Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-11
WONDERFUL ANIMALS.
Hoy thnt Went "a u EmMrrml, MMd q bog
aud Cow ahna l.,vrd Enrh Oiisrr-lbmr
D"a's knxnrtty and A"0tser'a Affect ion.

aud Cow ahnt l.ovrd E:nrh Osi.cr-llm~
D"a's SnHnrtty nn'i A"0ther'n Affect ion.
From tn" Louisville Conrier-Journal.
A few days ngo, while Il funeral pro-
ccssion was coming up Ninth street, on
tho way to Cavc-hill cemetery, u hog,
apparently about one ycnr Of nge, rnu
from tho corner of Ninth md Jefferson,
and followed after tho hoarso. Tho
corpse was that of u man who died on
Eighteenth street. But this fnct has
no connection with tho singular action
of the swine. After proceeding for
some distance between tho hcnrao and
tho first carriage, only nt cring now and
then u friendly grunt, some persons at
tending tho cnrringc tried to drive the
brute away, but instead of running out
of tho way, he only stuck tho closer t."
tho wheels of tho hcarsc, and thus no
followed on to tho grave. Here he
skirmisllctl out to ono silo and stood
watching tho proceedings until tho cof-
fin was lowered. Then no gnvo sud
den spring ami rushed s.lucnling up
to tho grave in spite Of tho efforts of
the mon to boat him back, and had he
not been caught by tho hind legs and
held fast no would havo jumped head
long into tho grave. Tho man who
cn,gllt tho hog is Il hack driver, who
now has possession of the crazy creature,
and conicctures ns to the cnnso of this
singular swinish freak. Tho animal
being in good killing order, it's captor
trid to sell it to tho Commodore for
pork-chops at his coffee-stand, but so
fully impressed was tho Commodore
with tho belief that the swine was pos
scsscd of devils That lie refused to pur-
chase, saying that he feared if his GUS
toners wero to cat tho meat it would
put tho devil in them sure enough.
From tho Macon (Cia.) Star.
Capt. Murray, residing on the corncrof
Pine and Third streets, in this city, is
the owner of dog and COW, betwton
whom there has, for a considerable
length Of time, existed the strongest
conceivable attachment. About two
years since this attachment WAS first
noticed, and time has only served to in
crease the love of those two dumb crca-
lures, who, it may he truly said, arc
now inseppral,le. The COW is followed
to the swamps by her faithful compa-
MON in tho morning, and by her side,
wherever she goes, he can always be
found. At night he sleeps under the
Same shelter, and is mover from the
COW a moment, except when the want
of food absolutely drives him away, and
then, so VIC are informed, he does not
allow himself to remain sufficiently
long to satisfy the demands of hunger.
The COW appears to he as devoted to
her canine follower, for, when he is out
Of her sight for the shortest possible
time, she will manifest goat uneasincss,
and signal him until he returns.
Paris Correspondence of the New York Times.
A wine merchant in the Moutmartrc
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, wllilo 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.
vito his master to come on. He did SO,
and after going short distance, as il
upon the scent of hare, tho animal
led up to two individuals, and began tc
bark loudly. "Thcse must be the
thieves" thought the merchant. HI
went toward them, calling upon a mau
near by to help him, and this individ
ual happened to be al agent of police
in citizens dress. Seeing that they
were persucd, the two men fed. Tho
dog kept swapping ut their heels, md
thanks to his aid, one of them were
caught. The other disappeared at the
Rue Montorgveil. "Seek," cried the
master, urging on the dog, and the
animal once moro caught up the scent
While the master, assisted by person
called i'll for tho minute, held tho thief
the agent followed the dog, and came
up to him barking ut the door of E
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 was
found upon the person of the man thu.
curionsly caught by the aid of an intel
ligent dog.