The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-14
DON, THE SPANIEL.
Tie Kept Bank aud Drew on IL when Tie
Waited Buns aud Meat.

WAttou Buns uuu Meat
The following account has recently
heen given me by J. G. Sprague.
owner IF Don. the water spaniel, hero
4 the story. writes an Ogdensburgh
correspondent. The dog was brought
ta o densburgh from Syracuse. NJ Y.
hv Mr. Sprague some ,hir y years ago.
While In Syracuse Don had been
aught. or had self acquired Ot Is nm
certain which,. the practice of taking
u penny from his master aud exchang-
ing il mt bakc-slop tor bun. After
coming 10 Ogdensburgh the dog Inn
proved on this experience. He began
TO beg pennies from nJ~acqualntances Of
his master aud himself some OF whom
are still living and can substantiatc
tie fact He had certain friends ~
whose OH ses rr stores he specially
resorted. His method Of begging was
to seat himself by his friend. and.
IL no attention was paid 10
hini. to tap the man on the
knee sharply with his paw. and TO COT
time this until the penny was forth
coming or his appeal was clearly una
vailing. Don was often known To visit
several friends. one after the other
bringing the proceeds back TO Mr.
Srrague' drug store. where he stored
hcm behind counter In this way
the dog sometimes accumulated a
stock of pennies for fuiure use-or, to
iaierpret the actions of the dog into
terms of human activity. Don. the
PANEL. kept bank. On this bank
e drew as his appetite inclined him
Sualiy going TO the bake-shop Of one
Its. Martin. who. knowing his ways
ave Dln bun in exchange for the
emmy which Don would drop Other
mes Don patroniz ed his butcher, and,
his owner relates. lived almost en-
rely on the proceeds of his own beg
itg
one day the dog was seen BY his
aster coming from the bakery with a
,un. Coming up 10 his owner. ID ~
,egaG eating the bun, but was OBJ
rived To spit the bits out of his mouth.
sd soon go into the store. get ano;h-
penny, aud go TO another bake-shon
and get another bun. The first proved
be moldy. aud from that day MIR.
NJ rim lost the dogs trade He bought
I tltf DiiU- tiOHi
Bat the crowning feat of Don's life
was the f3llowing. which is thoroughly
atgesied and is the most remark able
dog story that has ever come to my
notice; Don came one day rushing in
ia Mr. Sprague's store with piece OF
meat. and hurried into the back part
IL curious actions attracted the at
ention of those present. aud were
soon explained bv the appearances Of
he butcher. who asked where that
dog was The butcher then told his
story. He had been accustomed to
Don's appeara ce at his shop with a
penny to exchange for meat, had been
use,i to cut piece. hand it 10 the dog.
and have The penny dropped into his
hand in exchange. This day Dpn
rushed in. got his meat. and darted
out OF the shop having, as usual.
dropped somsthing into the
butchers hand But this some
thing on this occasion proved
to be a pebble, which the dog
passed of for cent Can anv reader
produce another authenticated in
stapce. "a this is, of an animals be-
coming caunterfeiter? II is believed
that Dbn's stock of pennies being ex-
hausted. and lie being unable to get a
penny from his friends, resorted to this
exp dieut to obtain the meat At any
rate. the fact is be yond doubt.
Don died Of po son. II 3 owner
buried him. properly boxed. in lot
near Green an s. ats streets. and then
he was taken by night, in a wagon for
a hcarse. attended by due mourners
with dirge aud torches. TO Pigeon
point, in the upper part of the then
village. where he was laid TO his last
rest by the s.. Lawrence river. M y
| Tribune.