New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-24
FAVN DYING OF GRIEF.
,-xrs1r,r. AFFECTION BETWEEN A PET DEER AND


YOUNG OK.
cor.r,or penn April 10 Cspecia). years
oc, th,s snr,nr Horace F. Albright Of Knob Mountain,
caught n male fawn in The Compton WOODS ahd pe'''"
II until n followed him 10 bis home more 'hau wv
miles distant The little animal soon anS"o''" v
the name OF Dick and in few weeks oe'''.o
much attached 10 one Of AlbHghtS calves ~ ~
The calf was shy Of TIE fawn, but pcA '"" "
r,,,d tbe postnre cornered Il MP and hoked WI
.b booa until IL became fond OF him. AID af'er Una.
tbev were almost constantly together DICK u"n
nay the slightest attention 10 the otter caves o Wv
rlace and during the summer and fan DICK aVu uno
calf fed and played together IN the heas anu 49,,
near nv When the cattle were "Narueu }" wv
,n,cr Dick stuck close 10 the calf and lay down III
the straw with H. and II any OF the other ah'''S
came near his chosen companion wmie u'' 49,
TN, under tho she'd Dick would bristc MP ana driVe
tb.n, away The calf grew 20 be steer, ana wear
az, last winter Mr. Albright began to WORK un w"
, MATE lie was driven on the on SIDE ana pl.N
walked by BAN whenever the team was at "o'"' i0
licked the steer on the head and neck. ana INC s'So'
aid the same thing 10 him. II DICK happ"h'u "
,dar ayvov IN the woods 10 browse while VT. Ab1gt
,vas lapdng the steer would low for ham n 60"
does for her calf and Dick would come bonndms anu
heating through the brsb, and he and the steer "Vu
lick each other though they bad been separa'eo al
day Dick never noticed t,c other steer III tB' Ia-l
and when Mr. Albright began to stable the steers D'A
made such fuss being kept out OF Tie oaTh
that Mr. Albright enlarged the OIL ones stan 80 'hss
nick could lie with his companion ut night lie AZ
t,uon of the buck and steer was never lesseh7d IN
uo slightest IA fact II became stronger right alohs'
and Mr. Albright allowed them TO be together the wear
round. ,,.o .
Three weeks ago while Mr.. AbriSot was uT""i'B
,o,d NJ oc down the mountain the OH steer iaS Gown
I'm the road and began ID groan aud froth at the mouth
Nr Albright Immediately unyoked him and tried III
IN get him TO stand mp. Dick was walking oS hs
slda when he Law down. and the moment the steer
hee,,n TO groan and roll. the buck got down on MS
knees licked the steers face. beated monrnmN ana
showed remarkable sympathy for the suffering oruuc'
r,. steer grew worse and IN few minutes stretched
ou, ON his side and died The buck continued TO moan
and lic, e.. steers head. and Mr.. Albright lrt MN
there drove the other steer to the foot Of the hill ana
wont of 10 get "A man TO help hin skin toe dead AMI
nal When he returned Dick was stili on his knees
Inv tbe steers head. lie beating piteousy ana
uckng the face and neck Of his lifcless companion
Mr. Albright drove HIM away several times. but he
,nue back repeatedly and seemed 10 be determined %
STAY by tho carcass. Then they started 10 shh tlo
steer and when they had removed the hide rom NV
hend and chopped the horns OF. the buck Deauhs
nriousy stamped his loOfs. bounded hack ana l0rI
and acted as though no claLed win glel ~.
spot WIS half mile from Nh Albrights place. ah1
every dny Dick visited H. sought eveiywhefe on tne
S,r,n for the steer refused eat and became 50 TN
aud weak By last saturday that ne couidht "sIa.
Wr Albright Tried 10 force food down his throat Du.
n was useless aud OF Wednesday morning ne iVuhu
poor Dick lying dead In the barnyarl