The Dickinson press., 1889-03-02
CANINE ~lNTELLIGENeE.
The S~cwfoundland Champions the Pups
Cause and Ducks the Bulldog.

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Cause and Ducks the Bulldog.
In Youngstown, not a great while ago,
Henry Tod, son of famous old Governor Tod,
owned a handsome Newfoundland dog. Mr..
Tod, at the time | speak of, lived near his
furnaces. Near by, clustered together on
what is known as Briar Hill, were a number
of furnace hands dwellings.
The most notable memoer of one of the
households in this neighborhood was a large
bulldog, square of jaw and surly of DISPOSE.
ton. He used to SIT on the doorstep and
show his teeth to strangers, whether they
happened to be human or canine
One day a small nondescr. pit pup, a terrier
of doubtful parentage. whose residence was
not far from Mr.. Tod and his Newfoundland
dog, Glanced to be taking the air aud any.
thing else he could get i'll the bailiwlck of
the bulldog. The latter was particularly i'll
hulnored that morning, aud no sooner did he
cast his eyes on the small pup than he gave
chase, caught the poor little fellow and
chewed him up pretty thoroughly before he
let him 80.
Yeiping at the top of his small voice, the
nondescript pup hurried lamely home. Mr..
Tod.s Newfoundland was on tho street US the
abused dog passed. They had always been
great friends. Big dogs, I've noticed, are
very apt to make alliance with the sma. lest
of their fellows, even as the same phenom.
cnon may be observed among men. Well,
the big dog observed the lacerated and
tou2lc.i body of his small friend, and, if you
tlel.erc tIut dogs can communicate with each
utncl, Il conversation betw, Ell the two cn.
sued. Amy way, from that day forth, the
bls newfoundland and the uondescript pup
were stamcher friends than ever. 1t was
dry weather, and they constantly ran mock
races together and rolled about in the deep
dust.
y few days after the encounter in which
the Ill tempered bulldog abused the small
terrier so s~liamefuily, there came a spell OF
stormy weather Tue n~oodgates of heaven
were opened, nud tue rain descended heavily
for hours. TIC gulilcs which lnterscct the
slopes on Griar Hill were filled with water.
Thy were noisy streams, two or three feet
deep, III less than no time.
Inc Newfoundland dog and small terrier
we're observed, at this seemingly inauspi-
c,ouS season, to set out together toward the
.,es, i'll one of which the bulldog lived.
..sii they caHle close to the houses the ter
..er dropped into the wake of his large
tr.cld. Tho Newfoundland advanced, and
ave Il sharp bark as he caught sight of the
oAA''aoO pSSt1S vi CnS dOOA olCp, 0llu ClJ III
to keep out of the drenching downpour.
Tho bulldog heard the challenge, for such
1t seemed to he, and walked slowly, with the
stately determination in his manner peculiar
to his breed, toward tho Newfoundland
tnere were no prciinllnaries to the fierce
fight winch began at once. The Newfound
land rushed Oh his foe and rolled him over,
but The bulldog us lie went down got IL pretty
s.u'd hold uf lle Newfoun1land's throat
.,,i1ilse to tell the Newfoundland didn',
/. .te any attempt to shake OFF his antago.
i..,t. In point of fact, to the spectators whc
NV the fight, it seemed as if the Newfoulld.
land WIS trying to escape by flight, for lie
iAAoiT us soon as the bulldog got his grip.
Inc bulldog hung OH. and tie Newfoundland
ran until he was ut llc bank of one of The
deep su.l.rS 10 which reference has becii
maize. The Sewfoundlanl didn't sto. ut tho
bahA, tiowercr-he jumped into the stream.
w.4!cn sleeoiiy ruiieu INN and tho clingiu.
',;li.uo5 over and over.
Inls WA fun for tho water dog, but de.
pressing, if mot deadly for his companion. a
minute later the Newfoundland emerged
from the gully, but the bulldog no longer
hung from his neck. By the time the New.
foundland reioined the small terrier, who
had been an interested and anxious observer
of the fight and its sequel, the bulldog also
scrambled out of the torrent.
But the bulldog was not asking for more
fight. Hc was half drowned, and n more
muddy, bedraggled, forlorn object never was
seen.
So the newfoundland and the terrier trot
ted of home, evidently i'll the best Of humor
-Pittsburg Disputch.