The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-16
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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 fine
specimen-a bull pup. Mrs. Gamer
on's special pet is a 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 a third as large
as a Newfoundland dog, acted as body
guard. Some timid ladies are apt to
get trihe nervous over such recep-
ton, but the brutes are perfectly obedi-
ent 10 a sign FROM their mistress. A
laughable incident occurred at 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 a cushion. - Washing
ton Letter.
A WISCONSIN DOG STORY.
The other day some Wisconsin people
were asIonishcd 10 see their dog come
into the house with piece Of paper tied
20 his tail They paid no further atten-
ton 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 AZ 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 mile away
They went TO her house, and found her
helpless from fall which broke her
legs. She could not stir nor attract
any body's attention, and she might
have starved or frozento death butluck-
ily the dog came in, and crawling to a
table she managed 10 write the note and
taslcn il to his tail.
SOUTHERN BLoODHoUNps.
The introduction of bloodhonnds in
performances Of Uncle Tom Cabin, -
By Mr Abbey's company, which has
been travelling in Virginia. seems 10
many former Shareholders TO be an in
snll io the South and pcrvcrsion Of the
truth Of history. The Wheeling INTEL
dgcnscr has collected numerous opin-
! ions on the subject, Of whichthe general
tenor is that fugitive slaves were never
attacked by dogs in Virginia or by
bloodhounds in any part Of the South
In Mi..issippi and some other States. il
IL said ordinary hounds, sometime
called negro hounds which had beer
trained TO pursue, but not to bite, wer
occasionally usedior that purpose, pack
of them being kept by men who foun,
their profit in loaning them to planter
AZ occasion demanded. Setting asid
the question of cruelty, it is eXplaine'
that Shareholders were not so foolish n
TO employ bloodhounds to tear valuabl
property in pieces. II is, in fact, evi
dent that slave would be apt to depr,
ciate rapidly aftera bloodhound got hol
of him.
AN INTERESTING DOG RACE.
About 100 sporting men stood up
Their ankles in slush at Pastime Par
yesterday afternoon to witness do
2 race. match was made some tim
, ago between Arthur Chambers Let-del
! Come q, and Maude s., belonging to Da,
: IA Scowgroft, of Paterson, n. j. Bot
dogs were of the same breed, cross b,
! tween the English greyhound and I'll
. terrier. They were closely matched
: size and weight both scaling trif
: under 20 pounds. The stakes we're SIC
Q Il side, and the distance 200 yard
straight away.