, 1877-03-12
ANOTHER CLEVER DOG.
III fhA AtfinE af Tha Tffkrt ffk

W,xoyA, 3tinu., Marth 0,-Sotlcang tn your
paper several articles In relation to cleser dogs,
taken from English SOURCES. am prompted to
send you the following about an AsH<rfean dog.
lie wos the property Of my brother mud myself,
and VIVA given Us by a cousin, by whom he WIS
raised. lie Was about half as largo Oh New
foundland dog thlck-sct body, short limbs, very
shaggy, and pure white. Ilo WAS ouf constant
companion In all our sports, mud particularly
enjoyed the tramp which we took on Saturdays
over tho hills 1fc could do great many tricks,
and seemed possessed OF an almost human In
tclllgence. lie would at word Of command,
sit up, st1uGht ~ al arrow; VIC would
then place cracker, or something sim
liar, on hls nose, and say, "a{aje tshort for
A1ator], make ready. One, two, three-drul"
immediately tho cracker would 60 up three or
four feet, and come down Ia nls ample mouth.
lie always was glad when the tricks werc ovcr,
and never waa guilty OF begging by going
through them with tho expectation Of Cutting
tho usual reward. -......-
We had q rea.tackett which fitted him; and
10 ured TO drcss llui up, by causing him 10 stt
up, putting on this Jacket With iha foEe-lcga
through the sloevcs,-a stoTe-plp % hat, which We
had cut down for him, On his heal, and =
pipo In lis mouth. tbs effect was
very comlcal. lie alwaya took this
approari. towards civilization with the
utmost gravity, and never W.: more, delighted
thau waca u wa over. lie would "doxM
out u full length; and hll our calling ard
whiatling, tho crirs Of Rats" s.stck 'etn,n
aud eveii Tho putting Of meat TO Ills pose, would
70! aFos h y VIZ 4. s 1t txa H. @ ssen wbsa Ss
he waa olttloors and wanted tU come IN, he
would scratch, and the door Mss considerably
,nazst.s hr .hs operation; hut, when hs was III.
we would ~. "Majc, shut Tie door" aud =
would put hit fore-paws against It and closo It !;
| bul ho nevcr left scratch oil that side.
lie used to play hidr-amt7fcek wlih me, eE-
tertlx Into tho sport with genuine pleasure.
Mother would bs sexing. near q wlnlox, aud
would move out from 1t shout foot. She
would call Mato in lctwesu her and tho win-
dow, ai,a throw the corner ot her apron oYer
p1acu was Oh the bed-rail next Tie wall, pulling
lie Guilt over mic carefully. When I said
"Coop, mother would say, ''fhld him, Male"
and hs would Immediately begin t!w search lle
would sniH aud bark for some time. would
| lle perfectly still ant, after while, he wuull
jump Un tho betl, A'ratcl. the clothes od my
aa nGasy Ss & e. @ Ma Tn s5S sa'4.s IT,
hi,n under the table, @ntss be waa nearly .,:l.
cealrti by ID. ln1Xs leaf halluanE down. would
cali him, aud hsarch for bin, lnaking great
dead VI noise, whiIc frutn umlcr thu ed9o VI tho
leaf he would watch u,e with the kccneat inter-
CIT. Sometimes the excitement wuua b1 50
great that Mother would hayv 81 sI1as u hlnl
tD be sllll but. aslls ffoEn this, liz always walt.
ID L,r lne to hntl him. when hss pleasure VIZ
unt,uudcti. lie knew ths yaluo VI money !;
und. II penny Was given ltlu, lse would itninc
liatvlY slart 1or tho inaIkvt several blos9a
away. Thu 1iHgc ol uioucy vault put him ol
The alert, a1al. II pieco drup,4d on the it0or
! Nc " II SURF u ulake rush Tor It.
Uns vi my elder brutl,crs wSs y clerk IL The
Post 4,ili.c, sud M.jc usr4 to hnd i eonsenla1
snos uu the mail. bs:ss under the counter. Out
| tAy un irisAnlan vas making change, and
jruppeI Aa1f-Iollar ou thr uoot; but, sS IL