The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-23
STORIES OF A PIoU5 DOG.
He Was an Orthodox Baptist, and AL
ways Stuck to His Principles.
From the Christian advocate.

ways Stuck to His Principles.
From the Christian Advocate.
When l was boy my father owned
observation-disclosures cur dog called Cuff.
He was remarkable dog in some respects,
especially in his religious prejudices. My
father was Methodist minister, and all the
family associations were connected with
that church. The only exception to perfect
harmony of sentiment In the family was
manifested by Cuff, and this appeared the
more singular because he had been from
earliest puppyhood in our family, and had
no opportunity to know anything about
other denominations. He was, neverthe-
less. a thorough Baptist. and he exhibited
his preferences for the Baptist church in
very decided manner. l. There was near
our house country log meeting house,
used as a ''union meeting house" and also
for school purposes. The primitive Baptist
ard-shells-occupied this house once a
MONTH and the Methodist preacher on the
circuit also preached in it once a month.
The relations between the two churches were
not as cordial as they ought to have been,
seeing they all professed to be first-class
christians. The Baptists, did not attend
Methodist preaching, nor did the Methodists
go to hear the Baptist preacher. 1t was
very seldom that any one, except Cuff, ever
went from our house to Baptist meeting,
yet that dog never failed to be present on
Saturday and Sunday of the Baptist month
ly meetings. This might have been passed
over without remark if he had also attended
the Methodist preaching, but he was care
full never to put his foot inside the door on
the day the Methodist preacher held forth
My brother and / noticed this strange par
tiality for the Baptist church on the part of
''Old Cuff" and we very strongly disap-
proved of it, and demonstrated with him af-
ter the fashion of boys with dogs, but all
our scolding and whipping were in vain.
Cuff seemed to be "set in his notions" and
our prosecutions, of which l am now
ashamed, only seemed to make him more
devout and constant in his attendance upon
Baptist meetings. The conduct of the dog
attracted attention, and he became the sub
ject of remark. Some things were said by
our Baptist friends more complimentary to
the dog than to his master; however, the
master stood very well in the neighborhood
The only point of invidious comparison was
in reference to questions of theology and
UNCONVENTIONAL utilization; in these matters
the dog was considered more orthodox than
his master. 2. Matters went on for several
wears in this way the dog still faithful to
the church of his choice and his strange
conduct the subject of occasional remark,
when the Baptist congregation built a new
church, two miles and a half from the old
school-house where they formerly wor-
shipped. On the day the new church was
dedicated Cuff was present, though not
member of our family or anyone connected
with us went to the church. How he
learned of the change in the place of wor-
ship and the time of the dedication was a
mystery to everybody. l do not under
stand it to-day. And so, regularly every
month as long as he was able to walk did
that faithful old dog attend the Baptist
church at Mount Harmony, two miles and
a half from home. He lived to be II years
old, when he died and went where the good
dogs go.