Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-18
JOHN DUSTY.
Is 1t Reason, Intellect or Just Ordinary
Hard SenseP

There are some things that come up
in the lives of US all that cannot be
accounted for or understood. The
incident that l propose to give in
this note will be vouehed for by good
and responsible witnesses, if any
doubt its truthfulness.
In the year 1926 Caleb Terrell
moved from the farm now owned
by Mr.. Jas. Hanratty, of your city,
to Ballard county, KY, nearly oppo-
site Cairo, Ill. Soon after his arrival
at his new home yoke of steers and
an extra fine brood SOW that he car
ried with him disappeared and
could not be found. In a short time
he had to come back up here, and
you may imagine his surprise on
finding within one mile of his old
home the yoke of cattle and SOW.
Did the SOW pilot the steer? or did
she follow the cattle? Could there
have been any understanding that
they would make this trip to-
gether of 100 miles through forests
and swamps, swimming the Tennes-
see and Cumberland rivers before
getting here D? By what were they
governed, instinct or reason? This
incident Is vouched for by Mr.. Chas.
Oneal, ST., of Longview, Ky.
In 1861 Mr.. Charles Walden re-
turned from visit to Virginia, bring
ing with him fine pointer dog. He
disappeared after being severely
whipped by another dog on his place.
Mr.. w. supposed the dog had gone
off and died. In about three months
thereafter he had letter from Vir-
gina, which stated that this dog had
gotten back, a little worse for wear
and famine, after a journey of seven
hundred or more miles. BY what
was that dog enabled to work his
way back? Mr.. W. lives just across
the line in Christian county and is
often in your city.
In 1870 there moved from ESQ.
John RolloW's, ON Spring creek,
John Evans by overland to Texas,
taking with him Foster" a noted
coon dog. In six or eight weeks of
time imagine William and Jack Rol-
lows joy one morning to find eos
ter" back with them once more. A
letter came in due time from Mr..
Evans telling them that Foster left
them after crossing Red river in
Texas. Foster died at a good old
age at Esq. Rollow's several years
ago, to the regret Of many boys who
are men now, and often refer to the
happy days of childhood and the
coon and 'possum hunts had with
Foster. Will ROllOw, of your police
force, will vouch for the story of
faithful Foster, who was never
known to lie when in the woods.
A few years ago there was a gen.
tleman at Dover from Texas with a
drove of ponies he missed one
morning one Of the best among them.
After due search and inquiry, he
gave the pony up as lost to him and
his heirs for ever; but on arriving at
home he found that the pony had
preceded him ; not liking this coun
try or climate, he instructed or rea-
'oned himself into going back to his
old home and "lit out between suns"
No one will ever know the maneu-
vering or skill employed by this brute
to accomplish its designs, which it
did, and will be vouched for by Bro.
Of the Dover Courier.
There once worked in this county
4 boy for two days for blind pig,
which he carried home, nine miles,
m bag. The next morning the
pig was back at his old home, hav
ng returned during the night. The
inquiry comes up, how did he get
back =? BY what was it guided? But
got back it did, and Squire John
Thomson will swear to it.
One other incident and am done,
eest | weary your readers. A lady
Of your city visited Keysburg, Ky.
While on her visit a friend gave her
4 fine cat and four kittens, which she
brought home. Imagine her sur
prise and regret to find the cat and
Kittens gone the morning after her
'eturn, and her wonder on getting a
etter in a short time that the old
at and kittens were safely housed in
heir old home at Keysburg. How
lid she get the kittens back ? Bro.
Ingram will vouch for this.
To sum up, what is instinct if not
eason? Ifnot reason, the brute cret-
ion is endowed with that which is
'etter than many humans enjoy, for
We know OF many who have left
home and never returned.
Wonderingly.
Sep. 16, 1891. JOHN DUSTY.
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A Wonder Worker.
Mr.. Frank Huffman, young man ,
a 10 Cd n 4