The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-14

| little mongrel cur, to which he is deeply
| attached, and of which he came to be the
| owner in rather curious way He was
| at some summer maneuvres a number of
| years ago, standing amid his taft on the
| top of hill watching the movements of the
| troops, when suddenly the little dog made
its appearance, no one knew whence, and
stationed itself at the kings feet. All at
| tempts to dislodge it were fruiuless, aud
| it remained there until after the review
When the king walked to his carriage the
| little dog trotted in front of him as proud
| as Punch, with his tail erect, and, before
any one could interfere, scram bled in %
the carriage Arrived at the palace he
darted in first and insisted on remaining
with the king His majesty, who is
slightly superstitious, declared that the
dogs persistency was a good omen, and
at any rate he had one faithful friend
Since that day the dog has slept in the
kings bedroom and has scarcely ever left
him. 1t is a most Supercilious little fell
low, and never takes notice of any one
/ save his majesty, whom it seems to idol
| ize.
may add that M. Tricoupis, who NAV
| be regarded as the foremost statesman in
| King Georges dominions, and who had
repeatedly held the otdce of premier, is
| similarly distinguished for the store set
| by him on canine friendship One day
when he was crossing from the Piraeus 10
| Coustsntinople on board an English
steamer his dog fell overheard. Tri-
| coupis, who was not in the ohice at the
| time and stranger to the captain, en-
treated the latter TO stop the vessel in
order that he might rescue the hound
Impossible" replied the Englishman
MY orders are very strict. / dare not
! stop even were it man instead of dog
, drowning"
Good" laconically answered the
| Greek, and at the same time he sprang
| over the ships side and swan toward his
| dog, although sharks abound in those
waters. The sequel may be guessed. The
| English captain could not resist such a
, spectacle of pluck, and in spite of his
strict orders to the contrary he stopped
; the ship and saved both man and dog
Far more dainty and aristocratic in ap-
pearance than the king of Greece's cur is
J the ruler of Bulgaria S Pomeranian SpitZ
, presented to him by Queen Victoria on
the occasion of his visit to Balmoral
| couple Of years ago. The animal is one of
the progeny of the queens particular fav-
| orite, Marco whose picture, standing
on her maIesty's breakfast table was ex-
hibited at the Royal Academy last spring,
and is reproduced in recent number of
the London Graphic Prince Ferdin-
and's dog seems to have inherited all the
impudence of his illustrious parent at
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members of the household of the prince.
who spoils him greatly, laughing at ali
his various pranks and mischievousnoss. no
matter how disagreed bic or offensive they
may be to those present. Indeed, / should
not at all be aslonished to hear of his
death by poison, his assassination being
far more probable than that of his royal
master, Notwithstanding all assertions 10
the contrary.
The present pontiff has no prediction
for animal friends, differing therein from
many of his predecessors, notably from
Pope Plus VII, whose terrier Miseri
played an important part in the relations
of his holiness with the first Napoleon
Miseri did not attempt TO conceal his
sentiments of hatred toward the French
emperor. and each time that the latter
visited Fontainbleau for the purpose of
comforting with the holy father. it was
won't TO snap at the silk stockings that
incased the imperial legs Napoleon did
not like dogs, and got so exasperated ono
day by MISERY'S antics that he besought
his holiness 10 send the creature out of
the room, request 10 which tho pope
paid no attention. The next interview
tina. took place between Plus and the en-
peror commenced badly. The emperor,
who was In an irritable frame Of mind,
began By remarking Il had besought
your holiness 70 spare me