Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-08-26
4 St Lenis Dog.


~ al .nisT,slx. domestic or Wild. per-
49, 49,. dog for intelligence, stands at
- 49, The line dividing between in
stincs and intellect is but Inc, anu ols
sn,;n,es the shrewdest metaphysicians
are puzzled 70 tell exactly where ,he one
beyins and fhes other enus. Lnue'
when some brilliant evidence Oh nign IN
s,iuct Is brought into favorable contrast
with Low intellect We are almost per
shaded 10 believe thai, Ike the equaeo-
riaI line. il Is but an imaginary one
OF all the dogs which have been seen
in this city. not one can compare WIN
Pompey." the Franklin avenue dog.
Pompey is ten years OF age lie was
born on the premises Of his present own
ers. He stands about twenty eight inches
high, ID of comedy proportions. oil very
sedate manners, and has ever been al.
verse 10 eultivating the Acquaintance OF
other dogs. The little social courtesles
which other less dignified dogs are won't
10 exchange whenever they meet are be-
meath his dignity, and he viii counienance
no undue familiarity either from man or
dog. BY day he is perfect hermit,
hiding himself in the rear OF his mas
ter,s stables, and seldom coming from
his seclusion even for food or drink; by
night, even his owners are powerless to
keep him from his beat" When
but two years OF age lie began career Of
night watching. Not eoniining himself
10 his masters premises, he included the
entire neighborhood. Thus, in a few
weeks he became aware that policemen
were similarly engaged, and he was not
long in making himself acquainted with
his blue-coated allies, with whom he soon
became a constant nocturnal companion
and a great favorite. In summer ana
winter. through rain and snow, when
other dogs were comfortably crouched In
their kennels. for eight years has Pompey,
faithful TO his duty and apparently con-
scious of his responsibility, paced his
lonely beat side by side with the Police
man. Though he never received the ap-
pointment. though the Commissioners
have never officially recognized him as in
the service, he has never faitered in his
fidelity When on duty at night he often
times has met his masters on the street,
but no amount Of coaxing can induce hiR
10 give to them single wag OF recognl-
ton. OFF duty, by day, he is equally in
different to the saiutations Of his night
companions. He knows perfectly the
boundary Of his beat, and the policemen
have frequently passed the line TO
see If he would follow, but he
invariably comes TO dead halt,
and by his action says: You
mistake your limit" The policeman re-
Iicved from duty at eleven o'clock is in
stantly ignored the moment his partner
comes on duty, and no strategy can in
veigle him into following his first COM
panion He is thoroughly familiar with
the Specification Of the different traps"
and on several occasions when the Ser
geapts challenge two raps) was given,
being for good and sufficient reasons in
semi.conscious state, the dog actually
reused him from his nap by paving and
nOsing at his handsl And it is well known
by his owners that even in the daytime,
when he is off duty and when nothing else
will move him, the sound of three dis
tinct raps" IA policeman's call for help
will instantly rouse him from his hiding
place; and on one such occasion, being
fastened, he broke his chain and dragged
the remnant of il after him TO the scene OF
the difficulty, where 1t Is needless TO say
he rendered effective service.
There are several business places on his
beat where light Ia left burning all night,
and wherd the policeman on duty occa-
sienally takes a look in 10 see that all is
right. At each of these places the dog IN
variablY stops and, standing on his hind
legs, takes observations with as much APP
parent concern as his partner-the other
policeman!
For years it has been the habit of the
policeman on duty to divide with him
klsb thau sna haya in FLAG nf
lunch. IL by design or neglect fair di-
vision of rations is omitted, he will
promptly manifest his indignation by fall
ing nearly a square to the rear of the Of
fender, which distance he will doggedly
maintain TO the close of the rounds.
When an arrest is made, he always gets
in position so as TO place the prisoner be
tween himself and his partner. But, per
haps, the most conclusive indication Of in
telligence Is shown by his recognition,
ever after, Of any prisoner whom he has
once accompanied 10 the lookup. No
mater when or where he may meet such
d one, he seems to look upon him as an
outlaw, and, while never actually attack
ing, he will, by indescribable but eloquent
actions, endeavor to hold him in dlrance.
His owners were at first greatly annoyed
DlHDtf > anu UldlE
many efforts to keep him exclusively to
his home duties; but they have long since
concluded that the doctrine of Pythagoras
is made manifest in their dog, and they
have come to believe that the spirit Of
some deceased policeman has infused it.
self in the body Of Pompey. BE that as
ii may, Pompey is one Of the institutions
of the city, and one, too, of which il may
well be proud.
A MATRoSLY hen belonging TO Jacob
Zimmerman, Of the town of Minden,
Montgomery County, ~ Y, was the her.
dine of stubbornly- contest the
other day. A large barn-yard rat attacked
her brood, with intent Of making good.
ly meal but the mother warned the little
ones Of their danger and they fled, she re.
naming to give battle to what to her was
a ferocious monster. Her only hope was
in furious aggressive assault, and she
consequently made the attack at once, for
she comprehended the situation at a
glance. Her method of campaign con.
sisted In confusing and binding the rat
with her wings, at the same time fiercely
peckIng him on the head In vain the rat
tried TO seize her; and he finally fell
stunned TO the ground, too disabled to get
through another round. The combatants