The Red Cloud chief., 1878-05-23
4 bog, Vengeance.

N'uNniuE anu 'iblufni pl'a ipt tnt unS,
where. in slluding ,o a sor, VI mania
for dog KILLING. which prevailed n, the
the time II which h. speaks, in conse-
Quence II an unreasonable apprehension
Of the spread of hydrophohia. NJ says.
among other fine things. that tn. dog Is
the only animal which will leave It's
own kind ,olun,aril, ,o follow man
IL is true. and the truth should bind
mankind Ia he the dog. protector and
friend
An American brig on II her vow
ages. had on board a splendid specimen
Of the Newfoundland breed. named Ma
poleon. and his magnificent size and
proportion, his intelligent head. broad.
white chest, whit, fee, and white-tipped
tail. the rest OF his glossy body being
black, made him rs beautiful ~ his
peerless namcsake, who no doub,
would have been proud TO possess him.
lie was owned by n man named Ian
caster. who Wa naturally enough ex.
trcmcly fond Of him. The captain. how
ever, was not partial to animals of any
kind. and had nm unaccOuntable and
especial dislike to dogs, so much SO, in.
deed. as IL all his ancestors had died of
hydrophobia. and he dreaded to be bit
ten like his unfor,unat. predecessors
This dislike he n day manifested In a
most shocking name for ~ Napoleon
had several times entered his room. and
by waggipg his great banner III q tail
knocked paper and ink OH his desk. on
the next occasion the captain seized n
knife and cut half the poor animals tail
oil. The dogs yell brought his master
to the spot. and seeing the calamity and
the author Of 1t. without n moments
hesitation he fellcd the captain Ia the
floor with "A slcdge hammer blow which.
had II hit the temple. would forever
have prevented the captain from cut
ting OF ans more dogs tails. The re-
suit wa that Lancaster WAS put In irons.
from which. however. he was soon re-
leased. The captain partly repen,ed
his cruel deed. on learning that Napo-
leon had oncc saved the owners life.
The white shark. ~ oil my nautical
friends are well aware. Is one III the
the very largest of sharks. II averages
more than twenty feet. and l have seen
one twenty seven and a half feet In
length. Ii il generally considered to
be- the ~fiercest and mos, formidable Of
all sharks.
But n few days elapsed after the cat.
astrophe Of poor Napoleon ere he be.
came the hero Of "A most thrilling &C.
%currcncc. the very Thought 81 which
has often thrilled me with horror. Du-
ring the interval the noble beast WAS
not Mt all backward in exhibiting his
wrath at the captain by low growls
when he approached. In vain did his
master. fearful Of the life Of his dog.
essay to check these signs Of his anger.
The captain, however. made the allow
ancc he should, and offered no further
harm to him.
One morning, a. the captain was
standing on the bowsprit. he Lost his
footing and fell overheard. the brig
then running about ten knots.
"Man overheard! The captain ver
boardr' WAS the cry. and all rushed Ia
get out the boat rs they saw the swim
mcr striking out for the brig, which
was nj once rounded tn; aud rs they
felt especially apprchensive on accoun,
Of the white sharks In those waters. they
regarded his situation with the most
painful solicitude. BY the time the
boat touched the water, their worst
fears were realized. for ut some dis.
lance behind the swimmer they beheld
n monster white shark advancing upon
him.
Hurry! hurry! men. or we shall be
too late!' shouted the mate. Whats
that" he exclaimed.
The splash which caused this inquiry
was occasioned by the plunge Of Napo'
leon into the sea, the noble animal hav'
ing been watching the cause Of the tn.
mutt from the bow Of the vessel. III
had noticed the captains fall and tbs
shout. and for . few moments had ven
ted his feelings In deep growls. ~ u
conscious Of the peril Of his late enemy,
and gratified at Il. His growl, howev
or. were soon changed into those whine,
Of sympathy which so often show the
attachment Of dog to man, when the lat
ter is in danger. At last he plunged
into the water, rapidly making his wa,
to the now nearly exhausted captain
who aware Of his double danger, ans
being but a passable swimmer. mad
fainter and fainter strokes, while hi
adversary closed rapidly upon him.
Pull boys, for dear life!' shouted tn
mate. as thosboat now followed the dog
whose huge limbs propelled him gal
lantly to the scene ut danger.
Slowly the fatgued swimmer mad
his way, while ever and anon his hes'
sank In the waves, and behind him III
back Of the vorscious animal told wha
fearful progress he was making, Will
Lancaster. in the bow Of the boat, stoo
with a knife In his appraised hand
watching alternately the captain an
his pursuer. aud the faithful anime
who had saved his wn life.
What . swimmer exclaimed III
men who marked the speed Of the spleI
did animal. The shark viii have on
or both II We don't do our best"
The scene wa vt short duration. Fl
the boat could overtake the dog, th
enormous shark was within three boat,
length OF the captain, and had suddei
IL turned over on his back. ~prepsrat0r
TO darling on the sinking man, and n
ceiving him In his vast Jaws. which no
displayed their rows Of long trianguls
teeth.
The wild shrek Of the captain u