Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-11
WONDERFUL ANIMALS,

WONDERFUL ANIMALS.
a Hog Tint Went 10 ~ F."crnI, and n Dos
mud Cow that Loved Each liher-(sme
D"R's kaxaclty and Ansther's Affections.
From tho Louisville Courier Journal.
A few days ago, while funeral pro-
ccssion was coming up Ninth street, on
the why to Cave-hill cemetery, hog,
apparently about one year of age, ran
from tho corner of Ninth md Jefferson,
and followed after tho hoarso. The
corpse was that of man who died on
Eighteenth street. But this fact has
no connection with tho singular action
of the swine. After proceeding for
some distance between tho henrso and
the first carriage, only ut'ering now and
then a friendly grunt, some persons at-
tending tho carriage tried to drive the
brute away, but instead Of running out
of tho way, he only stuck tho closer to
tho wheels of the hcarse, and thus lo
followed on to tho grave. Horo he
skirmished out to one sitle and stood
watching tho proceedings until tho COT
fin was lowered. Then he gave sud-
den spring and rushed squcaling up
to the grave in spite of tho efforts Of
the mon to beat him back, and had ho
not been caught by tho hind legs and
held fast no would have jumped hond-
long into tho grave. The man who
caught the hog is hack driver, who
now has possession of tho crazy creature,
md conjectures as to the cause of this
singular swinish freak. Tho animal
being in good killing order, its captor
trid to sell it to the Commodore for
pork-chops at his coffee-stand, but so
fully impressed was tho =" Commodore"
with the belief that the swine was pos
sessed of devils that he refused to pur-
chase, saying that he feared if his GUS
toners wero to eat the meat it would
put the devil in them sure enough.
From the Macon (Gu.) Star. sss4.ea
Capt. Murray, residing on the corner Of
Pine and Third streets, in this city, is
the owner of dog aud cow, betwee on
whom there ~has, for considerable
lcngth of time, existed tho strongest
conceivable attachment. About two
years since this attachment was first
noticed, and time has only served to i'll
crease the love of those two dumb crca-
lures, who, it may be truly said, are
now inseparable. The COW is followed
to the swamps by her faithful compa-
MON i'll the morning, and by her side,
wherever she goes, he can always be
found. At night he sleeps under the
same shelter, and is never from the
COW moment, except when the want
of food absolutely drives him away, and
then, SO we are informed, he does not
allow himself to remain sufficiently
long to satisfy the demands of hunger.
The COW appears to be as devoted to
her canine follower, for, when he is ont
of her sight for the shortest possible
time, she will manifest geat uneasincss,
and signal him until he returns.
Paris Correspondence Of the New York Times.
A wine merchant in the Montmartrc
quarter began to open his shop one
morning recently, and was taking the
shutters into the cellar, when the bark
ing of Ills dog attracted his attention.
He went back quickly, but saw no one
but the intelligent animal sprang on
the counter and began to scratch above
the till. On opening it, while the dog
continued to sniff and smell about it,
growing at times, it was found empty.
The dog seemed to strike tho scent, and
following it to the door, paused to in
vite his master to come on. He did so,
and after going short distance, as il
upon the scent of hare, the animal
led up to two individuals, and began to
bark loudly. "These must be the
thieves" thought the merchant. He
went toward them, calling upon a man
near by to help him, and this individ.
ual happened to be al agent of police
in citizens dress. Seeing that they
were pe1sued, the two men fled. Tho
dog kept swapping ut their heels, and,
thanks to his aid, one of them were
caught. The other disappeared at thu
Rue Montorgveil. "Seek," cried the
master, urging on the dog, and the
animal once moro caught up the scent
While tho master, assisted by person
called in for the minute, held the thief
the agent followed the dog, and came
up to him barking ut the door of 6
house. The agent went up stairs
guided by the dog, and found the sec
ond thief hidden behind the door of {
room on the second story. A portion
of the money taken from the: till wa.
found upon the person of the man thu.
curiously caught by the aid of an intel
ligent dog.