Daily Kennebec journal., 1883-05-11
DOG Stories.
ANIMALS WHICH HAVE EARNED A PLACE
IN PRINT.
A CANINE LIFE-PREsERvER.

a TtUitT kdDic dCtiofl Dy d uoS Is TtpOTt-
ed from Newburg. n. Y. The other day
a woman in that city, looking from her
back window, saw in the house opposite a
little child hanging from window sill,
but kept from falling by dog. which had
canght her dress in its teeth. The woman
of that house had left her baby, 1s months
old. on the floor of the front room playing
with her toys and little terrier dog that
is her constant companion. The mother
was away just three minutes but when
she came back and opened the door, her
infants head, arms and shoulders we're
hanging beyond the stone sill of an open
window, and near it. with its feet on Il
chair, stood the little dog holding on to
the child's dress for dear life. Her child
unconscious of any danger, was growing
at some object in the yard, while the dog.
holding on the dress. looked a mute ap-
peal of haste and help. When the dog
had been relieved of its burden it pranced
around the mother and child with a de-
light that was almost frantic.
MIR. BUTLER's DIssIPATED PUPPY,
Chief Clerk Butler, OF the Philadelphia
building inspectors office, possesses a
dog which gives promise of becoming a
thoroughly depraved member of the canine
community. He is brown pup, nine
months old. is cross between a New
foundland and spaniel. and at this early
stage of his career has become addicted
to the use of tobacco and drink Ever
since he was mewling puppy Rover (the
dissipated dogs name is Rover) has evin-
ced strong liking for tobacco, and will
worry and fret if ne is in the company of
any one with a cigar until he gets posses
sion of the coveted weed, even going so
far as to make high leaps in the air after
it is held aloft. If a lighted cigar is toss
ed to him he will worry it as he would
rat until he succeeds in putting it out and
will then proceed TO chew it up with all
the gusto shown by the ordinary moral
dog in mastcating bit of raw beef He
will indulge in loose tobacco, such as is
found in cigarettes, but prefers cigar
stumps.
RECEIVER AND THIEF.
Two dogs were caught stealing from a
pen in which Maryland rabbit fancier
had lot of fine specimens. One was
large dog of the neighborhood, cross
between St. Bernard and large, woolly
colley, feared by all other dogs; the
second was stranger, small terrier,
just slender enough to get through the
hole into the rabbit-house. The big dog.
who on other occasions never noticed his
smaller comrade, had evidently come to
an understanding with his little friend
about the nocturnal rendezvous. The
big dog scratched away all the grass and
stones. dragged up the board covering the
the entrance to the rabbit-house. and let
the terrier jump through the hole. The
latter returned in few minutes vita
rabbit in his mouth. which he presented
to his great friend. and both proceeded to
devour their supper undisturbed.
MoST CUNNING Doc IN Town.
+. S. Segur of Savannah, Ca. has a
black dog that exhibitsa most remarkable
cunning. 1t after one of his siestas he
misses his master he will hunt around for
the buggy and. finding that gone will go
to Broughton street. Jump on street car
and ride home. If Mr.. Segur is not there
he will come out on Habersham street.
wait for the car and return. retrace his
steps to the shop and again, if his search
is not rewarded. he will go to every place
his master irequents and finally bring up
at the Marshall house in a position where
he can watch Drayton, Broughton and
Abercorn streets. He is said to be the
most cunning dog in town.
RoBBING THE EGG-BAsKEr.
Alexander Nearcille, "a Biddeford grocer,
happened day or two since, to see his
dog Gap" approach the egg basket and.
when he imagined no one was looking.
slowly appropriated the result of hens
morning labor. The egg was carried to
an unused corner of the grocery, tiny
hole was punctured in one end by the
dogs tooth, and Cap" extracted the sue
culence of the yolk much as the small boy
does the juice OF an orange. Alexander
found in this corner the skeletons of tbir-
teen eggs. which had been similarly treat.
ed. and Gap" was then and there severe
ly castigated.