The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-28

his mouth, he. darted, toward tbe
crossing. The engineer saw tht
red fag and shut 6ff steam BefOr'
the animal reachednths children
Arrived ut tlm~crossing, he stood
there and prevented the train from
passing until the children were
safely over Tie track, then he laid
the flag down and the train went
on.3 baf ,ghisl 9ita9Q.ati Jai Z
9lOnlaalnther occasion Knapp
snatched q child away from rinr innrfII4FF tr0nt
OF, a way train Just as it was
stopping at the depot. The cliild's / \
ciothiiig was torlfoy the wheels d
the locomotive, spnarrbwly had it
escaped deathoal VI! Is>.sg sss
Knapp consults the clock, : every 'g,s
day for the arrival ot the mail
trains y A few moments before 9the
is due Knapp stations himself
at the mail rack, aid when hefbag
is thrown from, the car he carries II
to the Post-otiice, and ifit contains
any letters for his master he takes
them back tohitn.f P 2''h aail.
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST ACCIDENTS.
When freight trains begin to.
switch cars at the depot Knapp
always takes y red flag and tsots
up or down the track, as the ease case
may be, and flags any train that
heayes III sight. Knapp always
keeps his position faithfully until
calledin by signals, just IS any
other fiagman is. Engineers all
know Knapp, and faithfully act
upon his signals. After the de-
parure Of freight trains Knapp
often walks down the track and
carefully examines tile switches to
see that the brakemen have left
them all right, Satisfied that no
blunders have been made, he walks
back to the depot, and ifthe clock
shows him that he has a few leisure
moments he signifies to bis master
a desire for a pipe. MEc Ullman
has taught him to smoke, and he
always keeps Knapp's pipe ready
for lighting Wien he calls for it.
The pipe beiAs lighted, the animal
sits on a clialr and smokes with as
much appa ent ease ard comfort as
his master.
Mr.. Illman IS a good musician.
He has a piano in the ladies' room
Of the depot, and oftenpertOrmsou
it a7Kuapplr has been taught to
sing Or whine the tunes which Mr..
Ullman plays. The dog. often
perches himself on a chair beside
bis master with his fore feet on che
piano frame, and accurately turns
the sheets ,ofimusic with his tongue.
Knapp Gan waltz, dance a schot-
tische Or a polka as well as any
one can on four legs. a'5.'a
REsESi1NG AN INSULT.
OF late some Of the mischievous
brakemen have thrown snow-balls
at Knapp just as the trains started,
or have made ugly faces or stamped
their feet eat him. He seemingly |
took no notice ofthese insults, but
on Monday one Of the brakeman
went into the depot to get o drink
Of water. When he started out
Knapp stood In the door and would |
not allow him to move lie made |
a movement as though about to
administer a kick, and Knapp
opened his mouth and uttered a
growl, which convinced the brake.
man that such a proceeding would
be dangerous. Knapp kept his
prisoner in the room until the train
had gone 50 far that the brakeman
catch it, and then releasing
him, Knapp walked away as aln-
concernedly as though nothing
unusual had occurred. ahs III
Since that time the brakemen
have been exceedingly civil to
Knapp, but he treats them with
lofty indifference. IN " Sun.
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