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

WONDERFUL ANIMALS.
Hog .hnt Went 10 u Funeral, ama n Deg
and Cow that Loved Each (lthcr-One
Dag's Raxaclty and Ansaher's Affection.
From tho Louisville Conrier- journal.
A few days ago, while funeral pro-
cossion was coming up Ninth street, on
the way to Cave-hill cemetery, hog,
apparently about one year of age, ran
from tho corner of Ninth and Jefferson,
and followed after tho Aoarso. Tho
corpse was that of mon who died on
Eighteenth street. But this fact has
no connection with the singular action
of the swine. After proceeding for
some distance between tho hearse and
the first carriage, only utl cring now and
then a friendly grunt, somo persons at
tending tho carriage tried to drive tho
brute away, but instead Of running ont
OF tho way, he only stuck the closer to
tho wheels Of the hearso, and thus he
followed on to tho grave. Hero he
skirmished out to ono side and stood
watching tho proceedings until tho cof-
fin was lowered. Then no gave sud-
den spring and rushed squcaling up
to tho grave in spite of tho efforts Of
the mon to beat him back, and Ind he
not boon caught by tho hind legs and
held fast he would have jumped head
long into tho grave. The man who
caught the hog is q hack driver, who
now has possession of the crazy creature,
and conjectures az 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 cofee-stand, but so
fully impressed was the =" 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 werc to eat the meat it would
put the devil In them sure enough.
.>s,., From the Macon (Ga.> Star. sssssass
Capt. Murray, residing on the corner Of
Pine and Third streets, in this city, is
the owner OF Z dog aud COW, between
whom there hns, for considerable
lcngth 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 crea-
lures, who, it may be truly said, are
now insepsrable. The cow is followed
to the swamps by her faithful compa-
MON in 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 q 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 gcat uneasincss,
and signal him until he returns.
Paris Correspondence Of tho New York Times.
A wine merchant in the Montmartrt
quarter began to open his shop ont
morning recently, and was taking thu
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 o,
the counter and began to scratch allow
the till. On opening it, while the dog
| COuUAuuoU W Bu1u ana smell ABOUT IL
growing at times, it was found empty
The dog seemed to strike tho scent, AM
following it to the door, paused to in
vite his master to come on. He did so
and after going a short distance, as i
upon the scent of q hare, the ANNA
led up to two individuals, and began t,
bark loudly. "These must be tn
thieves" thought the merchant. HI
went toward them, calling upon MAJ
near by to help him, and this individ
ual happened to be an agent of polio
in citizens, dress. Seeing that the,
were persued, the two men fed. TIL
dog kept swapping at their heels, and
thanks to his aid, one of them wer,
caught. The other disappeared at tn
Rue Montorgveil. "Seek," cried tn
master, urging on the dog, and tn
animal once moro caught up the scent
While tho master, assisted by a perso,
called in for the minute, held the thief
the agent followed the dog, and cam
up to him barking Mt the door of
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 porto,
of the money taken from the: till wa
found upon the person of the man thu
curiously caught by the aid of IN intel
igent dog.