Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-10-18
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George c. Moore, a.

george U. Moore,
troit, Mimi, is the owner o. =,
dog, pointer, that is somcthlGk
wonder in its way, says the Cincin1
Enquirer. Don, as the dog is callee
a brother of dog owned by D
Thompson, of Duluth, which ANNA,
Gently distinguished itself by tindin
pocketbook lost in the street by
master, and remaining by 1t all nil
in spite of the fact that he had to w
bulldog in order to do So
Both dogs We're, when puppies, ownedl
by clergyman, and many people think
it was their early training which makes
them SO sagacious. Certain it is that
they know right from wrong, and their
doings are a continual source of wonder
to their masters and their frie-
Don's latest notion Is that he will
hunt on Sunday, and no amount of
suasion can get him to go into the Fl,
with his owner if the latter carries
gun. If no gun is in sight Don &C
along as nicely as you please, but I'll
moment that shot is fred anywher
in the neighborhood he is off for HON,
as fast as he can go, and on his master
return he greets him with reproach-
full look, as though to protest against
having been imposed upon in any such
way.
Last Sunday an attempt was made to
make Don hunt. The whole thing sim
ply amounted to an attempt, howev4-
for hunt Don would not, althou,
was known that there were num-.
of prairie chickens in the field. Mr.,
Moore was pulling the dog along, hav-
ing rope around his neck, and the
way the dog hung back was remark
able. He manifested his displeasure in
every way possible, except by biting,
and even when a chicken got up al
most from under his feet, he never paid
the slightest attention to it, not even
looking at the bird, whose wings
brushed his nose.
In order to see if the dog really had
objections to hunting on Sunday, he
was taken into the same field early
Monday morning by the same people.
Don needed no urging this time, and
never did dog hunt so well. He
seemed anxious to show how well he
could work, and not once did he flush a.
bird or break his point. 1t was pleas
ure to see him range about the field,
and the dog secs,ed as happy as little
boy with new led wagon. His ac-
tions said as plainly us could be that he
was willing to do his best on week
days, but that he could not and would
not work on Sundays.
The dog knows as well as do the
members of the family when Sunday
comes and when it is time to. 40 to
church. Not that he makes psestice
of attending service, for he does not.
When he hears the bells ring he walks
! slowly into the house If the doors are
open. And if they are closed he
scratches at one until it is open, and
turn, as much as if to see whether he
or she, as the case may be, is ready t,
go. Then he takes his place on til,
cont porch, or in the kitcasss., il the
ss.sss sather is stormy, and does not lea
I it until the family has returned.
During the entire day Don is as &c..
date aud dignified as a clergyman Of
the old school, and would no mo-
think of racing aroundwith other
and romping with the children thar
would of swapping at his master.
slightest departure from Sunday !.
ton appears to hurt his feelings
nightly, and he discountenances all
attempts at fun on the Sabbath by
arising from his place, giving one re-
proachful glance at the guilty person,
and leaving the house, wearing a most
detected look.
This Sunday observance trait in Don
was well developed when Mr.. Moore
purchased him, and since then Mrs.
Moore has fostered and increased it
wonderfully, SO that at the present
time the dog is really curiosity.