The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-03-17
A Faithful Dog.

The Washington correspondent of the Bal
drive of President Garfield through Washing
ton City, on the 4th instant: "The drive
included all the principal streets and avenues OF
the city and here andtherethe Generals smiling
features were recognized by parties in the pass
ing crowds. Immediately hurrah would be
raised, to be taken up by the crowd, and main
tanned until the driver would turn into side
street to escape the crowd. There was anoth-
er incident of the drive which attracted atten-
ZION A large black and white shaggy coated
dog, with leather strap around his neck,
sprang from crowd of men and boys, with
loud bark, as the carriage drove off from the
notel and trotted after the party, running
alongside of the carriage now and then, and
Jumping up at the door with glad bark
FMS lie repeated several times and the driver
attempted to keep him off with his whip, but
he persisted in following, and was allowed to
do so when it was evident that he intended
no harm. Gen. Garfield, when the carriage
was nearing an end, leaned out of the carriage.
The dog barked furiously, and sprang at the
carriage again, recognizing the General who
at the same time, recognized the dog, and or
dered the driver to stop. He called the dog
"Bob,n and Bob" responded by another bark
and wag of the tail, at the same time max
ing frantic efforts to get into the vehicle. This
was not allowed, but the driver was ordered to
| let the dog follow to the hotel, where he was
turned over to an employee for safe keeping
It was subsequently developed that 'Bob"
was stolen from General Garfield's 81" street
residence two years ago, and being greatly
owed by the children, his loss was mourned.
| His sudden recognition of the General to-day,
md subsequent recovery, was pleasant and
mutually happy coincidence.
The Washington Star has the following ref
erence to the actions of this dog:
"That little yellow dog that was seen follow
ing the carriage containing General Garfield in
the procession has a history that is worth
printing, even on this day when our columns
are SO pressed for space. About year ago
that same dog followed General Garfield from
where he got off a street car, at the corner o.
| Thirteenth and F. streets, to his house, corner
| Thirteenth and / streets. The General noti-
cling the dog threw him piece of meat, and
forgot the occurrence until he met the same dog
on the same corner the next day. Following
him home again, he was rewarded by another
piece of meat. Finally, the dog made General
| 1arields house kind of temporary headquar-
| ters When General Garfield went to Chicago
as delegate to the convention that nominal
ted him, the dog followed him to the depot.
| Before the news reached here of the nomina-
ton of General Garfield, the dog sat up joy
full barking that was almost unbearable.
Something has happened said one of the la
dies in the house, and here is telegraph mes
senger" The message contained the informa-
| ton of the nomination When General Gar
field came here some weeks after his nomina-
ton, the story was told HIM, and he said he
would take the dog to Ohio with him, and
| when the time for starting arrived the dog
! could not be found the animal being of rowing
nature General Garfield never saw the dog
since until yesterday, when, riding out with a
friend, he saw him. Calling him by his name,
Bob the dog recognized the voice and ap-
peared to be happy. As the General arrived
at the Riggs House the dog again disappeared.
He saw nothing of him until to-day as the pro-
cession was moving from the White House.
The dog followed the carriage all the way to
the Capitol, but must have gotten mixed up or
lost in some way, for he did not come back
with it.