Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-23
DOG STORIES.

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Scotch terrier; and at the close of one of
| his summer residences in the country he
resolved to bring his terrier with him to
London for the winter season. There
being no railway to that particular part
of the country, the dog travelled with the
servants in post-carrlage, and on his
arrival at the town-house was brought
out to the stable, where a large New
fOundland dog was kept as watchdog
This latter individual looked with any,.
thing but pleasure on the arrival of the
little intruder from the country and
consequently the Scotch terrier had not
been very long in his new home when
this canine master of the stable attacked
him and, in the language of human
beings, gave him a sound thrashing. The
little animal could, of course, never hope
by himself to chastise his host for this
iDhospitable welcome, but he determined
that by some agency chastisement should
come. Accordingly, he lay very quiet
that night in a remote corner of the sta
BILE, but when morning had fully shone
forth he was nowhere to be found.
Search was made for him, as the phrase
says, high and low, but without success;
and the conclusion reluctantly arrived
at was he had been stolen. On the third
morning after his disappearance, how
ever, he again showed himself in Lon
don, but this time not alone for, to the
amazement of every one. he entered the
stable attended by the big mastiff from
Kent. This great brute had no sooner
arrived than he few at the Newfound-
land dog who had badly treated his lit
tie terrier friend. and a severe contest
ensued, which the little terrier himself,
seated at a short distance, viewed with
tile utmost satisfaction. The result of
| the battle was that the mastiff came off
the conqueror, and gave his opponent
tremendous beating. When he had
quite satisfied himself as to the result,
this great avenger from Kent scarcely
waited to receive the recognition of his
master, who had been sent for immedi-
ately on the dogs arrival, but at once
marched out of the stable, to the door of
which the little terrier accompanied him,
and was seen no more. oOme lew uays
afterward, however, the gentleman re-
ceived letter from his steward in the
country. informing him of sudden ap-
pearance of the terrier there, and his as
sudden disappearance along with the
large mastiff, and stating that the latter
had remained away three or four days,
during which they had searched in vain
for him, but he had just returned home
again. 1t then, of course. became quite
clear that the little dog, finding himself
unable to punish the town bully, had
thought of his "big brother" in the coun-
try, had travelled over the sixty miles
which separated them, ID order to gain
his assistance, and had recounted to him
his grievance it was plain also that the
mastiff had consented to come and
avenge his old friend, had travelled with
him to London, and, having fulfilled his
promise, had returned home, leaving the
little fellow free from annoyance in the
future.
The following well-known story is {
strong example of the great intelligence
which may be developed in dog by
careful training A fashiOnably dressed
English gentleman was one day crossing
one of the bridges over the Siene a
Paris, when he felt something knocked
against his leg, and, looking down, h,
found that small poodle-dog had rub
bed against him and covered his boot
with mud. He was, of course, much
annoyed, and execrated the little brut,
pretty freely but when he got to tn,
other side of the bridge he had his boot
cleaned at stand for the purpose, anC
thought no more about the matter. Som,
days after the occurrence, however, \,
l had occasion again to cross that bridg
/ and the same little incident occurred
thinking this somewhat odd, he resolved
to watch where the little dog went to
and, leaning against the side of tn
! bridge, he followed with his eye tn
. movement of his dirty little friend. H
saw him rub against the feet of on
| gentleman after another, till he had ex
l hausted all the mud off his once whit
skin. then rush off down the bank to th
river, and there roll himself in the mu
- collected at the side. Having thus 90
{ a new supply of dirt, the little anima
S run up to the bridge again, and proceed
n ed to transfer it to the boots of the pass
ers-by, as before. Having watched hi
u movements for some time, the gentlema
! noticed that on one occasion, instea
il of running down to the river. he wen
off to the proprietor of the stand fo
is cleaning boots, at the other end of tn
bridge. who received him very cordially
g The truth then for the first time dawne
!: on him that the little animal belonged I
s the man who cleaned the boots, and wa
trained by him to perform these mi
g chievOus deeds for the purpose of bring
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