The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-02-01
these truths in his sOuI.-American
Eraehfe.
BRUNO and DON.

There lived, some time ago, on Staten
Island an old judge, who owned one of
the finest saddle-hOrses in those parts.
he used to ride the Don a good deal, and
was always accompanied by his great
black Newfoundland dog Bruno, also a
thoroughbred. The most perfect I'M
derstanding existed between the three,
and, certainly, neither the horse nor the
dog ought to have been called dumb
beasts, for as soon as they got sight of
their master one began to whinny, and
the other to bark a furious welcome.
When the judge was in the saddle he let
Bruno stand up just once, and catch the
rein, to which Don submitted as a mat
ter of course, then he bounded on ahead,
after looking back to see that they could
get on without him.
The judge went to the city every
morning, and used to ride to the ferry,
and then he would put the rein in Btu
nos mouth and let him lead the horse
back to the stable, nearly a mile distant.
1t was a sight worth seeing to watch
these two on the march. The sense-of-
duty expression on the dogs face, and
the gentle ac7uiescence beaming from
the Don's "meek brown eyes" Many
persons used to stop in the street every
day to observe them. Whenever
wagon passed them Don's training in
variably made him turn to the right,
and Bruno would look at him with re-
spectful admiration, because his larger
friend knew one thing better than he
did. Mischievous boys tried Sometimes
to get ride, but Bruno never allowed
it. He would drop the bride, put his
paws on the youths shoulders, usually
upsetting him, while Don stood still
waiting for the signal to go on.
One day two boys, more daring than
the rest, determined to mount! The
Judge had warned everybody neverto at
tempt this; but Harry ClarksOn, the
brave spirit of the two, made up his
mind that ne would cure these beasts of
their nonsense; 20 he got his friend
Charley Simpson to help him, who I'M
dertOOk to manage Bruno while he was
mounting. These boys walked suddenly
up to the dog and ordered him sharply
to stop. Bruno's eyes flashed, and he
growled as audibly as he could with the
bride in his mouth, but kept on. Char.
ley was then Cowardly enough to strike
him a severe blow with his cane on his
mouth, which compelled him to drop
the bride, but the boy had now enough
to do to protect himself, while Harry
| seized the rpins and tried to mount.
Bruno stopped his onslaught for mo-
ment, after tearing CharIey's coat nearly
off, and looked Don full in the face, as
much as to say "Surelv you will not
allow this insult Don returned the
glance, but stood still, instead of turn
ing around and around, as he usually did
when impairment strangers tried to
/ back him.
Bruno was evidently perplexed and
mortified at DOns want of spirit, but he
kept silent. Harry got into the saddle
without trouble, gathered the reins up
gingerly, and was just starting off when
/ Don put his head down suddenly, dashed
out furi,usly, and his rider was in the
ditch in a moment. Charley had to run
to his friends rescue and Bruno, waving
his long plumy tail in triumph, sounded
one poan of victory, caught the dang
{ ling bride in his mouth and went quietly
| home.
Harry and Charley tried to do so also,
but a crowd had gathered to witness the
combat, and the discounted boys re-
tired amid jeers and laughter, fully re-
solved for the future to let the old
Judges horse and dog alone.-The Ap-
pHgi.
ROT4L WHIMS.