The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-01-13

she liked, and it would do no harm to the
boys Of to-day to cultivate his acquaint-
ance.
To hear Miss Alcott talk is to read her
books; she has an easy flow Of converse.
ton, and. besides being we'll informed up.
on almost every subject, she has = good
conception what young folks are, Of both
sexes, and what they ought to be.
DOG STORIES.
He was born in Springfield, and had in
some strange way broken both his hind
legs. He fingered in agony, though
kindly cared for many who pitied him.
At length one day, dragging his mutilat-
ed legs behind him, indifferent to suffer.
Ing, be sought the nearest pond, and de-
liberately went irto deep water until the
water engulfed him. Unable to endure
his misery, the poor brute had deliberate
ly committed suicide.
A retriever dog, whose owner was
working in the garden of the Bath 1nsti-
tuition, lately killed a favorite cat, fire..
qucnter Of the same grounds. Having
committed this unprovoked murder the
dog deliberately took the cat in his
mouth, carried it some distance, dug 4
deep hole behind some bushes, and, after
depositing the cat therein, carefully re-.
placed the earth. and had he not been OBJ
served there would have been no evi.
dence of the crime.
Phillip Gilbert Hamerton never told 4
more beautiful story than the following {:
"A dog was bereaved Of his master and
became old and blind, passing the dark
evenings Of his existence sadly in some
corner, which he hardly ever quilted.
One day there came step like his lost
master, and he suddenly left his place.
The man who had just entered wore
ribbed stockings; the old dog had lost
his scent and referred at once to the
stockings that he remembered rubbing
his face against. Believing his master
had retu1 ned after those weary years of
absence, he gave way to the most extrav-
agant delight. The man spoke. The
momentary illusion was dispelled; the
dog went sadly back to his place, lay
down YEARLY and died.
A Radnorshire lady, who was married
in March, and came to reside in York.
shire. England, recently paid visit to
her father, who, before she was married,
had kept two or three sheep dogs. Of
which she was very fond. Since then he
has retired from business and disposed Of
all but one dog. This one met the lady
with great demonstrations Of delight upon
her arrival at her fathers house, and that
night the dog went distance of seven
miles to farm house, where ono o: the
other dogs had been sent 1.-THE latter was
blind, but kept Is an old favorite.) In
the morning, when the lady went to the
door, she not only saw the dog that had
giver her. such glad welcome the day
previously, but also the old, blind one,
which had evidently been brought by the
other dog to welcome her. When the
second night came the old blind one was
taken back to its home by the same dog,
which afterward returned, having trav.
eled distance Of twenty.eight miles to
give pleasure to the old, blind one.
If being in possession of the s'signs"
known only to the brotherhood Of Good
Templars, and observing the essential
qualification Of total abstenation from all
Intoxicating liiqdors constitute brother,
Mr.. J: Leake's Newfoundland assuming,
OF course, that he does not indulge in
other than the usual canine beverages),
according to the Newcastle daily Jour.
nal, would seem to have right to the
full benefits of membership of that
brotherhood. It is stated by the above
journal that this dog, having for some
time past attended with his master Ut the
"Pride Of the Tyne" Lodge Of Good
Templars At Haltwhistle, appears to have
found out their mysterious rap for enter
ing the lodge-room during their meetings.
On tho last lodge.night he seems to have
fingered by the way, and his master en-.
tered the lodge without him, and closed
the door. A short time after, the inner
guard and part of the members heard
the well.known knock 1t the inner door,
when tho guard arose and opened it, and
the black brute walked majestically in,t
greatly to the surprise of the vigilant
guard, causing no small amusement to
the whole company. ~}:.< -
Who carries the mail from Os.tra.gon.
nosh, away up on the Minnesota line to
the nearest frontier settlement in Dakota(
Why, Boss, = mongrel kind of dog, an an.
parent ultimate result of the minglin9 of
every kind Of dog found in the Territory.
Boss master = year ago was,A drunken
half breed who. was paid 8 : trip in sum.
mer and IS in winter for taking the mails
. distance of some sixty miles. Boss
master was honest, and never purloined Z
letter, but he had . way of drinking on
the road, and the, mails were often de-
ferred. Last January the mail carrier
never reached his destination, but was
found frozen .stlf in . snow bank, three
miles beyond Jobley's Run. Boss was
keeping guard over his master and the
mail: Now Boss runs the machine in bad
weather. All that has 10 be done is to
take Boss and secure the letters around
his neck in an oilskin wrap, and away goes
Boss to- the end Of the mail route on the
biggest kind of = lope. There is no use
Of starving Boss, like people do pigeons,
to get him to rk.though he does expect
. feed at the conclusion Of his journey.
No one = yet is intriguing for Boss place.
Sixty.two miles as the crow flies, carry.
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