The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-03-10
The True story Of a Dog.

In, -. Csne NJ Good # he. bound foi
EnaIsnd~"for bome.n-the passengefs.
Oh Fn,,lish called IL Among them wss q
ladv iii a child of two Years snd nurse.
Tbe1adv had also brought with her hug,
La,,dso,ne Newfoundland dog.
-. - nd l..,.d ab5nt six daya
\, ~ ,yoe visible and the inland Of ST.
II, -. ,,,o',,J no the nearest MONT. TAe
day u.aa beautiful one. with soft breeze
bl9vino and the sun shining down bright.
ty an ~ sns,klinp waters A large aud
gay company of the passengers were as
sembled on deck suddenly the mirth OF
all was sienced by the piercing scream Of
a woman.
A nurse who had been holding chiid 10
her arms at the side Of the vessel had lost
her hold of the leaping, Restless little one,
aud il had fallen overb ard into the Sea
INTO the great wide Atlantic Ocean. Tie
poor v oman in her despair would have
hung herself after her charge had not
strong arms held her back. But sooner
than can be written down, something
rushed swiftly past her, there was leap
over the vessels side, Il splash INTO the
waters. and then NerOs bRek head ap-
| peared above the waves, holding the chlId
| in his mouth.
The engines, We're stopped as soon AZ
possible, but by that time the dog was Tar
behind in the wake of the vessel. boat
wa quickly To- cred, and the snlp's sur
geon, taxing his place IN it, ordered the
sailors to pull for their lives. One could
Just make out on the leaping, dancing
waves the dogs black head, holding some.
thing scarlet III his mouth The child Lad
on little Jacket of scarlet cloth, and IL
cleaned like spark of fire on the dark
blue waves.
The mother of the child sands on the
deek her evea straininp snxiously after
the hoat and the black spot upon the
waves stiIl holding firmly 10 the tiny scar
let noint Sonetim.s a bilow higher
than it's fellows hides for moment dog
and child from the anxious. straining
eIes One can almost hear the watchers
hearta III n throb With fear lest the waters
nav bava syollowod them nm. But the
host co,nss nearer and nearer. near
-,s,,,.h -. io,, ~ ,tIou, of tho suroaon's
rencb,n,, ovor and lining the child ont of
,ha 49, mouth than a sailors strong
arm Vii Mo INTO Tho hoat md the u.u
r,,,, a,,i,,ty LoaE - tha ebin
,,.l,,,., 10 .IIn,,ad from avarv lin as
tho hnat o,n,..s Within hail of le steamer
o,d a. IN. an.o,er comes hack "Aliye,n "A
,orhanL Codlr hrooks from every heart
rhpn ~ hoat cnmes mn To the shir's side
-, hnnarad houlo ore .tra,chea ont 70 holm
tho brave Jno an hoard md "Gond
Mr.. ..Rrove dn,,p Good fellow" re.
sound ON everv si1e Rut Nero ignores
tho nratee sbnwared 40 nrofusely on him.
he ,rots sodat.ly nm to The cbilis mother
and with a WAC Of his dripuinp tail, looks
nm mo her tpra With his bio. faithful
49,, a,-.s /, ,,os 40 II ha said at l..
all righ+ I have hrouoit her hack quite
49,, -
pha ,,a,tor lra,,, on nor knees ON the
doal, o,,,I ,1b;n,, h,o shn,,ov baaa in both
ta,1. - ~ aa, f,,,'s n,n,n and o,sin
,ha taa,s nonr;nn down her face in
straans 1nsre - indeed not dry eve on
hsnrd one old sailor stands uear with
ba tanrs rnnnino down his weather beaten
brown face ali the while unconscious
tbat la. il WEAVING
WI as one can IMAGINE. Nero was for
the resi- of fine voyage the net and hero of
tho Who'll. shin liz bo,e his houors with
uute, mnanst DIGNITY. 1t was curou..
howav.r IN sae bnyv from flint time ON he
made bimself the sentinel and body guard
80, ,ba cL,I1 no had saved He ALWAYS
piaced himself mt the side of the chair of
any nerson in whose arms she was. his
ewes WATCHING every movement, she made
Sometimes she wonld be laid on the deck
with Nero nnlv IN watch her. and if inclin.
ed 10 craen ont of hounds Nero's teeth.
fastened firmly in the skirt of her frock.
PROMPTLY drew her back. 1t was AS
though he thought, 81 have been lucky
enough, MISS BaoS, 10 save you ONE 'roil
"a.e,S Gi"I'' Ill n"v ,a,a nar ,n,, don't
.ueNs BAN ,',i,ara risi,s i, ,ho fn,nre i"
'''u w my ,,ooa,,r raac, 81 hor desrina
,;a, w wv rono;'aa rn"n,.r ovation os he
', ,on -. H. ,,ossai snma ona cried
~ - Co.. ~" and ,hav w.re
,,;,.,, ,.,i,h ,r,n Ard Good nv Nero.r
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