Telegram-herald., 1890-11-12

ers4tion. sni stories about hiA are
- sys Interesting - ths ys4tus II tAs
eoautry. Happy whea his master -
pis4ssd. sn4 fall q symPethy NAsa Ae
i duu with care. sas dsyotloa II ths
de- : foaad 8oas 80 ottsa snoEg ths
humsa erOaa.
No other AaipAl has 6gursd SO 1aeh
a. history aa1 ia a. u osrless Instances
of pathetic devotion, even 70 cruel
masters, oat duElng the P4st quarter
OF esntury mueh has been deas Tor
the welfare or the eAniRs race. Soeis-
ties have been fornsd 70 IN prove esGh
different breed Of higher Fsnk- snd even
to look after the interests OF the home
less eurs that roam the strssts.
How mauy boys know that only re-
GENTLY = dog wAs put oa trial for his
life right here Ia our own country. II
wasn't out in Colorado OF down Ia
To4zs where the trial was hslds bat Ia
the cultured city of Boston. IL was =
sight impossible outside the jurisdie.
tion or Massachnsetts' curious laws.
The defendant, Towssr, handsome
setter. belonging TO one Nathan Sim
mons, a South End saloon keeper. was
charged with having vicious aud
savage disposition, dangerous TO tho
peace and bodily veal OF the good eiti-
zsas of the common wealth. To prove
this. one Hilmoth Hess swore that the
dog had bitten him without provoeation
Nnd rs wanted tho handsome animal
killed Towser's owner demurred and
the court summoned Towser TO prove
his good character and h- was forthwith
tro oaght into court and installed in the
pen.
Towser's master retained able couns sci
for him, and amid the litter of the au
dience and the smiles of Judge Curtis,
the trial began. The plaintiff told how
he was bitten, but acknowledged that
he had provoked Towser by teasing
him. Others came forward, and after
expatiating on Towser's good qualities,
the prisoner himself was brought for
ward in his own behalf. At various com
mands he played dead, walked on his
hind legs about the room, stood on his
head, shouldered arms, whined dis
mally in imitation of a song, and wound
up by marching up the steps TO the
Judges desk on his hind legs and shak-
ing paws with his honor. The latter
was greatly amused, and without hes
itating said, amid cheers:
"Towser, You are peaceable and or
derly canine. give judgment in your
behalf and dismiss you, the plaintiff
paying the costs"
1 1t is fact that some dogs In some
way know when you are talking about
them. This is especially true after
they have committed any serious
| offence. A friend of mine, living on
! the banks of a mill stream in New
( Brunswick, Canada, had large dog, a
cross between ST. Bernard and a mas
+ tiff. He was never known TO be vicious
4 or to "hunt" anything. Large focks o.
I sheep were raised about the place, but
when the lambs began to get plump,
there was scarcely a morning but some t
/ farmer lamented the loss of some pets
of his flock. The people turned ont
with guns and looked for bear. At last
/ ii was discovered that it WAS the mas
/ tiff that had been doing the damage.
/ The dog heard threat TO kill him and
1 Disappeared No one saw MIN for sew
eral days. On the third day one of the
farm hands found him covering in the
furthest corner of the!hay-mow in the
barn. He whined piteously as the man
drew near, and the poor brute was so
weak from hunger and fear that he
could hardly walk. He had understood
the threat.
A we'll authenticated story, which
seems almost too good to be true, is
that of a gentleman, finished musi-
elan, who resided some years ago in
Darmstadt. he kept dog which was
the terror of all the singers and in
strumentslists in the place, for it had
the fatal habit of raising its face ia
heaven and bowling whenever false
note was emitted. 1t never made a
mistake. and well known singers were
said to tremble when they saw their
unwelcome Judge seated by his mas
ter's side at concerts or at the opera
for Max was = regular frst-nlghteT
and great friend of the theAteI
director; be was never known to miss
new opera.
Max was no respector of persons, apC
when the singing was but shade out
he would sttract the attention of th,
whole audience to IL with a terrif
howl. One tenor went so far as t.
refuse to sing unless the dog was re
moved, but Max was so great favor
ite with the Dsrmstsdt public snS
such q we'll known frequenter that the
singer might as wsll have requested tc
have the director himself removed
from the stalls, and he was obliged q
give In with as good grace a. pos
sibls. The dogs master stated that h'
had trainsd him when be was quite Z
puppy By striking him hard whsr
anyone sang or played = false note
later on he tapped him gently. then h
only had to lock 81 him, and By TIA
tins Max Was three years old the do
was as good a judge as his mater Of
false note.
Bloodhounis, asA rule. become YER
devoted 70 their owners. and a. IA
following story which 7 know 70 b
true, "a the event occurred in Mort
Sewicki7. small township nsa
Beaver Falls, Psnnsylrsnis. only lss
January. denotes. The littls seven
yesr-old daughter Of Christophs .
Hozsn hsd bssn n ths hshit of fsedini
several lsrS. dogs. including bag
bloodhoBHd sna msstia. snd on
morning carried sons rsw meat q
tbsn. Tie nsstiS vss kept cnsins