The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-12
The InicIiisc nce of AniInaIs-S Story
of a Fog ana Il Jackdaw.
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nn the morninsy~Sl the day following
1hi'atl .l,tsrf6ir years ago, the porter of the
-.sssssstiMsss0i Mc>Srs. Root, Anthony u Co., No.
e. Liberty street, on opening the front door
found cvcrythin. in confusion; the floor was
i.teIri with tools, Oil.buttlcs, steel and iron
Wedges. and black muslin by the piece. Fur
net ,Aanlina'ioD justified the first suspicion
hat LufSilrs bad been ut work. Keys
had been lifted to tic outside locks, on
the eve Of holiday, SO that the rob.
bees lad an entire day Sunday and two
nights IN whiuh to work. Once inside the
building. they were met with the uuCX.
p,c'cd difficulty Of deciding which of the five
sales before them contained the prize. For.
luuatcly. the burglars began operations on q
safe which probably never contained Il cent
oi mostly, hciug evidently Attracted by its
2,nn appearance and the fact that it was
hidden away in Il dark corner Of the store.
v.>i anluunt Of labor was wasted upon
this old safe, and the rage and disappoint-
mcrt Of The robbers when they found out
their mistake were vented upon the harmless
hooks aud papers which it contained. They
then BEGAN work on another safe, which con.
tanned in those times Of revenue stamps what
WAS equivalent TO ST., 600 in grccnbucks.
Adjoining the store of Mcssrs. Root, An
~
We'll known lcstuurant-kcepcr Mr.. Sulhcr-
land, WHO al the time had Il pet jacktlaw that
n;> mere than usually amusing by his
altir>. II" was ever ready TO catch pennies,
peek up brilliant tribes, or indulge in mis-
rhlrl %! any kind. From some cause, either
a>nddrn CLEAN OF intelligence or his chronic
desire 10 NEEDLE in every ones business,
rtiIy III the morning The iackdaw, with loud
@l'r> ard screams, durtcd out the window
in,o the back yard OF Root, Anthony Il
Go. The easiest way for Mr.. SuthC:-
La Il TO obtain his pet was through
lie Store in which the burglars We're still
ut work, and lis he thought he bad heard
noises on the premises, which he presumed
were made by the porter, he stepped into
9" street and tried the siorC-dOor. AT the
same time be saw a man Il few yards OIL
move uneasily away. After vigorously
shaking the door and hearing no response,
he returned 10 his own premises and sent a
man to Climb over the wall into the rear OF
the adjoining premises and capture the jack
daw that so provokinsly kept beyond reach.
The burglars, now satisfied that they were
discovered, precipitately fled, locking the
door siter them; and thus the SIT 900 OF
revenue stamps were saved to their owners.
On last Christmas morning Mr.. Suther-
iobO W us UiStut pCu LII SlCtp Wy ulOSl
extraordinary conduct of his pet dog Vic, u
little foX.tcrrier, great favorite, and unu.
suaIly Intelligent. This little creature after
business hours has the run of the entire
interior of the building. On the morning
alluded TO MIR. Sutherland was awakened by
Vic, who otticiouSly pOked bis cold nose into
his masters face, for which presumed im.
pertihcnce he was brushed on the
floor. The dog, however, instantly
returred to the charge, and very
earnestly began opening his masters eyes
with his toenails. This brought Mr.. Suth-
erland TO his feet and senses, and also to the
consciousness that he was partly sutlocated
10y bot smoke that filled tie room, In.
SANITY comprehendiDg his dagger he gave
the. alarm, when examination showed that
the fire was under etc floor of the printing
office of the adjoining building, occupied by
Mcs>rs. Root, ANTHONY Il Co., which tire was
soon eXtiDguisheG by the local patrol, and
with, comparatively speaking, nominal
loss.
The first time the premises were protected
from large robbery by the uuaccountabe
conduct oil II jackdaw the second time from
destructive ire by The intelligence of the lit
tie pet Vic. The POOR bird has gone TO the
happy hunting grounds, but Vic lives, as ac-
tive, inisclliepous, useful, and comicaliy hand
some AS ever, waiting for gold medal from
the Humane Society.