The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-09

The two murder cases. that OF Mr.. Has
we'll and Andrew j. Borden. have made q
deep impression and caused greater dread
In RHODE ISLAND rural localities than
any occurring since the Sprague murder
nearly forty years since.
Those persons not naturally timid, and
those who have just found themselves In
possession Of nerves which appear active,
scnsibly reflect that personal safety In not
sure In any class. One sporting man just
outside the city limits states that he has
never known so many calls for dogs 10
be worked as watch dogs, as have come to
his kennels within two days. He says
that IL Ia matter OF fact that after
great burglary or n murderous attack, In
n house, the business of furnishing watch
dogs takes n boom. Prices find no stimu.
lus but orders are plenty. When asked
II he attributed the demand for canine
protectors due to the awful crime done at
the Borden homestead. he said he attrib,
uted IL wholly tO that. and TO the Haswell
affair, aud the one OF the old gentleman,
Mr.. Gardner, who was assaulted and
nearly murdered in his Office on South
Main street few weeks ago.
Speaking further, the dog fancier said
You have doubtless heard men say they
valued little whiffet, or pet dog, as a
watch dog JUST as highly for watchful
purposes rs any large and savage breed,
because the small animals have acute
hearing aud will awaken all i'm the house
by their sharp barking. That may be
true, but burglar well-armed and pro-
ficient in his business never cared for. or
feared, pet dog In country places,
where houses are isolated, the burglar
may find the man or woman of the house
nnarmed, and what use II the pet dog
then We will suppose Mr.. Borden had
owned q ll.blooded mastiff-I don't sell
this breed. so I'm not wanting an ad. -
but had he owned one long time enough
To have won the dogs affection no person
could have approached him with sinister
motives, not even the nearest relative he
possessed.
There is the English Bull TERROR he's
another great dog fer monitor 20 thieves
and murderers, but he differs from the
Mastln the bun dog wants to demolish,
to rent, tear and crush the life out OF the
assailant and gives no thought TO wheihe
"A second thief may be killing his mas er.
but the Mastiff never kills, he pins his
victim. or however many there may be TO
the floor, always mindful In the mean
time OF his master and his danger. i
often read OF the seven and eight figured
rich men OF our great cities, and OF how
they have personal police protection that
seems strange TO u.s. / would have a
trained dog it should be in my office, in
my house to roam about the rooms freely
by day when WAS there, aud to lie before
my bed by night, and i would sleep well
with this kind guardian OF mankind for
my friend. A while ago, last February
IL was, there was an instance OF the faith
full care mastif gave "a family. The dog
was good one, but the owner had be-
come tired of dogs anyway, and had
offered me 20 per cent Of what could
sell him for. He was worth hundred il
he was worth a cent, but just after the
ton, OF Stapleton and Cady, was talking
of buying him, so was n conductor on the
Old Colony road. but couldn't close the
bargain. There was marriage oc-
Cured the last OF February in the
family where the dog was owned, and
there was quantity or solid silver, some
diamonds aud lew hundred dollars
given the bride, q list Of IL all being in
the PROVIDENCE, Boston and Fall River
papers. i cali that risky business. Bnt
folks advertise such things, and burglars
read it. One read this anyhow, and so
came home to the house, which Is out
about ten miles in a village, along came
Mr. Burglar. Not an article Of
value had been stored anywhere,
all in the house, and not a revolver or any
arms In the house! But the dog was
was there. Oh yes, he was. He headed
the burglar before be got through the
gate. aud his nose WAS at the door while
the burglar softly tried easy ways to open
1T. Not bark came from him until
from outside came u rasping sound at a
window, and then the roars were deafen-
ing. The dog was let out by anoih her
door, and ali that WAS ever seen of the
stealthy might visitor was the kit of tools
he left on the piazza aud portion of the
bosom Of his trousers the dog proudly
brought home to his master. Money
couldn't buy that dog now.n
What protection would n dog have
been to Mr.. Haswelli" asked the listener.
why don't you see, il The dog had
been with him he would never have
allowed Dalton to have attacked his
master"
Suppose Dalton had killed his dog
first Z"
Say, guess you never owned dog,
did your Ii you ever had, you would
know there are some things a man gets
mad about and won't have; one is his
dog being hurt, next his neighbor's hens
in mis- garden, and last other men flirting
with his wife"
you put the dogs and hens first In
your vocabulary, see 2"
"Course; don't your"