Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-03-05
Stories About Animals.


A SINGULAR encounter between dog
and donkey occurred recently in
Blackpool, England. The dog rushed
ut the donkey as he was standing in a
field, and fastened on his nose. The
donkey shook him off, bit him about the
head and shoulders, and tossed him
wildly about. The dog again seized the
donkey, and the combatants could, not
be separated. After the fight had I0E
half an hourthe owner decided to have
the dog shot, as it had by that time fas-
tened with a firm hold on the donkey's
nose. A gun was procured, but so saw
age was the fight that it was difficult to
shoot one animal without killing the
other also. At last aim was taken, a
bullet was put into the dogs head, and
iSIdropped 10 the ground When the
smoke cleared away the dog was dead,
but the infuriated donkey had returned
to- the charge, kicking, biting and
traInping on the dog 1t was with great
difficulty the donkey was at last driven
off.
Mr.. Farler, the Colonial Secretary of
Hendlras, says the London Telegraph,
while exploring the interior of the
colonynwas overtaken by a drove of
peccarios, and was compelled to scram-
BILE up tree, dropping his rifle in the
performance. The whole packed gath
cred around his perch, granting and
sharpening their tusks. "Now the
peccary is not only ferocious, but pa
tent, and rather than let an object Of
its anger escape will wait about for
days, so that the Secretary had before
him only two courses-either to remain
where he was until he dropped down
among the swine from sheer exhaustion
and hunger, or else to commit suicide at
once by coming down to be eaten there
and then. While he was in this diem
ma, however, what should come along
and looking out for supper, too-but
iaGuar. Never was beast of prey so
opportune, for the jaguar has particu-
lar fondness for wild pork, and the pee
carries know it, for no sooner did they
see the great ruddy head thrust out
through the bushes than they bolted
helter-sketer, forgetting, in their anxiety
toisave their own bacon, the meal they
were themselves leaving up the tree.
The jaguar was off after the swine with
admirable promptitude, and the Secre-
tary, finding the coast clear, came down,
rejecting as he walked toward the camp
upon the admirable arrangements of ma,
ture, which, having made peccaries to
eat Colonial Secretaries, provided also
jaguars to eat the peccaries."
A remarkable story of dog that died
of albroken heart is told by DR.. Martin
Of Atlanta, Ga. W. H. Harvill, the
father-in-law, of DIR. Martin, who died
recently at a ripe old age, was the
owner of a very fine bulldog, by name
Ponto. "For several months before his
DEATH" says DR.. Martin, 'this dog was
e. his constant companion. There was
something almost human in the devo
ton of the dog to his master, and, as 9
natural consequence, the master was
particularly fond of his dog. The daily
movements of the old gentleman for q
long time before his last sickness were
as regular as those of a clock, anC
Ponto followed him as surely as his very
shadow. When the old man died, PontC
took his place by the coffin, and did mo-
bulge until it was taken from the room
Then he got up and followed it closely
to the hearse, and followed the hearst
to the grave. Ponto came back to the
house changed dog. Every night hi
lay upon his rug in the porch anC
lnoaned piteously all night long. Every
day found him making the rounds jus
as he used to do before the old mar
died. / tempted him with the choices
meat, but he refused to eat. l Offered
him the warmest milk; he would no
drink. He went about with his heaC
down, the very picture of sorrow HI
dwindled away almost to skeleton
Once day, about five weeks after the OLE
man died, Ponto came dragging his lanl
and weak body down the street. Whel
he got by the fence there he stopped
and sank upon the ground. l ran t.
him, and, lifting him in my arms, car
ried him into the yard, for he wa
sdead!h