New-York tribune., 1880-01-18
NY PET TERRIER.
A SKETCH IN MEMORIAM.
From Land and Water.

From Ldnd 0Hd Wafer
TOW-TOW, a genuine Wlrc-balred hrrier OF dark
golden yellow. with white frill and toes. bred
IN the stable-yard OF one OF Lord Liitord's country
seats.
II was at the Star Inn, Weymouth, kept by
Freddy, that made acquaintance with IOw.rOw rs
a pup. He took liking to me instantly-always
accompanied me TO my room and shared my dinner.
Experience taught him that rs soon as my own ap-
petite was appeascd his wOuld be attended TO. so
be would quietly sleep on the sofa until his meal
was ready. AS he was highly. valued as we'll as
valuable the street was forbidden ground. and
though he kept ut my heel constantly he never
would follow me beyond the doorstep. When he
was about six months old sent my portnantean
one evening from the station TO the Star by p0r-
ter, as | was going to stop there for the night.
told the man TO put it into my bedroom, and get
glass of beer for his trouble. On my ARRIVAL, |
found the dog sitting on the pOrtmanteau, which
he had never seen before, with garlng eyes and
teeth displayed, daring any one TO tOuch III. By
what instinct he had recognized II as mine Is mys-
terry. .
Freddy died. after long Illness, and on his death.
bed enjOned his wife 10 ask me to take the dog. 1
was glad to receive the old mans legacy, and on
leaving the house lowrOw for the first time paused
moi on the threshold but without tne slightest en-
cOuTagcmeHt FROM me- gaily trotted on 10 the sta
tiOn. On getting home, was Obliged 10 show MN tne
whole house before he would settle down suflciently
to eat his supper. lie soon la his glory, Tor L
was troubled with rats, snd with unWearled pa
tienco he sat- hour after hour waiting for the Yer-
min, and speedily cleared the promises. HIS at
tachmcnt to me was without limit, ana sunday WAS
n day of sOrrow and afiilction because ne was not
permitted TO follow me to church. lie knew the
day as we'll RS | did, and after the irst check never
attempted to 20 out with me.
Once lie bit me by accident, and shall never for
get his grief and cOntritlon. lie had got the bone
of a mutton chop fixed in his palate, and came to
Inc III distress. In snatching eagerly at the bone
as removed il with pair of fOrceps. he gave me
severe bite could not scOld him; it was an acci-
dent. He lay down on nv feet. and as clearly ex,
pressed his sorrow as II endowed with reason, and
for days afterward as long as wore Dandage on
my hand he would sit and lcok at me with sub
ad oir hat vVo. a. re-
gret.
The best of friends must sometimes be separated,
and when moved to London, where could not
take him, put him with my sister-n-Iaw. who
valued him as much as did. had some miSgly-
ng, f0T there another dog III the house, iltte
insClent m0n0Te of COuTse as 1 expected, Bruce,
on the first dav, attempted to appropriate bone.
Tow-row seized him by the neck, shook him as lie
would "A rat. and carried him out OF the room. ms
taught the poor animal his place ANA rank at once.
He was little cur. but low protected hm and
fought in his defence only 100 often. There was
wide marshy ditch across one OF the adjacent nelds
and IT, during walk. he could not induce the IIttle
brute to cross il he would forfeit his own run aud
go back home with the little coward
My poor canine friend fell victim to the liking
when all had for him. His VISIT to the butchers
shop always rewarded with a scrap ot raw
meat, which was his great relish. On one untortu-
nate occasion he ate a portion OF diseased ilyer.
and died after suffering for many months, OF echn0-
cocus-- hydatids IN the liver. | was dining with
friend in Utrecht, when the servant brought me a
letter from England, and the first words. Poor
pain as if had lost a child. When next visited
his late home | was told to 20 into the garden
where found the little mongrel, Bruce. had worn q
smooth place over lows grave in the border. by
lying there daily, waiting for the reappeaTance OF
his dead companion. loved the little eur for his
atfectionae TemembrnecO of my poor terrier
One curious question--do dogs dream Twas satis-
factOrily solved by close observation of the hahlts
OF my pet terrier. Out for walk one day; he broke
from all restraint, III chase of rabbit. The ground
was open and the run longer than such are usually;
and Tow tumbled over his quarry just as II slipped
from between his legs into burrow. The same
evening was attracted to the dog, who was sleep
ing on the hearth by subdued whimp, and OBJ
served that as he Law every muscle was qnlyering
with excitement. He was again in chase OF the RAD
bit in u dream. We watched him with great inter,
est until at last he unged forward, with chop oil
his laws and awoke. His look of bewildered aston
Ishment was ludicrous, and he SUNK beneath the
sofa from which retreat he refused TO be entIced
again that evening. The dream must have beena
vivid one. and his di appointment quite as keehy
felt as some of those we have ourselves suffered IN
early life under similar circumstances.
The lives of dogs short, ana the pam OF los
ing such a one is too great for me ever TO attach
MYSELF to another HUGH Owen.