The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-09-08
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The BaSo1eas Isurdett- Coutts, who
is noS,iesS $fameusf for hor B0un,llees
oharity,tkdnffor her almost baund esq
wealth, bassreoently osectcd d !beauti-
ful,mghpmcnt over the grave Il of dog
named sBcbby,"s whose story is oI.e
of the mostspathetio Ia the annals of
time. Here it is, .. %, y v. -
/ STRANGE sroRy or A poe.
Avery singular and interesting 90
ourre9oe g.was1 yesterday brought to
light iii the Burgh Court, by tho
hearing of sum n ops in regard to
dog tax! Eight aid imIf years
ago, it seems toan named Cray, Of
Of whom nothing now is known, ex-
ccpt that that he was poor, and lived
III a quiet way In n'som obscure part
OF tue town, was buried in Old Grey
triars' Churchyard. His grave, lev.
oledyby the hand of GtiMe, and ,un,.
marked by any stone is now SC sroely
discernible but although no human
Interest would seem to attach. to it,
tue sacred spot has not been wholly
disregarded' and forgotten. During
all these years the dead mans faith,
full dog has kept constant watch and
guard ovsrfthe grave-and it was
this animal for which the collectors
8 ught ITO -fe6oVer. .StheZltax. James
B own,t4e, old ,cprator, of tho burial
ound, remerpbeIs Gray's funeral
and the dog, 9 Scotch torrfsr, was, he
rays, one Of the uost conspicuous Of
tue mourners. The grave was closed
in as usual, aud next morning "Bob.
w." as the dog is called, was found
lying on the aew made mound. This
was an Innovation which old James
could not permit, for there
was au order at thegate, stat
ing, ia the most intelligib!e char
acters, shat dogs we're not ad-
,nitted. "Bobby'' was accordingly
driven out; but next morning he
wssSthsse .agaiu, Tand for the; second
time WAS discharged. Tic thitd
morning was cold Ind wet, and when
the old m~n saw the faithful animal,
IN spite Of ALL chastise mcnt, still ly-
ing shiverihg fon tile grave, he took
Ply 0n him, and gave hun some food.
Thisss!cognition of his devotion gave
"B 1bhy" the ri ht to make the
chlrpl yard ilfff' ohe !; anf fro IN chat
i tincstostha. ,presentlhs, has meyer
spent night away from his masters
t"mb. Often in bad weather attempts
have been made TO keep him within
doors, but by, dismal bowls he has
succeeded in making it known that
this interference is not agreeable to
him, aud latterly he has always been
allowed his own way. at almost any
time during tho day he nay be sceIE
in o: about the churchyard and 10
mater hoE rough the night may be.
nothing can inducehim to 'forsake the
halIowed spot, whose identity, de.
spite tho irresistible obliteratiou, he
has so fai,hfulIy preserved. 'Bobbypg
has mony friends, aud the tax ga her.
crs have by no means proved his ane-
1iids. AZ weekly treag Of tic steaks
was, long allowed him BY Ssf seant
SCOTT Of tho Engineers, but for more
than elk years he has ,pecn regularly
ted by Mr.. Traill, Of the restaurant,
G Greyfriars' place. lie il CONSTANT
and pohotaal Ia his Il calls, being
guided in his midday visits by the
sound Of tho time gun. o. the
ground Of harboring tho dog, procec,fss
ings wore tAkon}"g ,iust Mr.. Tra,ll FIR
payment Of the tax. Tho defendant
expressed his willingness, could he
claim tho dog, to 10 responsible for
the tax, but SO long as the dog I'd
fused to attach ltself to any ono, it
Was impossible 10. fix the 0wdefsh, ~
nnd tho ,Court,, seeing the peculiar
eitSh atnsta qesSs of 1he seas, asmi ssed..
boon an Object Of curiosity to all who
have become acquainted with his his,
tory His constAnt appearance in the
graveyard has oiuso many inquiries
to lie made regarding liIth, aud efforts
out Of number have been made to get
possession of him. The Cid culator,
Of course, stands up as the next
claimant to MIR. Tall, and YESTERDAY
offered TO pay the, tax himself, rather,
than have "Bobty"-''Grey yfriars'
Bobby" to allow him his full name
put out Of the way.-.&e .Scotsman,
ttprH 18th 1867. a.
AZ a Republican meeting at Ban.
gor, Mr., Halnlin told tl,oso present
very plainly that the Democrats had
got tho start Of them iii organization,
and Ind made q decided impression
on the yosers that, unless the Re-.
pablicans wen, to work with all their
misbt they would wake up tbc morn.
ing after election the sorriesE looking
party that ever wont through u cam
sYhigu in Maine. Is 10, -,
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