New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-16
CURIOUS DISPLAY OF CANINE INTELLIGENCE
IRON The Pttsburc Dispatch.


From The Psburg Dispatch.
In Youngstown. not a great while ago. Henry Tod
son OF famous old Governor Tod, owned handsome
lived near his furnaces Near ny, clustered together
on what IS known Drer Hill, were a number OF
furnace hands dwellings.
The most notable member Of one Of the households
in this ncighborhood was large bulldog square on
Jaw and surly of disposition. He used to st on me
doorstep and show his teeth TO strangers. whether they
happened to be human or canine. ,.- ~, ,o.,.
One day small nondescript pup, terrier OF houn-
full parcnage whose residence was not far from Mr.
Tod and his Newfoundland dog CHANGED 10 be taking
Of the bnlidor The latter was particularly III
humOred that morning, and sooner did he cast his
eyes the small pup than he gave chase caught ne
poor little fellow and chewed him up pretty thoroughly
before he let him 90.
Yelping at the top Of HIS small voice. the monde
script pup hurried amely home Mr. Tod's Newfound-
land the street the abused dog passed They
ticed very apt make alliance with the smallest
OF ,mT eO%S even as g same @ o nc S tho
laceraed and ouzlcd body Of his small friend and. II
other, a conversation between the two ensued. ANY.
way from that day forth, the big Newfoundland and
the nondescrpt pup were stancher friends than ever
II was dry weather, and they constantly ran mock
races together and rolled about in the deep dust.
few days after the encounter I'm which the ill-tem-
pered bulldog abused the small terrier 50 shamefuy.
there a spell Of stormy weather The hoodgates
Brar Hin were filed with water They were noisy
streams three feet deep in less than no time.
The Newfoundland dog and small terrier were OBJ
served. at this seemingly inauspcous season 10 set
bulldog lived. When they came close 10 the houses
the terrier dropped into the wake OF his large friend
The Newfoundland advanced. and gave sharp bark
he caught sight OF the bulldog sitting tho door
step and trying TO keep out Of the drenching down
pour.
The bulldog heard the challenge, for such It seemed
10 be. and walked slowly with the stately determine
ton In his manner peculiar 70 HIS breed toward the
Newfoundland There were no pIelimnanes 10 The
fierce fight which began az once. The Newfoundland
rushed HIS foe and rolled him bat the bulldog
he went down got a pretty good hold OF the New
foundland's throat Strange 10 tell. the NewfOund-
land didn't make ATTEMPT 10 shake OF his anfagD-
In point Of fact 70 the spectators who the
fight II seemed # the Newfoundland irving to
escape by fight. for he of as soon as the bulldog
got his grip The bulldog hung and the Newfound-
land ran until he az The bank OF ono Of the deep
eullics TO which reference has been made. The New
foundland didn't az the bank however-he jumped
into the stream which speedily rolled him and the
cllnging bulldog over and
This. fun for the water-dOg. but depressing. II
not deadly for his companion. minute later the
Newfoundland emerged from the gully. but the bulldog
longer hung from HIS neck. BY the time the New
foundland reiOined the small terrier who had been
interested and anxious observer OF the fight and IFS
sequel, the bulldog also scrambled out Of the torrent
But the bulldog was not asking for more fight. He
was hsf-drowned. and a more muddy bedragged for
lorn object never seen.
So the Newfoundland and the terrier trottcd OF
home, evidently in the best OF humOr