Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08
A Der with 4 diamond Collar.

An advertisement in New York
paper offered q reward of $500 for the
return of a "black and tan, with dia-
mond collar,n and a city reporter OBJ
tanned the following facts in regard to
the loss of so valuable canine: No.
800 West Thirty. fourth street Is the
residence of Mr.. John Lynch, the well
known diamond merchant. A ring at
the door. bell by the reporter brought
out n pretty, dark-eyed little miss of ten
or twelve, who inquired eagerly IL Mel
lie had been found. When answered
"No," she looked very sad indeed.
From Q member of the family the fol-
lowing history of the lost dog and coll
lar was obtained:
A year ago last fall Mr.. Lynch's little
daughter, Miss Irene, was at n board
ing school in Paris. Among her school
mates was another little girl. the
daughter of wealthy merchant of
Chicago, named Madison. The two
children becoming fast friends, Irene
confided to her companion the fact that
there was one thing she wanted more
than dolls dresses, sweetmeats, or any
of the other things that little girls
usually like, and that was a small
black and tan dog, with crimped ears
and a gold collar, such as the ladies
carried on their laps as they drove out
in the Bois. Miss Madison remem-
bered that her father had one of these
pet dogs at home, which had shortly
before had litter of puppies, and
promised Irene that when she got
home she should have her pick of the
lot. Last year Irene returned, and
when last November, her brother,
Mr.. George Lynch, went to Chi
cago on business, she reminded him that
he must be sure and stop at Mr.. Madi'
sons and get the little black and tan,
Mr.. Lynch did so, and picked up Nellie
then eighteen months old and weighing
one pound and twelve ounces. She was
SO small that he could easily stand her
up on all fours in the palm of his hand,
and carry her in his overcoat pocket
Nellie's ears were duly crimped, and she
was provided with collar in the form
of a gold chain bearing a gold shield
with the letters of her name in small
diamonds. AT the top OF the shield were
a ruby and diamond, both of large size
and the finest water, and at the bottom
was sapphire, this making the three ma
tional colors-red, white and blue. The
dog was also furnished with receptacle
or nest lined with blue velvet. into which
it crept at night, and was carried round
during the day. Mr.. George NJ. Lynch
took Nellie with him in his overcoat
pocket on trip to Leadville, returning
by way of Cincinnati and Pittsburg.
While at the latter place he went to the
opera, having Nellie with him as usual.
Some unexpected noise aroused the little
creature, and 1t began barking furiously.
No one could find the animal. and the
people around began 70 think the
stranger ventriloquist, until he finally
displayed the animal on the PLAN of his
hand, and exposed the cause of the up
roar.
Nellie was lost while the children we're
at church. Irene almost cried her eyes
out when she returned home and found
the little creature gone, collar and all.
and nothing but its empty velvet nest
left. 1t is supposed that Nellie being so
small, crept out under the servants
dress while the latter was answering a
ring a5the door bell. Mr.. George Lynch
said that it was quite possible that pro-
fessional dog thieves had caught sight ol
Nellie somewhere in public. tracked her
to the house in West Thirty fourth street
and then laid their plans for getting her
away unnoticed in the absence OF the
family. The Jewels in the collar were
worth $500 or 500, but he valued the
canine mite chiefly for the reason that II
was his sisters pet.