The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-30
THE MANOR AND HIS DOG.

The first case is enc which occurred at ~
fashionable watering-placc on the east coast
Of ireland, some twenty years ago, ana eS-
hibits the remarkable sagacity displayed by
a dog in carrying out the dictates OF the an
imal passion for revenge. The. ictty which
stretches along the small harbor was at that
time used as promenade by the cite among
the soiourners on the coast, where, after
the heat OF the long summer days,
they RECALLED themselves with the fresh
evening breezes waited in from the
sea. Among the frequenters OF this
fashionable resort was a gentleman OF some
position, who was the owner OF tine
Newfoundland dog, which inherited the
timc-honored possessions Of that noble
breed-very great power end facility IN
swimming: and, at the period OF the even
ing when the lefty was most crowded with
promcnaders, his master delighted to put
this animal through series OF aquatic per-
iormances for the entertainment OF the as
Sembled spectators. Amusement being nj a
premium on the coast, these nightly per-
iormanccs grew into something like an
institution and the brave Cap
tain ''-for such was his name-specdi-
ly became n universal fayorite OF the
lefty. It happened, however, that
among the new arrivals on the coast
was certain major in her Maiesty's army,
accompanied by two bulldogs OF unusual
size and OF great strength. and OF great
value: but value in bulldog being i'm
yersely proportionatc to It's beauty, the ap-
pcarancc OF the major and his dogs excited
no very enthusiastic pleasure among the
aesthetic stroller> on the !ietty. On the
first night on which the major presented
himself nothing unusual occurred; the
Captain dived and swan as before. But
on the second evening the brave old favorite
was walking quietly behind his master
down the ietty, when, as they were passing
by the major and his dogs, one OF these ugly
h.utes flew ut the Captain, and caught him
| BIZ the neck in such 4 way rs to render his
great size utterly useless for his defence.
! A solent struggle ensued, but the bulldog
| eaE.e off the victor, for he stuck to his foe
like lecch, and could emily be forced to re-
lease his hold by the insertion of bar OF
| iron between his teeth. The indignation OF
| the br-standers against the maj or was, OF
course, very great; and lis fcrvor was not
little increased when they saw the poor
Captaia vending his way homeward,
bleeding, and bearing all 4he marks OF
defeat. Some two or three evenings
after this occurrence, when Captain again
made bis appearance oh the 3ctty,
he looked quite crcstGalleSs bore his
tail between his legs, and stuck
closely to the heels OF his master. That
| evening passed. away quietly, ane the next
and the nest, and so on for about week
Captain still bearing the aspect Of MOURN
ing. But one evening about eight or ten
DAYS after the above encounter, rs the ma
ior was marching in his usual pompouS
manner along the Sctty, accompanied by his
dogs, something attracted his attention i'll
the water, and, walking to the very edge OF
the jetty, he stood for moment locking
| down into the sea. Scarcely had tbs two
bulldogs taken up their stand beside their
master when Captain. Selling the oppor-
sunitv for which lie had so long looked,
! sllshcd ut his former cenQueror, and CATCH
i;in O him by the back of the neck jumped of
the ietty, with his foe in his mouth, down
supac twenty feet or more into the sea.
Once in the water the power of his enemy
was crippled, while Captain was altogether
in his own element, and easily overcoming
all efforts at resistance he succeeded in res
oluteiy keeping the bulldogs head under
water. The excitement On the shore was
Of course intense. The major shouted,
and catcd out. "My dog! my beau
tiful dog Will no one save him?"
But no one seemed at all inclined
to interfere, or to risk his life for the ugly
dog. At length the major called out: "Ill
give fifty pounds to any one who will save
INV dogs" and SOON afterwards boat which
Law at some little distance pulled up to the
rescue. Even then, however, it was only
by striking Captain on the head with the
oars that he could be forced to release his
victim, which was taken into the boat quite
senseless from exhaustion and Sutiocation,
and was with difficulty brought to itself
again. Captain, Oh the other hand, swan
in triumph to the shore, amid the plaudits
Of the spectators, who shared, i'll sympathy
at least, his well-carned honors Of revenge.
P0Dul0r Science Monthly.