The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-05

THE ACTORS GRIEF FOR THE SPLENDID, int
LUCENT. LOVING ANIMAL.

THE ACTORS GRIEF FOR THE SPLENDID, INTEL
LIGENT, LOVING ANIMAL.
MANY people who saw Mr.. Joseph X.
Emmett in Fritz Among the Gypsies
will remember the splendid rough-coated
st. Bernard dog that played a part with so
much Intelligence. This remarkable ami
NAL died last Monday from the effect OF
wounds in his intestines caused by two
sharp bones which he had swallowed. His
name was Bayard, Jr., and he was pur-
chased by Mr.. Emmett for his wife at the
bench show In this city nearly three years
ago. He was one of the largest dogs in
existence, IL not the largest. He stood "a
inches high at the shoulder. was = feet
long, and measured 13 inches from the top
OF his head to the point Of his nose. Mr..
Emmet said last night that no money could
have bought the animal. He would not
have sold him for 100000.
He took the animal away from his owner
and to the matinee at the Grand Opera
House where he was playing. 81 took
him into my dressing-roOm and said lie
down. He lay down IN the corner, and
left nv wife TO make friends with him.
found her lying with her head on his neck
when returned. He afterwards seemed
to regard her as his charge, and always
took care OF her when | was away. He
would never leave her side until came,
and then he would resign his charge. One
evening she was suffering from neuralgia,
and / found her crying in the dressing
room and the dog whining in sympathy at
her side. told him to lie down. He
went to sleep, and / got carriage
and sent her home. The dog awoke
and began to hunt for her. He realized
that he had neglected his charge. He rush.
ed wildly about, smelling every garment in
search Of her cloak. He ran on the stage
and smelled every person. He rushed
back to the dressing-room, and, putting his
nose to the ground, began to follow her
trail. He wound his way among the
scenery till he reached the stage-door, and
there he pounded with his great paws and
howled., l called George Wilton, my
agent, and told him to take the dog
home. When he returned he said the
dog had taken him. When l reached
the hotel found him running around
her bed whining, but when he saw me he
stopped and lay down in his corner. On
the stage l never taught him anything
One night / said to him. IVY didn't you
pripg dot pundle?' He came and put his
paws on my shoulders and his nose by my
ear as III whispering. toOk the point ana
said, 'vati' He put his noes up again,
and said, ooh. dots all right The au-
dience thought 1t was immense. They did
not know 1t was the dogs own idea. lie
actually understood the English language
and would do anything told him."
Mr.. Emmett told the TimeS's reporter
many other instances OF the dogs sagacity
showing him to have been IA animal o.
wonderful intelligence. The tears came u
the actors eyes while he was speaking, an(
his wife, who sat near, showed signs o
deep grief. 81 played here on Monday
night said Mr.. Emmett. Awith broker
heart. We put Bayard In grave In tn,
handsomest part Of our park ut Albany
and / am going to erect life-size statu,
over hum. On his tomb shall be carved tn,
German words 'Treue hund, ich Heb,
dich True dog, l love thee"