Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-01-02

A DOG STORY.

Some strange tales are told about the dumb
beasts. Some of these are no doubt in par
true, but greatly exaggerated; others are per
haps simple facts. Many years ago when VIZ
were but a small boy, we heard gentleman
tell story about dog, which at the time in
terested US very much. We will relate it a:
nearly as possible in the words of our inform
er Remember we do not vouch for the truth
of what we tell The facts did not come
under our immediate observation. We only
heard them, still we are disposed to think
they are in the main true.
Many years ago there were no railroads ir
this country. People had to haul on wagon:
their cotton and tobacco to the city of Char
lesion. In a certain neighborhood in the
upper part of South Carolina, there lived q
gentleman, who was what was called at thai
time, "a we'll to do man in the world" He
had married nice young wife and built
snug little house. The house was double
log cabin. One end was used as a sitting
room, and the other had partition running
through it, which formed it into two very com
Portable sleeping rooms. Each of these rooms
was entered by door from the sitting room
and in the end of each room there was lit
tie window which was closed by simple shut
ter made of clap-boards. Rough as this
house would appear at present, it was, at the
time spoken of, thought to be fine house fol
the up-country.
Late in the fall the gentleman went tc
Charleston, expecting to be back on a certain
day. The weather was favorable and the
day arrived but the gentleman did not ar
rive. The wife was not very anxious, think
ing that he would certainly be home the next
day. The next day passed away and still
the gentleman did not come home. The
clouds began to gather, and late in the even
ing it began to rain. A neighbor came in to
hear the news, he said, from Charleston. The
rain increased as night approached. The
lady became very anxious about the return OF
her husband and so expressed herself to her
visitor. Her anxiety was increased, she said,
on account of the fact that there was in the
house near one hundred dollars in silver coin.
Her neighbor, in whom she had every conf
dence, proprosed that his dog be placed in the
room which contained the money. He as
sured her that no person could enter the room
if the dog were placed in charge of it. 10 the
proposition the lady assented. The dog was
called, and formally, by his master, put into
the room, fed and ordered to obey the lady
and guard the room. A bed was placed in
the room for the dog and the door and window
shut The neighbor went home and the
anxious woman, somewhat relieved, deter
mined to spend the night without sleep. She
retired to bed. Late in the night she thought
she heard a noise at the window Of the room
in which the dog was keeping guard. Posi-
bly,, she thought, it might be the dog attempt:
ing to get out. Again she thought she heard
the shutter open. 1t was no imagination; she
distinctly heard some one in low and gentle
tone of voice call the dog by name. The dog
began to growl. Soon she heard foot placed
upon the floor. The dog growled louder and
more angrily. The womans suspense was
awful. Some one had most certainly entered
the room. Would the dog make friends with