The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-08
Faithful Old Prince.

Prince was a large Newfoundland dog
with the prettiest black curly hair you
ever saw; it was soft as silk and very
heavy. He only had one white spot on
him. and that was on his neck. Aunt
Jane had raised him from the time he was
nothing but little black curly ball roll
ing over the carpet; he was a good nat
ured dog, but there were four miSchev-
Gus boys that loved to tease him.
Prince was not allowed to stay in the
house, but when Uncle Matt would
come, bring Aunt Sarah with the two lit
tie girls, Emmie and Josephine, to spend
the day, then he would walk into the
house and sit straight up beside Uncle
MATHS chair, for you see he knew as long
as Uncle Matt was patting HIM and play
ing with him Aunt Jane would ALLOW him
him to stay in the house.
Fannie and Josie loved to feed and pet
him; he was very fond of the little girls,
and many good romp did they all have
together on the lawn.
The boys had taught Prince to go down
to the gate and take the daily paper out OF
the box Every morning he would watch
for the paper carrier, and as soon as he
was gone go lift up the lid of the box with
one paw, take the paper in his teeth and
carry it up to the house, then, wagging
his tail, he would drop it at Uncle Rob-
ert's feet. If the boys left hat or coat ~
ing in the yard Prince would lie down
and watch it, and would growl and bite
any stranger whossattempted to touch
them; then, after waiting awhile, if the
boys did not return for the article, he
he would pick it up in mis- mouth and
carry it 10 the porch, placing it at the
kitchen door, but he did not attempt to
enter, though the door stood wide open.
One sad day kind Aunt Jane died and
fo,-5r1 Io oCh-
ert and the boys moved away to the city,
and they gave good old Prince to Fanny
and Josie, who were very much pleased to
have him for their very own, and one
Sabbath morning, as Uncle MATHS family
were driving TO church, they met the boys
leading Prince.
Uncle Matt got out of the carriage and
returned TO the house with the boys; they
fastened Prince with rope in the wood
house, fearing he might run away, as the
family would be away from home all day.
Now Prince wasn't used to being tied,
and he whined and jumped, but there
was no one to hear him; then he barked
and finally ate up the dinner Uncle Matt
had placed near him, besides drinking all
the water from the basin; at last he
gnawed the rope with which he was fast
ened and got out,
On returning home the children went
to the wood house Immediately to see
their pet and were much distressed when
they found that Prince was gone. They
looked everywhere for him and finally
gave up the search, supposing him to
have returned to his old home, and they
went silently to the table when their
mother called them to supper Presently
Josie felt a cold nose against her hand,
and there was Prince. He had not run
away. only been hiding. A part of the
rope was around him neck, and he laid
his head on Josie's lap, as much as to
say, flake it OF, - which she did.
Prince never tried to go OF the place,
and they were all kind to him, but Josie
who dearly loved him, always fed and
petted him as long as he lived, and shed
many tears at his death, which occurred
long years afterward, when he had be-
come blind and lame, and the little girls
were grown up to young ladies.