, 1874-02-15
ALL ABOUT DOGS.

The Rev. DR.. Prime, Of the New York Observer,
youches for the following curious facts in rela-
ion to dogs:
III FATHERS DOG FIDELITY"
3ly father had small and beautiful dog who
rejoiced in the name OF Fidelity. Ko differed
from other good dogs only in being better than
others. and in manilesting something that re-
sembled religious sensibilty. or peculiar at
tachment to religious places and religious Ser
vices. He attended family worship with punctu-
ality and regularity that the other members OF
the household might we'll have initiated, and cer-
nt-aDd much company visited our house,
the dogs attention to him was regulated by his
taking the lead or not in the religions worship Of
the household. II the visitor at my fathers re-
quest conducted the worship, the dog at once at
tached himself to his person, and when he de-
parted the dog escorted him out OF the village !;
sometimes going home with him to neighbor-
ing town and making him visit of d few days.
II the visitor did Dot perform any religious ser
vice in the house, the dog took no notice Of him
while there, and suffered him to depart unat-
tended and evidently unregretted.
Such dog was, of course. an habitual at-
tendant On the public services OF the church on
the Sabbath. It required extraordinary care to
keep him at home. Shut up in q room he dashed
through window and waa at church before the
family. lie was once shut up in an clubhouse
that had no floor. He dug out under the sill Of
the door and Was at church before tho first
psalm was sung. In church be occupied the up
per step of the pulpit within which his master
ministered- He lay quiet during the service un-
less other dogs below misbehayed, in which case
lie left his seat and:after quieting tho disturb
ance resumcdlt. He WAS equally devoted to.
the weekly prayer-meeting which was bold from
house to house, tho appointment being an
nouuced on the Sabbath. lie remembered the
evening and the place, aud was always present
As it was not agreeable to have dog at an even
ing meeting In private house, he Was confined
.--l- eot. 1, IL fufu
the family had thought to shut him up, and
waited for the hour and the people. He knew
the names OF the families where the meetings
we're held, and where they lived, and could have
gone to any oue Of them On m errand as essily
aud correctly as clild And the only knowl-
edge be had OF tie place Of meeting be got ns
tho others did by hearing tho notice on Sunday.
These habits Of the dog ~ere not the fruit of
education: On the contrary, pains wero taken to
prevent him from indulgiag his religious prefer
meetings, or for any individuals out OF tho fam
lily circle except thoae whom lie recognized By
their habit Of praying, as the people in whom he
WIS especially interested.
NY father WAS wont to relate numerous anec-
dotes Of the same general character, Of this re-
markabe animal, aud the relation of them al
ways caused his eyes to till with tears He had
strong impression that there Vas something
sery mysterious about this propensity OF the
dog, and being himself sternly orthodox divine,
Nv Aesel sea'@teu W eAp1tse kuo uFlnlou tuat
the dog had moral peTcoEtlons. But I always
thought he believed 80.
DR.. dCTMn1E'B DOG
is just now travelling the rounds Of the newa-
papers, but there is nothing remarkable in him
(the dog) except that the incidents show NOR
al sense; the story, as Dr.. Guthrie tells it, is
this:
"Though but dumb companion and friend,
I must devote = few lines to the memory,
and affection, and sense OF my dog Bob, who,
lying often 1t the head OF the pulpit stairs, oc-
oupied place on Sundays nearly - conspicuous