The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-07-29
Some More Anecdotes Of Dogs.

vile, KY, who are very fond of pets,
had large Newfoundland dog and a
pet cat of a fine breed. The two ami
and even formed alliances offensive and
defensive. The cat became the mother
of several kittens. and the head of the
family, thinking the house was being
overcrowded with animals, moved
mother and babies out to the barn. The
mother determined to move back into
the house, and somehow communicated
her plan to the dog, and soon the two
were seen, each carrying kitten.
They trotted back and forth until the
whole family were again in their first
quarters.
A pleasant instance was given me by
an eyewitness of the sympathy dog
is capable of manifesting. A black
and-tan terrier of average size, named
Frank, and owned by the wife of a
journalist of Washington, has the deeply
rooted idea of his own Importance not
unusual with small creatures, and is in
the habit of expressing an unequivocal
opinion on every visitor who comes to
his masters house. He does not bite,
but manifests his likes and dislikes un-
mistakably. A lady called to see his
master On business, and Frank testified
in various ways his disapprobation of
the visitor. His master silenced him,
and the lady began to tell why she had
called. In the course of her recital, the
subject of her discourse being of pc
culiarly distressing nature, she burst
into tears. Frank had meantime been
watching her attentively, evidently re-
garding her as one on whom it was
necessary he should keep vigilant
eye. As soon as he saw her tears he
made a sudden spring, seated himself
in her lap, and attempted to lick away
her tears. His efforts in this direction
being repealed, he endeavored to show
his sympathy by caressing her hands
and keeping close by her side.
The same dog once gave singular
proof of his retentive memory. l once
had ball, which when I visited his
mistress carried with me, and used in
play ing with the dog. No one but my
self ever used ball in sporting with
him, but he became very fond of his
and during several months l
carried it with me whenever 1 went to
the house. At last the ball was lost,
and for two years l saw my friend
Frank only at rare intervals. One day,
when l had not seen him for several
months, suddenly remembered the
ball. as he was sporting around me, and
exclaimed, Frank, do you want a
ball?' The dog instantly began bark
ing vociferously, and ran about the
room as though hunting for something.
He kept this up for some time. and at
last began search in other parts of the
house until he found a very large cham
payne cork, which he brought me, and
looked up at me as much as to say,
won't this dop'' l bounced it for
him, and he played with it in great de-
light. The proof he gave of having as
sociated an idea with the word ball
seems to me conclusive; but if the asso-
citation was only with the tone of voice
used in calling for the ball it is still
Another black-and-tan dog during
four months in the year 1876 continu-
ally astonished the guests and FREQUENT
ers of the Ebbitt House at Washington
by the proofs he gave of his devotion
70 lady at the hotel. The dog was
owned by an officers family at the Ma
rine Barracks, whom the lady from
The Ebbitt House occasionally WIS.,
ted. In one of her visits to the Ma
'ine Barracks the dog took fancy to
1er, and soon afterward astonished her
oy calling upon her at the hotel.
he had walked from the bar
racks more than two miles. He re-
NAMED with her a day and was sent
home, but soon renewed his visit. and
turing four months he regularly, at
east once week, walked from the
barracks to the hotel to call upon his
avorite. In one of his first visits he
earned the way to the lady's room by
way Of the elevator, and he ALWAYS
lfterward made use of that conyen-
ence. When at the end of four months
the lady left Washington the dog
ceased hisvisits to the hotel.
A singular instance of dogs powers
II observation was given by gentle
nan residing in Philadelphia A work
pan in his factory owned a fine breed
i black and-tan dogs. and kept them
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puppies died, and the owner buried it
n the yard in sight of the mother. who
oudly bewailed her loss, but later.
vhen a second one of her offspring
lied, she dug hole herself in the soft
arth under the doorstep, laid the
uppy therein and covered it over with
lirt. l know OF another dog who saw
er puppy buried, and for weeks after
yard she went regularly to it's grave and
owled and whined in the most distress
ng manner.
once saw Frank, of whom I have
Vrltten above, give the ..cut direct, 10
mother dog as rebuke for a breach of
ecorum in as pointed and dignified a
lanner as lady in the best society
ould have done. His mistress was
aking my dog (Dot) and myself for an
lrlng in her carriage. The two dogs
7ere disposed at first to be very friend-
7, but Dot after a time rudeiy drove
rank off when he attempted to lick
~ hand, and was compelled to SEN
rate them. When we arrived at nv
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