Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-03-16
HOW A DOG WAS FROZEN

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Journal.
HOW A DOG WAS FROZEN.
This is zero weather. The cold. biting
winds hurt and chill You to the bones.
Men and animals shiver in the cold
blasts and hastily seek shelter where
any may be found. The bitter cold of
last night froze to death fine setter
dog, which was this morning standing
between the rails of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad, near East Penn Junction.
Whether the dog was overcome Just at
that point. and there died in q standing
position. is not known. He was On a
track, but it proved his last hunt.-Al-
lentoUn Telegram.
GALUsHA PARSONS sAGACIoUs DOGS.
The Hon. Galusha Parsons boasts n
sagacious dog, or rather pair of them.
Last week Mrs. Parsons heard the dog
rapping with his paw on the door as he
usually does when he wants to get in
She opened the door, but instead of COM
ing into the house he looked up in great
excitement and started toward the barn,
repeating his actions until some one
followed him. When the barn was
reached ii was found that the horse had
broken loose and was being clOselywatch-
ed by one dog while the other had gone
to the house for aid.-Des Holmes Lead
er.
DON CAMERON's PET DOGS.
They are very fond of dogs in the
Cameron mansion, and just at present
they are bemoaning the fate of a fine
specimen bull pup. Mrs. Gamer
on's special pet is q tiny Skye, and as
she advanced to bid her guests welcome
the other day his frowsy highness was
under her arm. Another woolly dog
played about her, while third, as large
as Newfoundland dog, acted as body
guard. Some timid ladies are apt to
get trifle nervous over such recep-
ton, but the brutes are perfectly obedi-
ent to a sign from their mistress. A
laughable incident occurred at a previous
reception, when very timid old lady,
who hates dogs, sat down on the woolly
dog, thinking, if she noticed him at
all, that he was cushion Washing
ton Letter.
A WISCONSIN DOG STORY.
The other day some Wisconsin people
were astonished to see their dog come
into the house with piece of paper tied
to his tail. They paid no further atten-
tion to it. except to laugh at his comical
appearance, until he began going
around to different members of the fam
lily, always tail first, and sticking it at
them. This ludicrous action at last
made them see that there was writing
on the paper, which proved to be as fol-
lows: ''My legs are broke. Please help
me-" They carefully examined his
legs. but found them all right, when
somebody recognized the writing of a
woman who lived half a mile away
They went to her house, and found her
helpless from y fall which broke her
legs. She could not stir nor attract
attention, and she might
have starved or frozen to death but luck
lily the dog came in. and crawling to a
table she managed to write the note and
fasten it to his tail.
SOUTHERN BLooDHoUNDS.
The introduction of bloodhounds IN
performances of s'Uncle Toms Cabin"
by MIR. Abbey's company. which has
been travelling in Virginia, seems to
many former shareholders to be an in
suit to the South and perversion of the
truth of history. The Wheeling Intel
igencer has collected numerous opin-
ions on the subject. of which the general
tenor IS that fugitive slaves were never
by dogs in Virginia or by
bloodhounds in any part OF the South.
In Mississippi and some other States, it