New-York tribune., 1889-10-13
DOGS THAT SHOWED GOOD SENSE.
A BATH OF HOT TAR FOR FIGHTER-A COLLIE
PROTECTS A TRAMP.

PROTECTS A TRAMP.
A little crowd of seedy men were gathered the
other night about of the u,ly furnaces that
defaced City Han Park, while the contractors
were covering the plaza with asphaltum. They
were warming their bodies in the talTy smoke that
strcamed out Of IT, and had deserted the seats under
the trees where they had slept most OF the summer.
q queer thing happen here yesterday -
said one Of them. A big Newfoundland dog. with a
muzzle him, following a boy along Mail t.,
when little billlterrtcr made dash for him and
got a death grip on Of the big fellows long
cars. 1t all done 20 quick that the Newfonnd-
land was being well chewed before he knew what had
struck him. He gave howl and snap al the
little brute, but his muzzle would not allow him
to open his jaws and the bull terrier cbewed away
like mad. All he could do 10 tail and
rum but the terrier did not loosen his grip and went
along too. They dashed through the crowd, past
the fountain, and out the plaza here, where the
big fellow nearly over pail of smoking hot tar
that standing for moment by the side of a
workman who had stopped to ligHI his pipe"
Quick as fash the big dog stopped, and threw
his head as high in the air as he could. This
dragged the little terrier well off his feet and nearly
tore the ear from the head Of the Newfoundland, but
when the little brute came down again, he lit plump
in the pail of burning tar lie let go Of the
quick enough then, you bet, and as the big fellow
trotted of, shaking his head felt like giving him
a cheer for his smartness."
"oh give us rest" said another man, /" you don't
suppose it was anything but an accident do you?
Dogs amt got half the they get credit for
"Well, / alnt sure of that" said another. u
alnt got no love use for dogs anyway but
some Of them has certainly got sense than
others. ] was tramping in Pennsylvania last July
and crossing field full Of green corn when sud
denly two big dogs take after me that hadn't seen
before and wasn't prepared for. They were ugly
Tho no f,p
do was TO make for a tree, about dozen rods away
across little gully. I'm good sprinter and soon
reached the gully, but in crossing IL I slipped
twisted my ankle badly and fell fat, bowling with
the pain and unable to 60 step further
"In half a minute the two brues at the TOP
of the gully barking Like mad and ready to tear me
TO pieces. | thought my goose was cooked sure, but
| did not seem 70 care for could only hug nv ankle
and fairly cry with the pain The smallest dog Of
the two, a big collie, reached me ahead Of the
other. but, TO my great surprise instead of sinking
his long sharp teeth in my hesh stopped and looked
me all over for second and when the other dog.
huge mongrel brute. came and made dive for mo
the collie showed himself between us and pushed him
of. The gTel could not understand this and
evidently resented IT, He gave snap at bis eon.
panion and nSde another dive for me- but the colle
got him by the and dragged him Oil. Then the
mongrel turned on the collie. but he had 10 show
there at all, and soon withdrew Ettle way and
locked at US in growing amazement
THE collie smiled at me nttle. evidently seeing
that had hurt myself badly and then went over and
apparently consulted with the mongrel, for they both
disappeared over the edge OF the gully and presently
came back al the heels Of man, the farmer who
owned item. He was not much better than tic
mOngro however, though he let me lie there in peace
for All hour or two and by-and-bve vas able 10
limp away with whole skin and more rags than
/ brought, thanks ~ the collie"