Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-18

a peued TO carry along with him one OF
a,,s children. n boy 3 years old. This is
rot an unusual practice am ong the High
handlers who accustom their childl en-,
from the earliest infancy, to endure the
rlgors of the climate. After traverslng
bis pastures for some time, attended by
his dog, the shepherd found himself
under the necessity of ascending a sum-
llil at some distance, to have a more ex-
iensive view OF his range.
AS the eascent was too fatiguing for the
C. i'd, ne left him on a small plain at the
bottom, with strict hiunctions not to
stir from it till his return. Scarcely,
however, had he gained the summit.
when the horizon was darkened by one
of hose impenetrable mists which ire
quently descend 80 rapidly amidst these
mountains, as, in the space or rev
minutes, almost 10 turn day to night
The anxious father instantly hastened
back to find his child, but, owing to he
unusual darkness and his own trepiea-
ton, unfortunately missed his way in the
descent. After O fruitless search oi
many hours, he discovered that he had
reached the bottom Of the valley, and
was near his own cottage. To renew The
search that night was equally fruitless
and dangerous; he was therefore com
PEELED to go home, although he had lost
both his child and his dog, who had at
tended him faithfully for many years.
Next morning, by break of day, the
shepherd, accompanied by band of his
neighbors, set out in search Of his child; (;
but after day spent in fruitless fatigue,
he was at last compelled by the approach
of night, 70 dFrctp IOm he N nt..4n.
on his returning home to his cottage, he
f,,ttpd thof fha doc which hn had lOat he
day before. had been home, and on re-
ceiving q piece of cake, had instantly
gone off again.
For several successive days the shep-
herd renewed his search for his child,
and still, on returning home disappointed
III the evening, he found that the dog had
been home, and on receiving his usual
allowance of cake, had Instantly uisap-
peared. Struck with this singular cii-
cumstanCe, he remained at home one
cay, and when the dog, as usual, de-
parted with his piece of cake. he resolved
to follow him, and find out the cause OF
this strange procedure. The dog led the
way to n cataract at some distance from
the spot where the shepherd had lett hi
child. The banks of the cataract almost
joined ut the top, yet, separated by an
abyss of immense depth, presented that
appearance WHICH SO Olitu do 'OlllohtS
and appals the travellers that fre ueut
The Grampian mountains.
Down one of those ragged and almost
perpendicular descents the dog began,
without hesitation, To make his way,
and at last disappeared by entering into
cave, the mouth of which was almost
level with the torrent. The shepherd
with Difficult followed, but, on entering
the cave, what were his emotions when
he beheld his boy eating with much sat-
isfaction the cake which the dog had
just brought him, while the faithful ami
NAL stood by, eying his young charge
with the utmost c0mplaisanee. From
the situation in which the child was
found, it appeared that he had wandered
to the brink of the preciplce, and then
either fallen or scrambled down till he
reached the cave. The dog, by means of
his scent, had traced hin to the spot,
and afterward prevented him from starv-
ing 10y giving up TO him his own daily
allowance.