The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-19
DOG SHOWS SENSE
He GOULD NOT BE MADE TO TAKE
TEXAS FOR KANSAS

He was Born and Raised in Wichita and
Though the Family Teok Him to Texai
lie Leaves the State in Disgust aRc
Walks to wIchita-He Travels I37 Miles
a Day and Arrives With Only Hide, Run
Comes to Wichita from Texas in Search
of the Dog-A Sad But True Story.
The sagacity Of dumb brutes is some
| thing that never ceases 10 be a wonder
10 the human family. This is espec-
| tally true with reference to the canine
! or the common dog, but yesterday a
| reporter of the Eagle was told OF an
| occurance that is little ahead of al
! former stories, and what is more won
I derful than all else is that the story is
as true as the Gospel and every word
can be vouched for by many witnesses
Until within the past few months
Mrs. Kaesier resided near the Maple
street bridge in the beautiful residence
just south of Maple street, and the
nearest house TO the bridge on the West
Side.
About a year since Mr. Kaesier, the
husband, died and besides leaving his
wife and son a handsome estate worth
many thousands of dollars, he left his
family two fine Irish settlers which were
admired by all who saw these beautiful
and intelligent animals.
They seemed 20 be endowed with al
most human intellect, and when their
master was conveyed to his grave no
person could have more plainly express
ed their sorrow.
They made frequent visits to the
grave and would there show such deep
sorrow that 1t was a touching sight TO
behold.
A few months since Mrs. Kaesier and
her son purchased a beautiful orange
grove southwest Of Galveston, Texas.
and concluded to spend the winter there
and OF course Billy and Frank must be
taken with them to their new home.
They would as soon think of leaving
one of the family as either one of the
dogs, and to the southern home where
the orange blossoms grow the two dogs
We're transferred.
Upon the arrival of the lady and her
family TO the new home the dogs show
ed great unrest, and refused to either
eat or be comforted. No person could
show inconsistencies more plainly than
the dogs.
They would sit and hour by the hour
look with longing eyes in the direction
nom which they had come. The fam
lily thought that the sun arose in a new
place and found themselves turned
around as to which was north, but not
so with the dogs. When they meet the
family and accompanied them and
when they would walk towards the
north they would go almost wild with
happiness.
Frank stood by the family. and al
ways wanted to be near them; but
BILLY" appeared to think that if the
family had no better judgment than TO
change their beautiful home on Maple
street for one on the bowling coast, that
they were no longer worthy of his at
fections
One morning the ramily arose and VIII
lie called his dogs, but only Frank
came. In vain did he search for
Billy" but he was nowhere to be
found. The family were distracted
over the loss of their pet and Mrs. Kea-
sier placed an advertisement in the
Texas papers offering a reward of S25
for Billy" and yet no BILLY" came.
She had heard about dogs going bac elk
TO their old homes and wired John Nc
Cormick Of this city to know If he had
heard of the dog. He called at the
late residence and ascertained that the
running gears of a dog that might
have been an Irish setter had been at
the house, but the people were afraid
of walking ghost and had driven the |
poor dog away.
This information was telegraphed to |
Mrs. Keasier and she took the next /
train for Wichita, and for two days !
has kept up the search.
1t was figured out yesterday that the |
Dog to have reached Wichita when he /
lid was compelled TO travel a distance |
Of 1874 miles each day, and on his ar
rival at Wichita there was but little |
else than the running-gears, hide and |
appetite.
The search will be kept up until the
log is found either dead or alive, and /
MS body will be buried near his late
master.