The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-07-22

/ lin fnuN became \ constant nocturnal
mmpanlpn ani q great iAYnrliH. III
summer anh winter through rain anil
snow, when niher dogs were pnmlurl-
ably ernuphfd IA their kennels, inr
eight Yeas has f0mpey, faithful 10 his
duty aud apparently conscious Of hls
responsibility, paped his lonely beat
side ny eide with the policeman,
Though he never received Tie apIOnl-
mfnL Though The Commissioners hays
never pllielallY recognized him as in
llif service, W. has never fallfTni la
his fidelity, When 0n duty, nl night,
he 0iienllmea has met his masters nl
Tho street. hul 40 amount nf Gna1ing
can induce him ~ give ihem q slnglr
wag NJ recognition, on duty, Wy day,
he i equally indifferent 10 the salula-
ll0ns VI his night companions.
10 knows perfectly the boundary NJ
his hpali and The policemen have irer
guenlly passed Tho llne ~ soc II hn
would fpllnWi bul he invariably rulnes
10 100 y dead halt, and Wy his actions
says-"fOn mistake your limit The
policemen relieved from duty NJ II
O'clock u Instantly Ignored lne mo-
menl hlh partner comes 0n duty, ami
10 strategy can lnyeiglf him into inl-
lowing his iirst companion, Ito h
thoroughly familiar with the signifGa-
lion Of the different " raps,n and on
several occasions when the hergeanph
challenge (tWO rRpsl WIS given, heing
fur good aud sufficient reasons il u
seml'oonsel0ua state, the dog actually
reused him from his nap by paw
Ing aud nOalng NJ his hands Aud II
h well known by his owners that even
IN the day lime when he IN oil duty
aud when nothing else viii move him,
the sound Of "three distinct rapsN ID
p0licemans call for help viii instant |
~ arouse him from his hiding place
and on one such occasion, heing ins'
tened, he broke his chain aud dragged
tho remnant Of II amer him ~ The
scene Of the difficulty, where II II need
less 10 say no rendered effective SER
vice.
There are several business places on
his beat where n light N leit
burning all night, aud where the poo
leeman on duty occasionally takes u
look IN 10 see that oil h right AZ
each Of these places the dog Invariably
stops, aud, standing on his hind legs,
takes observations with ~ much np'
parent concern IN hlapnrlner-the 0ti-
or policeman
For years II has been the habit OF
the policeman on duty 10 divide with
him whatever they may have In the
way Of lunch. II, by design or neg
loot, u fair division Of ratlona " omit
led, no viii promptly mNnllest hla IN
llgnatlon by falling nearly square 10
he rear Of the offender, which dis
ance he viii doggedly maintain to the
iloae Of the rounds,
When M arrest N made, ho always
,eta In position ~ ~ 10 place the prls-
lner between himself and his partner.
But, perhaps, the most conclusive n
llcation of intelligence IL shown by
Nh recognition, ever after, Of any
prisoner whom he has once accom-
,anIed 10 the lock-up. No matter
When or where he may meet such n
ne, ho seems 10 look upon him M an
'utlnw, and, while never actually 0l-
acltlng, ho will, by Understandable but
Eloquent actions, endeavorto hold him
II duranCe.
His owners were nj first greatly an-
loyed at pompey's night wanderIngs,
md made many efforts 10 keep him
Exclusively to his home duties, but
hey have long since concluded that
he doctrine of Pythagorns III made
In their dog, aud they have
ome 10 believe that the spirit of some
deceased policeman has Infused Itself
n the body of p0mpey. BE that ~ II
nay, Pompey IL one Of the institutions
4 the city and one, too, OF which II
nay well be proud.
In conclusion, II may he Of interest
0 naturallsts to know that Pompey
gas born without u tail. The theory
{ Darwin on the "Orlgn Of the
pecies" may thus receive another