The Meeker herald., 1894-03-24
THE DOG WEPr.
erief OF the Canine Whep He Fsunt
He Had Shot His Master

ne Hhu Shot His Master.
Henry L. Dbubing's dog Spot, OF
Stafford village, is as bright and
handsome bird dog as there is in
Connecticut and since that veteran
hunter never treats him harshly. and
Spot has no idea there is another
man in the world besides his master,
the pair arc like two army chums
when they go into the fields to hunt.
Nevertheless, Spot shot his mas
ter accidentally short timo ago,
and Henry is still in bed on account
of the mishap with n bally mangled
arm. AMI confronted with the posi-
bility, the surgeon says, that it may
be necessary to amputate it. Tho
accident came to pass in remarka-
bic way. The hunter had been
stalking water fowl on the wide, level
Stafford meadows that lie along tho
margin of the solnd, and late in the
dag, tired with his exertions, he
tilted his gun against Il stone wall
and Topped down on the hard ground.
twenty feet away from it to rest,
Spot, youug and ardent, needed no
respite, and he fr9licked about the
fields, chasing birds or flying hay
needles or his own shadow with i'm
partial alacrity and zest, Finally he
made a sudden swift break toward
the wall, where the double barreled
| gun was poisel, resting on au I'M
stable stone, and then, instantly, tho
| hunter, who, with half-closed eyes.
had been watching Spots antics
with lazy indulgence devining the
possibility of an accident of the kind
that in a moment befell him. IIo
shouted to him "Charge!" ana tho
well-tralned dog obeyed at once.
| But the order came a fraction of II
second too late. Spot had dropped on
the ground with tho swift precision
OF machine, but his forepaw shot
forward and struck the stock of tho
piece. which toppled on the hard
| earth, and one OF the barrels was
discharged. It's charge of heavy
waterf fowl shot struck the ncshv
part of Mr.. Dubbing's arm just above
the elbow. and he was thrown back
ward on the meadow No one could
have exhibited more GOODNESS, how
ever, nor more heroic pluck. In an
instant he got upon his feet, Invested
himself of his heavy coat, and strip
ped mp his blood-soalicd coat sleeve.
then quietly seatc himself again,
and with his handkerchief and por-
tion OF his shirt, blnaaged his rag
gel wound He did not oven chide
cause of his misfortune; on the CON
trary he used every means In his
power to mitigate the contemporaries
full grief OF that animal who was
evidently almost beside himself with
sorrow anl remorsc on account OF
the accident Without any doubt,
spot realized Mt the moment the gun
was discharged the magnitude OF
the mischief he had unhccdingly
pcrpctrateI. He Hung himself de-
spairingly on the earth. and bowling
and whining by turns in Il lugubrious
and vailing tone, he rolled about
there. wailing and clawing at the
frozen clods with his paws Then
he got on his feet, and, crouching.
dragged himself along the turf. and
dropped at his masters feet. moan
ing. In mute but pitifully eloquent
cOutrition he rubbed his muzzle
against tho wounded mans leg. and
fixed upon his face Il hopeless, i'm
plo'ine an" iholrniui ounce ANA
thch IL happened tnat the huntcr'
touched ~ INC gflei OF MS uumo
companions ana VINO Is ~ no means
sciush anu IhSci'sato' i"reot ms own
hlshap through hls sympathy Tor
poor Spots distress so on ms
icdlous Journey pack 10 stafford he
gave heed rather to alternating tho
dog ; mental woe tina: INDUCING II