Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-19

We had on board the Royal AIDE.
inide n very clever fox terrier. Rat
tier one day accompanied his matter
TO tho othor side OF Plymouth Sound.
involving long Journey through tho
town OF Plymouth and u passage
across u steam ferry, Rifle prac.ice
was going on on che other side, and
RGttler being gun shy, dcAorted hia
master; but he arrived on board tho
Roynl Adelaide by the dinner boat, the
only passenger IN H. 1 have often
wondered whether he made frlonds
with the captain OF the little steam
boat, OF whether he took the huil by
the hornn and SWAIN across the Cattr-
water In hlH anxiety TO set back 90 tho
ship.
suu moro remarkable were. tho
habits OF dog on board H. NJ. y,
Pearl. In China some years ngo, Tho
ship was lying IN river, ana MIS-.
Pearl. nr she was called, WAS n me
habit or landing frequently, III she
was too late for the officers boat she
uhod 70 take n n0mpan, barking
furlouDy 70 intimate that she wished
To be taken on 10 the ship, The quick
,yltted Chinese bantmen always
brought her on without having pro-
viousiy paid her tGre. on one moln-
ornhlr occasion abe surpassed hcrtNlt.
The offloefa heard tremendous burk-
inE In the screw well, and on the cover
being removed .here WAS Mrs. Pearl
seated on tho frame beneath. asking %
be lei In. For some reason hhe hhu
chosen to swim on 20 the ship
sheep often vet very tame when
brought on board snip for the thbie.
We had one In the Hththern N1ofH.
He became such favoflie mat Bishop
seiwyn would not allow nm 10 Do
killed. nnd he survived the cruise and
VIM hroushs up 10 the headquarters OF
tho mirhion, and looked upon ~ q
friend, Wo had u sheep OF most pug
uqcloua character on board H. NJ r.
shannon The captain had couple
" fine npanicls on honrd. but buy
seemed 10 thifk n little brush win
Desh and stella very good Joke; but
/ am AFRAID the tive dogs eyrntahlly
turned the tables upon him by rcrunch-
Ing his bones.
During one OF the commissions cf
II. NJ. 4. Hateliiie they Ind n tame
Tear. Hruln On one occasion. hurirg
an EVOLUTION, climbed up into the rig-
cling. This led TO u signal ftm tho
adnirai YOU lave n man In your
iirninn." 10 which the only reply was.
s'it IA not man. ~ II a bcnr.
Dors. by the way, arc fond o. NJ
o,infterdeck. aud In general they be-
hive 80 well that IN my cepRclty rs
eIrpitfr / have quite ceased y he
disrs 4, certed " thslr presence Indeed,
W mad = rough black and tan terrier
al home who, " he WINS az HAND wpsu
my father read family prayers, would
Invariably ret up and bark when The
lnst amen was reached
hut o. all the animals that eyer una
nlnco on hoard rhip tn monkey feigns
puprems There wnt monkey ln
heard one OF Her MajsEty'n ships
.tntionod on the weit ronHt OF Africa
who ont, Herodsd Herod himself IN ne
orifuea he used 20 ccInmit. u u rai1
that on one occasion, whom !, fpr!iga
off'ctr Of high rank CAM on po9.h 70
NV n Whit ~ courtesy, Mf jack0,
s,retchtntf out a lonR. hairy arm r. ~
rome convenient rcint q vantage.
whipped on rlle visitors cgcltsd l'sb
rri made way with Il 10 some inar-
crrsible point n thu rlFEins; wren N.
osfsntler. rather tran be baiiltd uf his
proy. whiskod the stolen hners into
fha son