The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-31

The LITTLE SENT1NELs.-King Henry,
III. of France was in the habit Of spend
ing every year large sums upon pet dogs.
Among these were three favorite lap-dogs.
called Liline, Mimi, and Titi. These
little animals we're very beautiful. and
had been brought with great trouble and
expense from Turkey, we're such darllngs
of their master that the King used to
keep them in a basket hung by splen-
did chain from his neck. He even
trained his little dogs to act as sentinels,
and keep guard over him while he slept.
Stationed behind the head of the Kings
bed, the three little dogs stood sentry IN
turn, each for time standing upon its
hind legs and supporting itself against
tho tester OF the bed, which served IN
stead OF sentry box. The sound OF
whistle-a very welcome music, 1t may
we'll BIS believed, to the poor little tired
dog--told each small sentinel in turn
that the time of its watch was up, and 1t
might go to rest Before doing so, how
ever, it gave a little gentle bite to the
car of its sleeping companion whose turn
came next. In this manner Lilins, Titi
and Mimi Kept up by turns an uninter.
rupted watch over the King from the
time he went to bed until morning, and
he could not have had more careful or
faithful body.guard. One of these little
animals might have been the means OF
saving her masters life. Henry Ill, as
is we'll known, was not a good ruler, and
had many enemies. One of these was
priest of the name of Jacques Clement,
who came from Paris to st. Cloud on
purpose to kill the King. Being shown
into the sovereign's chamber, he took
out paper, which, as q pretext, he
handed to Henry. Meanwhile little
Liline rushed out from her watch-house
and began to bark very loud, for this
gentle creature, who never hurt or at
tackled anybody. and yet, in some Won
derful manner. found out that harm was
about to be done to her master. Henry
had the dog taken into an adjoining
room. She began to bark still louder,
and in short time the unhappy King
was found dead, stabbed by Clement to
the heart.
Mr.. Val. Rush, who resides nenr
Memphis, Clark county. has COW which
Everything about the animal is similar
to other calves. with the exception of its
head. which is that of dog. The calf
barks and acts just like dog. This,
perhaps, is as novel an idea as nature
has INDUCED in for some time. The
fondness Of dogs for barking at COWS is
well-known. Now, whenever this calf
Becomes risky, it will have such an
irresistible desire to bark at itself that its
life will be curse and nuisance. Ex.
A Harrison county (Ky.) jury has de-
cided that if q man shoots at another
misses him and kills q third. he should
not be punished. He goes free because
he did not kill the right man. The law.
yers in the defense argued that if he had
killed the man he shot at he could NOT be
punished either. as it would have been q
clear case of self.defense.
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A Delaware woman, hard worker all
her life, being about to die, called hel
husband and children about her and told
them where she had buried Sc, 900 of hel
earnings In the cellar. They dug it uI
before the funeral.
Edwin Smith, of Fairfield, Lenawes
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