, 1874-02-15

| as myself. He waa magnificent Scotch dog o1
| great eize; bravo as. OF rather Drawer, than 9
! lion. he expressed his respect for decent an6
| well-coudtioned visitors by rushing to the gatt
| az it ha we're bent On deyourng them, and gave
| them welcome both With taii and tongue. Beg
gara, and all Ora characters, he wasted no wind
on; but ma1nt tanning an ominous silence, stuck
! close to their heels, showing beautiful set oi
ever to warn the gangrels to be on their good
behavior.
she had but one bad habit when had him
to see cat was to fly at it. This ended in his
worrying to death favorite grimalkin belong
ing to d neighbor, and the catastrophe raised q
formidable commotion. I saw that I must part
with Bob OF impair my usefulness; 80, with
many regrets. sent him to Drechin, fifteen
] miles of.
''Thero, early on the following Sunday morn-
ing. Bob was observed with head aud tail erect,
and resolute purpose in every look and move
ment, taking his way from nv brothers house.
Ny brothers. wife, struck with his air, said to
one OF her daughters, who laughed at the
idea: There is Bob, and I'll wager
lie is of to Arbirlot! Whether he had
across the country straight as the crow flies,
know not; but when WAS leaving the church,
about O'Clock, I was met by the bead1e. with
his old face lighted up with an unusual express
sion OF glee, and e1claiming-for my dog aud
Johnny had been always fast friends-' You
mauna put him AVA, minister, though he should
worry a the cats in the parish i
"Op going to the manRe, found Bob outside
the gate, as flat, proatrate, and motioulcss il
be bad been stone dead. 1t was plain be knew
had returned without leave, and WAS liable to be
hanged, drowned, shot, or otherwise punished
at my will. Iwent up to him, aud stood over
him while in ominous silence. No wagging Of
his tail, or movement in acy limb; but there he
lay, as it he had been killed aad nattened by a
heavy roller, only that, with his large beautiful
eyes half-shnt. ke kept winkioe aud looking I'D
in my face with most pitlful and peuitent, and
pleading expression III his own.
Though might not so to the length of old
iu the parish, there was no resisting tho dumb,
eloquent appeal | gave way, aud exclaimed in
cheerful tones, Is this you, Bob?' In aa ill.,
staut. knowing that he waa forgiven aud re-
stored, Le rose at one mighty bound into the
cir, circlng round and round me- and over and
anon, IN the power and fullness Of lis joy, leap
ing nearly over my headt
''What his ideas Of right and wrong were,
dare not say, but he certainly had sense Of
shame, and apparently also Ct guilt. Once, for
knew him to steal-Alrs. Guthrie came unex-
pectedly on Bob sneaking out of the kitchen
with sheop's head between his toetl. His jail
like mud timorous lcok displayed conscious guilt,
and still more, beEcra she bad time to speak
word, what he did. The moment lie saw her. al
head on tho floor, and with his tail between bis
legs makes OF with all haste, not to escape
beating, for she never yentured on that, but to
hldc his shame."
OTHER DOGS.
To return to our dogs, Ny son came home
from Princeton, where he had been reading Di-
vinity, aud brought dog, to which he was fond
~ attached, and his affection WAS fully recpro-
Gated. Tho dog slept on rug beside his mas
ter's bed. When my son Was making preparations
to 80 to Europe, the dog manifested great un-
easiness, watching the packing with evident anx-
iety, and listening eagerly to the conversation
Of the family. The day Of departure came.
The dog waa shut up in q room alone, and howl
ed willie his master went away. Night came aud
the dog wandered about the house, up and down
stairs, though his rug was lying ready for him
By his masters empty bed. He had disturbed
me in tue early part OF the night by his w1ines
as be sought his master in vain. In the morning
l went into his room and found him asleep on
his rug. He never woke again. The dog was
dead.
Gen. Janes Watson Webb, formerly Of the
Courier and Enquirer, before he went to Aus
tria as American Minister. gave q little dog to
the child OF AIr. Spalding, then one OF the ed
lrors OF the same paper, and afterwards Of the
World and Times The child and the dog be-
came tendorly attached to each other. The child
was taken i'll. Tho dog lavished it's affections
on its friend, caressing him constantly, and
showing the strongest anxiety. The child
died. The dog walked AWAY from the bed to
the other aide Of tho room, lay down and died
also.