The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-01
STORIES ABOUT DOGS.
>onc slight Demands om the i.rn,i-
er's Creduiity.
hEyRNoEFuL, AFPgcTIoNATE, INTELLIGENT.
OBSTINATE, TniEy1sH, AND HGAEr-
BROKEN CANNES.
\ LITERARY poG's WEAKNESS.
From The Prori6ence .LomrnrI

f|VH Tt IFotiOthcc OONiitI(.
lHR DOC BEUSo.--My ncighbor across
the way has remarkably fine Nowfound-
land dog. Good fellow, Bruno, 1t would
take long chapter to record all his merits
lie deserves honorable mention through the
press chiefly because OF his literary taste
and untlring devotion TO the current
literature, especially Journalism No
nowsmonger more anxously waits for in
'elligcnce of passing events than he does
Tor the morning paper, The carrier boy is
hardly in sight when he calls to him. and
long before he is at the threshold, Bruno is
close beside HIM, and makes known his
errand. One would suppose from the way
he grasps the paper in his mouth that he
would devour all the news, and perhaps he
would were II not for certain weakness of
his. 10 tell The truth, noble as he is strong
rs he ~, he yet Is the slave of appetite
He loves candy immensely, and those who
hnow his weakness master him by indulg-
ing him. Woe to any one who attempts TO
take the paper from him without offering
IN exchange the tempting bait Even the
sick girl in the family, who extends her
hand and asks for the privilege of cxamin-
ing the Journal for few moments is per-
-istrntly denied unless he sees the proifcrcd
sweel-meat in her emaciatcd fingers. That
presented, he surrcndcrs the paper and re-
tires, quite rs thankful a. dog can be.
and probably quite as wise.
ANOTHER Doe THAT BRINGS rnE rArgG
From he Proeidence Jon,ma.
l,ollie is pointer, not remarkable for
ma csiic proportions" of course, hut "A
ine-looking fellow, notwithstanding. When
he gels sight OF game, he is a ''sight to be-
hold, rs he takes u pose-eyery muscle
tense. his eye fixed his tail moving slowly
irom side to side thus he stands rigid as a
statue, except the motion of his tail. )
nniil finally his whole frame begins TO
qniyer and shake, az If the excitement was
too great to be borne. when hc finishes the
performance with sharp bark 10 call his
master 10 the scene Of action. But Rollie
has never been trained to service. lie only
exhibits his natural talents In that line,
from instinct con a0loTs. 1t is MS n member
Of the iamily-a domestic dog-that he is
valued. When his master alighis from the
stage, he Is there 10 greet him, and all the
way up the steps and along the walk to the
house he talks, or tries to, probably telling
ia his way about everything that has hap
pened since they parted. At night. when
the omnibus comes bringing the evening
paper, he is on hand 10 receive it. and If
the driver, 10 tease him. goes past without
throwing II out he barks fuTiOusly till he
gets it. For this, Of course, he expects
piece of mcat-nothlng else will answer
Once, when his master, In haste, caught up
cracker and threw 1t out, Rollie, quick as
thought, dropped the cracker, snatched up
the paper again, and would not give it up
until the meat appeared.
MYSTERIOUS DUPLICATE.
From the Ne,oJern On. CD Times,
A gentleman living In the upper part of
this city informed us Friday Of very
strange event which occurred in his house
hold. A short time ago his little son, aged
about ten years, became the happy posses
sor of a puppy of the st. Bernard breed,
the gift of gentlemen who had bought
the same In New York city. The boy be-
came very much attached to his pet, and,
as might be supposed, would be able to
recognize 1t among others of the canine
breed. The sequel, however, proves differ
ent. On Thursday night the family retired
at the usual hour, and before doing so,
locked the puppy in question in the kitchen
for safe keeping. This was all very well.
About the hour of midnight, however, the
family were awakened by the bowling and