The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-22
4 FAWS DIES OF GRIEF.
Peculiar Affection Between Pet Deer and
An Ok.

Four years ago this spring Horace +.
Albright, of Knob Mountain, caught a
male fawn in the Compton woods and
petted it until it followed him to his
home, more than two miles distant.
The little animal, says Scranton, Pa,
correspondent Of the New York Tri-
bune, soon answered to the name of
Dick, and in few weeks became very
much attached to one of Albrlghts
calves. At first the calf was shy OF the
fawn, out Dick chased it around the
pasture, cornered it up and licked it on
the head until it became fond of him,
and after that they were almost con-
stantly together. Dick didn't pay the
slightest attention to the other calves
on the place, and during the summer
and fall Dick ard the calf fed and
played together in. the fields and woods
near by. When the cattle were
"yarded" in the winter, Dick stuck
close tD the calf and lay down in the
straw with it. and if any Of the other
animals came near his chosen compan-
ion while they were resting under the
shed, Dick would bristle up and drive
them away. The calf grew to be steer,
and year ago last winter Mr.. Albright
began to work him with a mate. He
was driven on the off side, and Dick
walked by him whenever the team
was a. work. He licked the steer on
the head and neck, and the steer did
the same thing to him. If Dick hap
pened to wander away in the woods to
browse while Mr.. Albright was tagging,
the steer would low for him as a cow
does her calf, and Dick would come
bounding and bleating through the
brush, and he and the steer would lick
each other as though they had been
separated all day. Dick never noticed
the other steer in the least, and when
Mr.. Albright began to stable the steers
Dick made such fuss over being kept
out Of the barn that Mr.. Albright en-
larged the off ones stall so that Dick
could lie with his companion at night.
The affection of the buck and steer was
never lessened in the slightest; in fact.
it became stronger right along, and
Mr.. Albright allowed them to be to-
gether the year round.
Three weeks ago, while Mr.. Albright
was drawing load of logs down the
mountain, the of steer lay down in the
road and began to groan and froth at
the mouth. Mr. Albright Immediately
unyoked him and tried in vain to get
him to stand up. Dick was walking by
his side when he lay down, and the
moment the steer began to groan and
roll, the buck got down on his knees,
licked the steers face, lelted mourn
fully and showed remarkablesympathy
for the suffering brute. The steer gre"
worse, and in few minutes stretched
out on his side and Gied. The buck
continued to moan and lick the steers
head, and Mr.. Albrigh. left him there,
drove the other to the foot Of the hill
and went off to geta man to help HIM
skin the dead animal. When he re-
turred Dick was still on his knees by
| the steers head. He was blea:ing plte-
ous!v and licking the face and neck OF
his lifeless companion. Mr.. Albright
drove him away several times, but he
cane back repeatedly, anG seemed to
be determined to stay by the carcass.
Then they started 10 skin the steer,
and wien they had removed the hide
from the head and chopped the horns
of, tie buck bleating turiously, stam-
ped his hoofs, bounded back and forth
and acted as though he was craZed with
grief. The spot was half q mile from
Mr.. Aibright's place, aud every day
Dick visited it, sought everywhere on
the farm for the steer, refused to eat,
and became so thin and Weak by last
Saturday that Ii, couldn't walk. Mr..
Albright tried to force down his throat,
but it wks ussless, and on "Wednesday
morning he found poor Dick lying
dead in the barnyard.