The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-06

is now turning gray. This dog is remark
able in only one respect. When he wants
n drink, or when water or milk is placed
| for him TO drink. he goes TO IL with a
| pace so slow that Il takes him from if
| teen TO thirty minutes TO travel across a
| common country kitchen. When he sees
| the water he turns toward II, and then
| with elaboration that is astonishing to
stranger and very pitiful TO one who
| knows the story, lifts one foot carefully
| I'm air, and after a look around. as slowly
| and carefully puts * down a slight dis
| tauce I'm advance Then another foot IL
| put forward In like manner. the whole
| bearing OF the little fellow throughout his
| journey being that OF hunted beast in
AFFECT terror OF its life
something Ike ten years ago when Vic
toria and his savage band were raidins
the white settlers in southern New Mex
leo, this dog was n frisky youngster, the
property OF George Doyle, a prospector
VINO was developing prospect near the
mining camp OF Cooney. While Doyle Ia
bored on his claim that was up in a gulch
some little distance from the camp Vic
toria surrounded the camp, stretching
line Of pickets between Doyle's claim and
the settlement. Victoria did not know
that Doyle was up the gulch, and that
was a lucky circumstance for Doyle
Neither did Doyle know OF Victoria's
presence for some time, but along toward
night he learned that trouble had come
by hearing the shots fired in the fighting
When Doyle learned the true state cf
affairs his food was gone and his water
canteen was empty. In all directions
save one desert land stretched away
FOR many miles and It was a desert with
which Doyle WAS unfamiliar. The one
direction in which food and water could
be found was along the short trail that
led down into tho small but well-watered
valley where Cooney lay, but where, too.
Victoria and a host Of savages had sur
rounded the whites.
Crcucting I'm his prospect hole with his
dog beside him, Doyle considered The
mater until darkness came, and then
determined 10 try to work his way through
the Indian pickets into Cooney, where
his friends were. Fortune favored him,
and when daylight came he found him
self in a thick clump OF willows a few
rods from the creek and fairly safe from
observation. He would. indeed, have felt
secure but for the dog. 1t was a lively.
restless beast, and Doyle was in con-
slant terror lest its movements or an un-
expected yelp betray him. lie was at
the point Of cutting its throat on several
occasions during the day, but RETAINED
from a itellnB ne hioulu SHOW llt bfi>A
the mercy he could not obtain should he
fall into the hands OF the savages.
Mean time the man as well as the dog
had suffered terribly from thirst, for It is
an arid as well as a hot region, but Doyle
scarce dared move even his hands while
daylight lasted. And then, just as even
ing was coming on, two big Apache boys
chased deer so close TO that clump OF
willows that Doyle could see them be-
tween him and the stream, while their
yells seemed to ring in the air long after
they We're gone and all such sounds had
ceased The scare Doyle got by their
advent was so great that in spite of his
torment he lay still all that night with his
dog beside him.
Just how he got through the next day
with It's heat and thirst Doyle does not
know. Nor can he explain how IL hap
pened that the dog remained quietly by
his side. He guesses, however that he
was delirious most OF the day, and that
the dog stayed with him because IL was
its nature to stay with n friend in trou-
Bile. But when night came and its cool
ness had somewhat revived him, Doyle
could endure the thirst no longer. II was
better TO get one good drink, he thought,
and then risk torture at the hands or the
Apaches than TO die OF the torture he
then suffered. Thereupon, when the stars
showed that midnight had passed Doyle
and the dog started for the stream whose
ltpultng had for more than two days
sounded in their ears as the music OF
heaven night sound to souls In perdi-
tIOn.
with the utmost deliberation and care
DOYLE on his hands and knees, raised
hand, looked cautiously around, and even
tually pat II down a little way in advance.
Then his other hand was put forward,
after which one knee was as Slowly
brought up. In his mouth he carried his
knife to stab the dog TO death old II |
make nm incautious movement, but the |
faithful animal, keeping always az his |
side. advanced paw only as Doyle moved |
forward n limb. looking Ground the VIII le |
with the same anxisty that was MANIFEST
ed In his master
DOYLE SAYS that through caution &c
took more than an hour 10 cover two or |
three rods. but at last he dipped his face |
in the stream and found relief.
with his thirst satisfied. Doyle resained |
his nerve, and by bold movements Just |
before daybreak succeeded in reaching his |
friends. Victoria wa0 eventually driven |
aurv. and Cooney prospered, as did |
Doyi-. The adventure In the mind OF the |
man became simply = tale OF frontier |
1fn 20 be related when such tales were |
telling. But the dog never forgot the |
caution he exercised that night and, In |
creSiblc as II may seem, he never even |
crosses three feet OF Delgar's kitchen |
eoor for n drink without going through |
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