The Osceola times., 1881-08-27
MRS. sCHERMERBORN'S DOG DOLLIE.
A Pet Incased in a Handsome Cof'n but
Refused Burial by the Authorities,


Refused Burial by the Authorities.
New York World.
A middle-aged lady called at the office
of the Health Board yesterday and re-
quested permit TO bury pet poodle
dog in the city limits. She was advised
to throw it in an ash barrel and she left
the building and took an uptown car.
This lady was Mrs. Schermerhorn, wife
of the Rev. John W. Schermerhorn, who
resides in the Newport Flat at the corn
er of Fifty-second street and Seventh
avenue. A reporter called upon her
last evening and found her much dis
tressed over the rebuff which she had
received in making her application. 81
am tired out" exclaimed Mrs. Schermer-
horn. 81 have been running all over
the city trying to bury my little dog, and
I have failed in every attempt"
"What kind OF a dog was it?" asked
the reporter. at was a little white
doodle named Dollic," answered Mrs.
Schermerhorn, "and was about fourteen
years old. 1t has been in my family
ever since ITS birth and was an especial
pet of my mother, who is dead. My
mother bad another dog named Charlie
md she thought the world OF those two
little pets. Wien she was on her DEATH
bed she called me to her and asked me
if would not. for her sake, take care OF
those two little animals and have them
properly buried when they died. l
promised TO do so and when her will
was opened found that she bad left me
quite an amount OF money TO be used for
bose two little dp.s. In course Of time
little dog was born. Yes, that's 1t.
Come here Bunsicl Oh, YOU want to go
20 sleep in that rocking chair Very
we'll; 20 to sleep. call hlm Bnnsie
after friend of mine. About two years
ago little Charlie died, and ! felt very
bad. / had grown 10 love him so and
he had taken SO large a part III my life
that ! missed him very much. went
TO the authorities in Central Park and
obtained pc, mission to bury him there.
I chose a quiet litlle place over near the
Arsenal where all the snimals are kept,
II is all shaded by trees and nobody
knows the little pet Is buried there, and
/ | am sure 1t doesn't take away from the
/ beauty of the scenery. / 20 there very
often and look at the little grave and
| think Of the old times when my mother
was alive.
"A short time ago little Dollie began
/ to grow Ill.," continued Mrs. schermer-
/ born. "She suffered gr, atty and it was
evident that death was near. She was
over fourteen years Old and the doctor
informed me that death was certain and
/ it would be mcfciiul to ease her of pain.
/ so | gave her p0i.on in small doses,
/ though il hurt my feelings greatly, and
/ last Friday The poor litllc thing died. !
/ went to the Park this morning and asked
permission 10 bury little DJllic beside
/ Charlie. The man refused immediitulg,
/ and when | offered t. pay any exven e,
/ for permits or anything like that he
said rudcly that he wouldn't have The
dead dog in the PARK Tor 5000. lie did
/ not give NE time to explain the ma ter
to him, but went on wlLh his WORK. /
/ feel sure it wouldn't have hurt the Park
/ to have the poor little animals in the
grave together amer they had passed all
| tins life together"
At this point in the narrative Mrs,
Schermerhorn shed tears and continued
between her sObs:
81 loved that little dog so dearly! 1t
was almost human, and many a time
has it fallen asleep on my bosom. My
poor mother reared 1t from little pup
and used to play with it when she was
very i'll. She thought of it even IN
death and asked ine TO care for 1t. |
called an undertaken and he measured
the body and made a Neautiful little
coffin; and as | had no place to bury it,
he said could inter ii in his yard if ]
could not obtain permission to bury ii
1 elsewhere. In the afternoon | called at
the office of the Board of Health and
they told me to throw the dogin an ash
barrel ] could hardly speak, felt so
! bad"
"Where is the dog now?"
"Oh, kind friend permitted me to
/ bury it in his yard | buried It there
/ this afternoon, but that is only tenn
porary resting place for little Dollie.
Don; you think that if the authorities
/ knew The sad story connected with these
two little animals they would permit me
to bury it beside little Charlie in the
Park will not tell anybody, and ii
they will only give me the permission /
will dig the little grave myself ! know
the very spot, and wont disturb bush
or tree"