Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-13
Anecdotes Of Dogs.

A POOR Scotch woman, named Jenny
had dog which was very fond Of her
youngest child, and was In the habit of
sleeping with it In the cradle. It hap
pened that the child became i'll and
died. Jenny was at the time living at
q place called Hawkshead, but her in
FAINT was buried st the neighboring
Town Of Stsney. From the mothers
distress Of mind at the time, little
notice was taken of the dog, but soon
after the funeral it was missing, nor
could any tidings be heard of it for
fortnight. The poor mother, on pass
ing through Staney, thought she would
visit the churchyard where the infant
was inferred, when, beholdI there was
the little dog in deep hole it had
scratched over the child's grave! it was
In most emacisted state from hunger
and priVstion.
Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd, declares
that dogs know what is said on subjects
in which they are interested. he had
3 dog, named Hector, who always
seemed to understand a remark made
about himself. One day Hogg said to
his mother, " I'm going tomorrow to
Bowerhepe for fortnight, but I viii
not take Hector with me, for he is con-
stantly quarreling with the rest Of the
dogs.n Hector being in the room, was
missing next morning, and when his
master reached BoWerhope, there was
Hector sitting on knoll, waiting his
arrival. BE had sWum across q flooded
river to gain the spot
A Saxon peasant boy, having dog
whose voice Tesembled the human
voice endeavored to teach him to speak.
The animal was three years old at this
time that he commenced his instruc-
tons, yet by dint Of great labor and
perseverance, the little boy taught it in
three years TO pronounce thirty Ger
man words. It used to astonish visi-
tors by calling for tea, coffee, choco-
late, ETC., but its master, always pro-
nOuneed the words beforehand, and it
never appeared to become quite recon
ciled to the exhibition it was forced to
make.
The dog is capable of understanding
musical sounds. On some dogs, flute
music produces an apparently painful
effect, causing them to moan piteously,
and finally to fly from the spot with
every sign of suffering and distress.
Others have been seen to sit and listen
to music with seeming delight, and
even to go every Sunday to church
with the obvious purpose of enjoying
the solemn strains Of the organ. Mrs.
S. G. Hall, the authoress, had an italian
greyhound which screamed in sp-
parent agony when al airing cOmbi-
nation Of notes was produced from the
piano.
We have heard q very curious anec-
dote of Newfoundland dog, who had
q mastiff for a neighbor. These dogs
were good-natured when alone, but
were in the habit of fighting when they
met. One day, they had q fierce and
prolonged battle on a bridge, from
which they both fell into the sea; and
they had no other means Of escape
but swimming q considerable distance.
Each began, therefore, to make for the
land as best he could.
The Newfoundland, being an excel
lent swimmer, very speedily gained
the land, on which he stood shaking
himself at the same time watching the
motions Of his tall antagonist, who
being no swimmer, was struggling in
the water, and Just about to sink. In
dashed the Newfoundland, took the
other gently by the collar, kept his
head above water and brought him
safely on shore.
There was sfterward a peculiar
kind Of recognition between the two
anlmalsi they never fought again;
they were always together, and when
the mastif was accidentally killed, the
other languished and lamented for him
a long time.
A child, once playing on a raft, with
a Newfoundland dog belonging to his
father, accidentally fell into the water.
The dog Immediately sprang after the
child, who was only six years old, and,
seizing the waist Of his little frock,
brought him into the dock, where
there was a staging, by which the child
held on, but was unable to get to the
top. The dog, seeing 1t was unable to
pull the little fellow out Of the water
ran up to 9 yard adjoining, where q