The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-26
SAVED BILLS LIFE TWICE.
szM JoHNsoN,s MhsTrEr, DAVE, NOT
AFRAID OF COLD WATER.

Ne Plusees Into the Shrewsbury River to
save uu Burdge, and Finally Drnes that
War Veteran Dat ON the Solid lee Alive.
Every day whom Bill Burdge trudRes down
from his little shanty in Navcsink Highlands.
Nj. to the ~Shrewbury River to dig some
clans he stops at the East View hnnex Hetel
and whistles. In answer to his whistle a mag
pincent mastif dashes out to rub him with
sxtravagant signs OF welcome Clans.
Dave" says Bill. and tho pair walk down to
the river. u few rods from the hotel.
where Bill churns up his CLANS while Dave
sits on the shore and watches, occasion ally
taking a few winks OF sleep.
Dave lie the property OF sam Johnson. who
runs the Annex Hotel: but the best affection
Of his canine heart IL given to Bill Burdge. the
broken-down veteran Of the war who does odd
Jobs In the summer time and digs clans in the
winter for q living. Dawes love for Bill Is only
eaualled by Bills love for Dave. and the two
are well-nigh ~inseparable. The friendship
has existed for years. but Il has been closer
and warmer since last October. when Dave
saved Bill from being killed by two vicious
bulldogs. THE Sun told then how the veteran.
walking down town one Sunday. was attacked
by Sam Johnson's fighting bulldogs: how he
was pulled down and torn by the savage brutes.
who had almost killed him when he shouted
to Dave for help: and how the great mastir.
IekTlnS nlHu EoW hub plaNo. III III uot-i Chuc
80 sa' his ts irisnd 'sp liz. R II t o%ne Sa of tie b ahH
SHsii h Tn9 ao SisS 0 wsrs B Rssisd iS snd f III was as able Hi,
to wander about AGAIN with the mastiif Tor 4
ss9s not Ss,l gs' 'r ssass on on last Eq FElds;. b bsVs
again saved his life.
After All the other elamdiggers stopped work
only val, Of making living: he Sria; and.
80. disrceardinc the warnings Of the other
mon. he went out on Friday on the ice and cut
wa. as, sho T = "a at s9 t:ls hole I therc was a &C Cracking
si II: iss and R Sss,i hia] ssid Kin 7, mi il; 81 ;r e: e sns
thsrs IS IS no DOUBT about this. .m,,.
right: + yon don't like it go ashore. Go on
Bill chopped his hole through and began
lifted out a few dozen. when suddenly there
was a rendinc. crashing sound Of the Ice. Bill
sw.sins row. T1 iro% { ys. H sRa r nsfr,de out IN o set
the trem hiing surface. The next instant the
man vent doWn IN Ar q mass AS Of broken Ice a
hsretained enough eonsciousness to Esmem-
Heir; Days! SS%s II: 6Oyl" eFiOd Bill
and seized him by tho collar: The Ice had
broken away for. yards around. and It was a
The solid edge. But he mad: it. and the last
thing, Bill was conscious Of was that Dave.
the ice. had dropped him.:
~, In gone nov" thought Bill. and no tainted
About this time Frank Brady happened to
the tRe1 river SsS Oh The ffs A hrst thing 1ips't that Hetfi met tn his View View
WIS Dave crawling out Of a hole In, tbs ice.
him nehl!s Nus" 4 tHsl he s'i Dsve's ss IN his Sas sfa9 Won no
d;f What no wants with swimming this time
,e gass Oh he ,s ssE .s,,d P sS:. s s.ss d Estt!pssi Il. . n s,%
int! G1ssi the a. range sSss 81 q MRG; a1 Brad 9n' Vls sast &. ' Iime
Fl. III q B!II BRrdfs. Dave noS de Ssp snatsd E snn On on
storyh licked his face. shifted at him wonder
ingly. as he received no. return to his caresses.
and then selling the inanimate form by tho
About this time Mr.. Brady was doing a 100
Drop It; Dave" b. ordered O. he reached
Burdge. he got him into the hotel Dave trot.
tod alongside with drooping ears and a sadly
,nGuiEinE expression as he gnzed Into his
floor OF the hotel and whined., A few hot con-
tered by Mr.. Brady soon brought the uncon-
scious man to himself again. little the worse
for his cold bath except for a slight brnise on
his head where the ice struck him. Whom he
regained consciousness his first thought was
.wSsrers Davs1 Did Dave get me OUT" he
The mastiif hearing his friends voice. bound
threw his arms around the dogs mock. His
voice. Mr.. Brady says. was unsteady as he
.'"Thass twice. Dave. old boy" he said.
"tWico. and IL WAS life an death both i'm oS."