Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-16
OUR DUMB FRIENDS WAYS
SOME ANIMAL STORIES FOR YOUNG
AND OLD.
Loving Intelligence 0f Dok-A
Feathered Mouser-BrOwn and HIS
yellow Dog.
A late issue of the williamsport Pa.),


yellow Dog.
A late issue of the Williamsport (Pa.),
Gd=ette says
A remarkable piece of canine instinct
was witnessed Monday on Park avenue.
A little child of Mr.. S. j. Drinkwater, not
years old, was out in the street, and
dog belonging to the child noticed morse
hitched to a carriage coming along at
rapid pace and on line with his niue
friend. Apparently thinking that the
driver would not tsrn out, the dog
Jumped into the street and threw his
front legs around the child and en-
deayored to pull it to the sidewalk.
Finding that he was unable to accomplish
this. he pushed the child down and
spread himself over it, with his fore legs
outside, in which position he remained
until the horse and carriage passed. This
was witnessed by Mrs. Drinkwater, Mrs.
+. West Page and others. Does 1t not
look as if the dog possesses reasoning
powers, and that this dog had resolved to
sacrifice his life to save that of the child
The Eureka, (Nev.) Leader is response
Bile for the following: Ruby Hill mas
lately been growing over the possession
of a game cock that hunts for and Kills
chipmunks. Counsellor Beatty informs
us that he has big white rooster OF the
dunghill breed that makes regular busl-
ness of feeding his feathered harem on
mice, and that as a mouser he is better
than Maltese tomeat. He says the old
fellow will stand for an hour over
mouse hole, and that he has often seen
him capture three long tailed mice inside
of that time and pass them over to ms
polygamous family, who seem to have
grown very fond of this species OF game.
correspondent of Our Dumb Animals
| tells a good story of young farmer
| named Brown living in Central New
| York and dog that had some of the
| attributes of Monsieur Tonson. Brown
| when young went from Connecticut to
| New York to buy farm. The corre-
spondent says:
'He Travelled by private conveyance.
| After successful purchase, he started for
home. Not long after leaving the
city of Albany, one day, he noticed
large yellow dog following on at re-
| spectful distance behind his chaise. AT
first he paid no attention to the animal,
but as he continued to trot along in his
wake, he tried to drive him away, think
ing he might belong to some team on the
road, and, finding himself unwelcome,
would go back to his own master. His
efforts, however, were useless. The dog
would simply stand perfectly still, staring
reproachfully at Brown, while he
tlourished his whip and shouted at him,
| and the moment the chaise started again,
quietly trotted on behind. Brown, dis
gusted, ceased, at last, to notice the
creature, and finally forgot him altogether.
At night he stopped at village tavern,
put up his horse, had supper, and went
to bed. About midnight he was awakened
by the tavern keeper, who called i'm
patiently at the door of his chamber.
Young man, you'd better get up and
let your dog in; he's making such
racket, nobody in the house can Sleep
What dog do you mean?' asked
Brown, irritably, throwing open the door;
and there, upon the very threshold sat,
with an apologetic yet confident air, the
unwelcome companion of portion of his
days journey, the yellow dog. There
was no help for it; he took him in,
directed him sternly to lie down in the
corner of the room, and then went to bed
again, to be pursued through horrible
dreams all the rest of the night by legions
and legions of yellow dogs. When he
woke in the early morning his dreaded
guest was gone. The windows and doors
were still tightly shut as on the previous
night; no trace of his departure could be
found; he had vanished from the tavern
and the premises as completely as if he
had never been there. As the chamber
door was closed by an old fashioned latch,
it was surmised that the dog, having
learned the trick of unfastening it, had
/ coolly walked out and shut the door
. behind him.
"Brown continued his journey and in
due time reached his home iii Connecticut,
undisturbed by the temperance of the
/ mysterious tormentor. The day following
his return was Sunday, and he attended
church, sitting in the right-hand corner
of the ancient gallery which ran around
three sides of the building. During the
long prayer he heard a slight commo-
} tion down stairs, and, bending forward,
: saw with exceeding dismay, that dread
4 ful yellow dog walking deliberately up
the aisle. On and ON he went slowly
and with dignity, reached the pulpit
| steps, mounted them, approached the
t sacred desk, mounted that with his fore
e paws, and coolly and steadily surveyed
e the audience-the body of the church
r first, then the galleries. In terrible sus-
pense young Brown waited the rowing
' eyes of the dog would reach him in one
5 moment more-it was inevitable 1t
a never occurred to him to bow his head
= and attempt concealment; he sat motion
: less fascinated. The moment has come;
1 the dog recognizes him, and joyously, but
# still softly, abandons his post of observa-
$ ton, trots rapidly down the aisle, up the
t gallery stairs, and in an instant more has
reached the feet of his beloved, which he
o salutes with grateful kisses. The minis
:. ter prayed through the whole scene, un
r disturbed, and not boy in the congrega-
ton uttered sound. l fancy the pro
y ceeding was solemn rather than funny
n One look into the tender, beseeching eyes
5 of that dog finished Brown he couldn't
e help loving him and he loved hin
e nightly, too, till the day of his death
e He brought him on with him to his new
II home and cherished him through long
s and comfortable old age. When at las
e the loving old creature died, Brown wai
|, broken-h hearted and mourned as honestly
" for him as il he had been one of his owl
llith and kim