, 1876-06-26
Features tn the Glinruoter Of n Dog.


For some time past !'lsc. noticed III your
ju,lrnal letters aud articles referring to the Won
arrfni Pnwers Of doEe. An WIS mysr'f much
struck ly 'nany features in tho charastcr OF .
only affection, hut rcasonng faculties. slltsl
ncGlaint you with fow of these, believing that
they ,ny bo taterestfag at lcust I" atl admirers
OF tliAt nOblc nninni
showed tn aitcrtin tn tho nlnst Tnr'tr,' man
1ler In several wAss. Every morning, ns soon Us
1t got cut Of tu Kitchen. It catn to its E!iser
tloUr, md II nut Mtlnttra and rartHsc1 Ahnnt
thu Usual hour, gaye cyi.lont stgus Of illJm-
tcncc. It wnultl liz quiet I'll II tisougllt thy
time Ind arrived int nrytr tonynr. Aftcrwarlsn
went to thu hrenkfast.rsa,.nt n'd occupied IT.
uuster'a rlmir TIL he arrived. On one oetsltlnn,
the rnnl1,, ordered thu dug to come, off tho
trnt chair, tn this 1t paid M attention, nihl
when ttlrcntencd with expuleion at once nrc.
pared for dcfcnsr. But as Sum as ia t''aStcr
appeared, 1t resigned Its place voluntarily, and
quietly stretched itself otl tile rig ut aa tect.
Al ah',tEur time, It wins left for three Wetlsa
during tta fn,Astrr's al,spnre from home. y aAw
him iulye in ttcnrier, and every siny, until lsts
of tile fa1!o aoat, expecting lilm To CONC again
In tiIe orc by which tlc had gunc. It alstin-
gusshctl between ,lumlter of bnats, always
selecting tho right nne nna the right hour.
One cscnnE 1t acrompnlHa tts nInster when
he went to gather ln,lsstls fer bait. AZ the tu
WA far In, few s,llRscls remained uncovered; !;
anti utter ctllcrllng MI within rrnrh more were
required. 4 lnr.,c banrl laya few fret from
tIlo wntnr's e,lge, hut eyolnf reach; yct, as The
tlus WIS not o,Ic nf t'nsl. WHO Take thu water,
to fetch, ts nl4lstrr lad III cxrytntInn Tint It
would prt'ye uscful IN tho present nctasion
Seeing hin, looking at thu nutsrls, however, It
trst tuok goal look ut tf.isu In the ln1skct,
ulnl tlrts, withnut hrsng directed ut Mi,
went intD the wnter. Selecting thn right
bIlr fruln aiIlusIgst tllg stnIcs aud wrck with
which 1t wls surrounded, It brought It tn inn
alul tall II ut It's 1sterR feet. This, thlhk, Il
proof Ut rcasot, ruthcr than Ut Instinct. TlIu
dog Ind never bce,l trui,ca to 20 intu thu sra,
| anil would not probably hive hrul'glt nut tho
Musscis, hnl It not hcrn that tbry were wnnt tet'.
| It showed wonderful Instinct, tluweser, inst
| hefuro tho death uf ono ii its PUBS, mud sw-
furs its own 1sasl,, t. pup hal t'nt ben ,,a \
| thriving, and t1,u mother gave uuInistakallu
proof i!iat she foresaw Its Death. 6f.a lug
i grave tor II ami put 1t IT,. Nor, w,lutl
| 1t Has roInOye would nhn let 1t ln beside her,
| but Immediately Hug Anntllcr grave, wtMEo htlc
WIS less liirly fu ss disturbed. Cpun thu day
Of lus AVN death, slsn, slu used wlt strength
slo l.a ~ ,lIg hrr grave, IN which sl!G lay, pre-
ferrng to lllu III it, than IN what would Bccm to
| most d ilare OF greater rtltf"st.
These ,uay mt bu singular inrtlents, hut they
| They suryt To show ia tho wonderful nature u
man'a fn!thful frlr.nE, thc dog, aud low he lias
many trulls of character ilstcst 10 makr him tho
wurtl.y receiver Ut kindness md respect. at,,
| sir, rts,, I.