The daily gazette., 1879-03-06
Canine NATURALIZATION.
A DOG WHICH WAS KILLED AND BURIED
APPEARS ALIVE TWO YEARS AFTER
WARD.

A DOG WHICH WAS KILLED AND BURIED
4 APPEARS ALIVE TWO YEARS AFTER
! WARD.
From the Cleveland Leader.
! Once in while the laws of this EN-
lightened age Of scientists and philoso-
pliers by the occurrence of some extra
ordinary event receive q shock which
goes far toward weakening popular faith
in long-established doctrines of supposed
infallibility. But right here In Cleveland
an event has just transpired which, when
/ made known, bids fair to shatter belief in
the teaching that animals of the canine
species have but one life. The facts as
carefully collected yesterday by a Leader
reporter are herewith submitted, with the
assurance that this paper has ''exclusive"
knowledge Of the astounding develop
ments. A certain well known family on
Cedar avenue had In their possession one
year and half ago dog. This animal
was not the best-looking dog that ever
lived, but |. was pretty good dog. Its
hair was long and shaggy, and of dirty
yellowsh color. Though immensely
popular with The juvenile members of the
family, and one of the boys living In the
immediate vicinity Of Cedar avenue, 1t
the Older members Of the family in which
the aforesaid animal was a domestic in
habltant. SO one morning the guardian
of the household, in tones of thunder,
ordered his boys to dispose of the dog in
such manner as to prevent the posi-
bility of its return. This meant death
to the dog, and with teais of sorrow run
ming down their cheeks the lads took the
tt,sA 1a h.,
fed it on poisoned meat. They wailed
two days for developments, but the dog
still lived. The old gentleman, becoming
enraged, marched out to the yard and
discharged the contents Of his revolver
into the body of the unfortunate beast.
Several sharp blows on the head did the
business, and in half All hour more the
dead carcass had been carefully deposit ed
In its final resting place, under an old
apple tree near the barn.
After this sad event matters moved
along peacefully In the bereaved house.
hold until within day or two ago, when
one OF the boys came bursting into the
house with the startling announcement
that "Nero has come backm Now, Nero
was the name Of the yellow dog that had
been killed aud buried eighteen months
before, and 1t seemed impossible that this
newcomer could be the same idential
animal. The whole family rushed out
In the greatest excitement 10 get sight
at the creature, and there, sure enough, ]
was the Nero of old, quietly tapping a
bowl of bread and milk that had been
prepared for the cat. There could be no
possible mistake, for there were the same
queerly-cut ears, the same white spot OH
the forehead and The same stunpy tail. |
The dog frisked about just as well be-
haved dog would after it had been away
for time, and appeared overoyed at
seeing all the old familiar faces.
The circumstance was unexplainable, |
and the story was soon tod among Il Q !,
neighbors, who fiocked in from all direc-
tions to see the wonderful dog. Some
of them of skeptical turn of mind, |
could not believe it was the VERT able |
animal that had been shot, and insisted |
that they would only be satisfied when |
an examination of the grave had been
made. To prove to them that there could |
be no poss bility Of a mistake in his con-
clusio 5, the owner OF the dear departed
repaired, at the head Of a small delega-
ton, to the grave, opened ii carefully, SO
tina, there could be no possible attempt
at fraud, and found the skeleton of the
identical animal rs it had been deposited
there sin the days of the long ago."