Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-12-20
NOliE COON bOG STORIES.

zette. London
There j, well known dog Ia Barcelona.
He loves music, and goes regularly to the
opera of In, own accord sits upstairs, ap
pauds 18th the rest OF the auditors at the
end. If the singing l. good, 10y JOYOUS banks
but is very angry at Interruptions III the
middle of IA piece If there is no opera
any evening he goes oil soberly to the OPP
era Cumique. hut Is never ea:!tent with
second best when he can have the best
This is Il good story and true one but
here l. another as true. yet still better
An Austrian banker lately went to Wen
ma on business. He arrived in the evening,
travelling with large, handsome dog. The
two put up at d hotel, and next morning
the gentleman went out bidding care 10 be
taken that his dog did not stray from the
house The chambermaid went to make
up the bankers room Bruno was very
pleased to see her, wagged his huge tail,
licked her hand. and made friends thor
oughly, until, her work being done, she was
about to leave Not so. Bruno calmly
stretched himself full length before the
door. He explained, perfectly as posi-
bic that he knew ms duty No one
should leave his masters room IN his ab-
sence When the girl tried to pull the door
open sufficiently. he gruWled, showed ms
teeth and finally tried them on her legs
The vomaus screams brought another
maid. and then another and then in sue.
cessou all the walters. Bruno was glad to
let them all in but he allowed no one to 20
out. The room became pretty well crowd
ed, and every bell in the house, meantime,
rang. while the walls echoed cries of
Water waiter j. Finally the lady who
kept the hotel appeared and pushed her
way lrately into the room, asking angrly,
a. she walked in, what sort of picnic they
we've all holding here. Bruno let her in,
too, but not out again-oh, no When the
ladys husband appeared, she called him
loudly for heavens sake to keep outside, to
send messengers securing the city for the
banker, and meantime, to paciiy the angry
customers downstairs. That Austrian
banker was welcome man when he ar
rived
This one is from the Boston Transcript
The listener an instance of lntell
geuce On the part of a dog the other day
which was remarkable as uniting high de
gree of politeness with excellent under
standing Crossing the ferry from East
Boston he noticed, sitting ON one side of
the passage way, gentleman who was &c
compan.ed by an immense and very hand
some st. Bernard dog Directly opposite
were two young ladies, who could not re
strain their admiration for the dog, and
made evident signs of a desire to he friend
/ IL with him The dog, however looked up
| at his master and declined to bulge But
| presently the gentleman remarked, quietly
/ "Go over aud see the ladies' Whereupon
| the animal moved promptly across the pas
/ sage way. and wagged his tail amiably
/ lille the young ladies patted his head and
raved over him. But presently came the re
markabe exhibition Of politeness which the
/ listener has referred 10. The wharf was
reached and the passengers rose and moved
toward the street cars. one of the young
women carried a basket, and this basket the
dog insisted upon taking in his mouth The
lady gave it to him, aud he walked proudly
toward the car with it, casting glance
toward his master, who remained standing
on the platform He entered the street
car with the basket deposited it in the lap
of the Young lady when she had seated her
self, and then whisked pouderously out and
reioined his master. 1t was "a clear case of
friendly service courteously done.
RAILROAD DOG.
Napoleon Is IA dog residing at Saida,
Col, belonging to an engineer Of the Den
yer and Rio Grande railroad He has been
engaged with his master for the past two
and half wears in running locomotive No.
ST. His apprenticeship commenced at the
early age of six months. His first trip was
not success on account of fright This
was speedily overcome, lie can now 90
into the round house. where twenty eight
engines are dumiciled single out and mount
his own machine, and, in the absence of
his master and the fireman, defend it
against all lutruders. tie rides ON the