The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-05
TWO noe STORIES,

Which Go to Show that Animals Have Souls
IA Canine Ghost.
Horny Reed, in st. Louis Morning Call.
am about to tell a story which is almost be-
yond belief Indeed, if the circumstances were
not vouched for by members Of my own house
hold, here present, in whose Yeracity have I'M
shaken confidence, could hardly credit it my
self tell the story rs it is told to me, without
exaggeration, for to exaggerate in such a case
would be despiea6le. A family in Cincinnati
had dog Of no particular breed. but favorite
for his good huInor and intelligence. The city
had dog Law, which provided that all dogs at
large and unmuzzled, between two fixed periods,
we're to be captured and destroyed Year after
year, on the day before the dog law went into
operation, this dog disappeared from home go
ing to a branch of the family outside the bound
aries of the corporation; and on the day after
that on which the term expired hewould ioyfully
reappear and take up his old life az usual At
ne other times would he make such excursions,
Family visitors from the city he would greet
with extravagant demonstrations of delight, and
on their return would follow them TO the cor
poration line, but no temptation would persuade
him to go single step beyond. Does the die
tum of the young philosopher, that brute intel
hgence is the result of the other powers Of the
body account for an this; and, if It does. must
we not In the same way account for human in
telligenee9
/ was about to stop here; but while have
been writing this have been hearing story Of
and nobility Of disposition. told by another apd
to another, with no thought of it going any
further, which will relate as having possible
bearing upon the soul question
Shep7 was the property of Captain H, of
the army, and had probably in early life be-
longed to a Scotch herder. As he advanced in
age he constituted himself the especial guardian
OF his mistress, and followed her out of doors
and IN. One evening. few weeks ago, as she
was going on q brief errand to her chamber in
the dark she heard, or thought she heard, his
footsteps pattering along behind her as she had
heard them hundreds of times before At the
head of the stairs she stopped and drew her
skirts aside, as she was accustomed to do, to al
low him to pass, which she supposed he did,
entering into sort of open closet or recess OPP
posite the door of her chamber. Lighting a
match for momentary purpose, she saw what
appeared to be his shadow or phantom in
the place where she thought he had
entered. Going down Immediately she
heard, or thought she heard his voice in the
shrubbery at some distance from the house.
Surprised at this, she instituted an inquiry and
learned, to her establishment that he had not
been in the house during the evening. When the
light of the Eext morning broke over the waters
of Long Island sound, the Iifeless remains Of
sand battles had succumbed at last to the uni
versai destroyer.
What will the philosophy professor do with
this ineidenG There have been--or else the
world Is much more given to lying than Is strict
ly creditable to its origin or antecedents-appa
mtiOHS of men and women contempt
with the moment of their decease This is taken
men, and by Inference, all othermen and women,
have souls. But if to be able to masquerade as
a ghost is proof Of souls in men and women why
not in--Some other things