. and learned to
trust. As soon as Rob's mother began
to pet the fuzzy little thing. Hunter
knew that all was rirht. and WAS off in
a twinkliur for the other. Beside. il
Lilliput still watched this one WAS al
81 taken and commended hv Hunters
great human eve. to b.tter care tbau
Inc could rive
After an absence of two ,luvs. Rob's
brave friend surprised lis all bv bring
ing in IL lovely Maltese kitten. and the
creature whose nature it was to wage
war upon his kind. seemed to regard
him with decided affection. looking up
into his great. speaking ewes as much
As To SAY. "PrII. dou't leave me among
strangers" Bm she never lacked
friends and hr,,m. :, ,,r.,t n.t viii,