Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-24
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Lady Florence DIxIo's whimsical Canine
Companion.

more Into prominence, II one Of. Tia
hardy race of English women vii
delight In field sport and arc passion
ately fond Of horses and dogs. Sh
attributes the,snving OF her life 10. tl
good offices OF n 81. Bernard dog, VIII
was her escort In the ramblc wblC
ended ~ unpleasantly. In her bo0l
Across Patagonia she gives % livel.
description Of another dog whose DC
quaintance she made In the wilds O
the far south, o description which !
~ interesting for the yiyacity an,
sparkle Of the Language as for Tia
oddly Of the friendship IL records
Promising that Sunday Point Is th,
place Of cmbarka.ion, the port, so {,
speak, Of the Straits of Mnngollan tn,
story Is thus related:
| had only one regret on Leaving
sandy Point. The day we arrived Al
Cado Negro one OF our dogs, cal.af
'Pucho,p who was rather fayorlte o
mine aud whom wished to take with
me TO England, gas suddcnlymlssing
Pucho. II peculiar dog, had joined as
under peculiar circumstances at our
camp at Laguna Lurgn. We were
quietly sitting around the campfire
after dinner, when suddenly the dogs
Jumped up and began To bark fliri0usly
at some unseen enemy. We got up
and pecrcd out into the dusk, but could
SEQ nothing, though II was evident
. so@---I+.-y was there, for the grOwls Of
our dogs increased In oarnestncss and
fury every instant "a puma" sug-
gestcd somebody, but our horses were
grazing quietly, 80 II could not be II
puma. IAN Indian, or some trader
perhaps!p was another equally unfoun-
aed suiinise What could 1t be? Here
as II TO settle the mystery at once, the
dogs rushed out of enc accord aud for
ufew moments we could hear terri
bic snariing and growing going on Ia
the distance. 1t came nearer and
nearer, aud then the cause of the
connection was explained. Surround
ed by our dogs, who were giving IL BY
no means friendly welcome n strange
dog walked slowly towards the camp
fire. II bore It's tail between It's legs,
seeming half humbly, half deiiautly
80 crave admission into our circle. Its
humble demeanor, however, only bore
reference to US, for the defiant man
ncr In which " occasionally barred It's
white teeth aud turned on ouT/dugs,
whenever they came too near show
ad that II cared little for them We
called out IN friendly tones, and this
settled it's bearing for once and for ALL
II turned around, made one savage
dash nj its tormentors, and then Cului-
" made iIs way towards the fire, look.
ed out for the most comfortable spot,
stretched Itself leisurely and lay down
with It's hcitd resting on its crossed
pnws seemingly as much at home az
VI 1t had known lls MI his life, ven
- al M az Ia.
Scrc met In "a most unfricndly and,
considering It's position of alien out
uast, audnoiously impcrtinent manner,
for II snapped viciously at mo
From the first Pueblo made il point
distinctly of refusing to he patronized
lie Joined us, lac gave lis To understand
not on suilcrance, not as suppliaut
tor our invors, not ms u guest even, but
~ an equal; and this stNtus he claimed
~ regards us only, for AS 10 our dogs,
he ignored them completely, though
&illing, rs subsequently, appeared, To
maze tis0 of their good services, He
looked sleek and fat, a circumstance
which led us to think highly of his
powers of speed, as II ~ by no means
easy for u dog 90 run down u guanaco
Ningly, and most dogs who lose their
masters, ~ he had evidently done,
1oon ssie of starvation. We therefore
congratulated ourselves on his arrival,
ls We hoped he would be nble to HELM
our own dogs in the chase. But we
had grievously reckoned without our
host The next day, on the march, a
gupnaco was sighted CLOSE 10 Us. Now
wns the time. "Choo, ChooVr
We shouted, expecting to see
HIM speed out like an arrow after the
gunuuco. But nothing could have
been further from his thoughts. lie
looked first at VS. and then al the gu-
anaco for u moment, not without inter-
est, perhaps, but certainly without
showing the slightest indication. to
hostile demonstration, Then, with
another look AT us which said ~ plain.
~ rs words could "Wcll, that's n
guanacn no doubt, but what then?p
he quietly trottod on. We were very
aagry NJ seeing our hopes deceived,
besides being surprised at hts extra.
ordinary demeanor; but Gregorls IAN
Indian hunter and guidel, giving the
dog the benefit OF the doubt, said TINT
perhaps II had only been trained to
FWn ostrlches, rs the Indians frequent
~ train their dogs to do. This seemed
plausible enough, and our confidence
w y hNi' NaN iiiNiiiNhAuliAN ltNluItu.
Presently an ostrich started up. Now
then. "Choo Chool pucho!" was
the excited cry again, An the other
dogs flew out like the wind after the
bird, and Pueblo followed them but
only at u trot, and, apparently to
Judge how the other dogs Il, haved. Tor
.he soon stopped and contented him.
self with Watching the chase mtil Il
disappeared from view, and then he
eamc back to his usual place ut my
horses heels. Everybody was Ell.
ragged with him Francisco suggested
that, being "d08ehc hlttiis, - Pueblo
should be knocked on the head with
lhe bolas but | could not hear OF this.
and puoho's life was spared
And SO he remained with us, and 1
had ample opportunities TO study his
peculiar character A. on the first
day, 80 he continued. Although pen-
orally there or thereabouts When "A
distribution of the spoil, took place,
he noyor once helped the dogs IN the
ghase. That this did not arise from
Inability or want of speed, hut rather
tsom u sense OF his own superior Dig
nity, was shown 10y the Mct that he
enco was seen 10 pursue and capture a
tex, u feat none al our other dogs were
capahle Of Among other poeuliari.
ticN he had a nlNstpfiulls NAY nf 1iSal,.