The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-10-04
CANINE SAGACITY.
DOG SUPPLYING FOOD To A LOST CHILD.


in the shepherds dog occurred, about half
a century ago, among the ti ampian noun
taIns- In one Of his excursions Ia his dis
tdnt hocks. shepherd took with him one
Of his children. After traveis sing the hills
for some time, attended nv his dog. the
shepherd found himself under the necessity
uf Tsc' nding a summit some distance. to
have more extensive view of his range.
As the ascent was too fatiguing Tor the
child, he left him on r small plane at the
bottom, with the strict iujuuc ion not To-
STIR fIom 1t till his return. Scarcely, how
ever. had he gained the summit. when the
horizon was suddenly darkened by one Of
those impenetrable misis which frequently
descend So rapidly amoug these mountains
as, in the space Of a few moments, almost
tuturn day INTO night. TIE anxious father
FASTENED back to fiud his child. tut, owing
to the unusual darkness and his own tTep
idatiol, lie unfortunately missed his way
in the descent. After fruitless search for
many hours among the dangerous mo, asses
and cataracts Nth WhIch thtse mountains
abornd, he was at last Overiaken by night.
Still wandering on withOu' knowing whith
er. he at length came to the verge of the
mist, aud, 10y the light of the. .mcon, dis
covered that he had reached the bottom of
the valley, ana was within a short distance
OF his cUitage. To renew the search that
. >.
He was therefore obliged to return to his
cottage, having lost both his child and dog,
which bad attended him faithfully foI
years. Next morning by daybIeak the
, shepherd, accompanied by band OF his
neighbOTs, set out in search Of his child
but. after day speut IN fiuiiless fatigue,
he was at last compelled by the approach
of night TO desceud from the mountain.
On returning To ms cntIsge he found tha
10 a h.. F.A sl, 4 Hnf
had Oeen home, aud. on receiving a piece
of cake, had Instantly started off again
For several successive days he shepherd lie
neweh The search for his child, and still, on
returning az evening disappointed tn his cot
J tage, he foutd thai the dog had been home
aud, on receiving his usual allo vance of
cake, had Instantly disappeared. Struck
with this singular circumstance, he re-
manned a. home one Gay, aud, when the
dog usual departed with his piece of
cake, he resolved to follow HIM aud find
ont TIE cause of his strange procedure.
The dog led the way TO cataract at some
distance hum the spot where Ihe shepherd
had lost his child. The banks of the cat
aract almost Joined at the top. yet, separa
ted 10y am abvSS Of an immense depth, pre-
sented that appearance which SO often
astuuiShes and appals the travellers who
frequent the Grampian mountains. aud
were not he silent work of time, but tire
sudden fleet uf some violent cunvulsiun OF
. the earth. Down one of heSe rug ged and
almost perpendicular deScents the doc
uegan, without hesitation, To make his
way. and at last disappeared into a cave,
the mouth of which was almost upon
level with the torrent. The shepherd viii
difficulty followed, but on entering thG
cave, wha' were his emotions when he be
l.
the cake which the dog had idSt brought
him, while the faithful animal S ond bl
eyeIng his Young charge with the utmost
cUmplacency. FTum the situation in which
the child was found, it appears that he haC
wandered TO the brink of the precipice, anC
theu either fallen or scrambled down til
he reached the cave, which the dread o
the torrent had afterwaId prevented hin
from qnitting. The dog, by means of bi
scent, had traced him To he spot and ai
terward prevented him from starving b,
giving up to him his own daily ALLOW ance
He appeared never to have quilted th
chIid by night or day, except when IL wa
necessary io GO for his food, and then b.
was always seen running at full speed I
and from the cottage. Chicago Ledger.
OOPS AND ENDs.-EH Perkins gives a
accnnut uf the conversation between NAL
the name of the woman be was talking tC
-CnurIer-,JouFnGl
When a dealer 'ells you the stiff, uH
comfortable looking boots he wants To Sc
you are calfSkin. remember thai tn
GrDwn cow, or bull, is a calf skin. .-B0si0
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William Shakespeare is running for cor
stable in a town ia Michigan. Yet this
the man who SAID: Filing away ambition
ell a ..lg
Times
In the make up OF the modern small bu
there is altogether too much whistle e.
the amount of boy. LIS most too muc
like using two quart fuunel in a tbTe
ounce vial -Byidgeport Standard.
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change As a ftuit, opinions differ. Gee
Washington, Christopher Columbus, Nnal
Napoleon the First. and Mary, Queen {
Scots, ate grapes. and they are all deA
now Draw your own conclusions. No
rist0UR Herald.
The town Of Albert Lea. Minnesota, hs
f escaped all the haistoIms aud toInadot
this summer, and j. is far beyond the reac
, nf the yellow fever bu5 las: week it va
visited by young mau who is learning
. uIay the tuba Upto date there is no a bat
: ment of the fearful scourge. e.-HaWheye.
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