Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-29
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the man who has to tie his dog up to keel
him at home. or the woman who whips
hers to compel obedience.
There issanother human analogy found
oftenest In the mastif. OF all the AMI
mails that come under the head OF dog
DONOR OF the brute kingdom-the Eng.
fish mastlr possesses the most sterling
qualities. Like men Of powerful build. tht
mastiff Is gentle, though OF the highest
courage. He repulses trespassers by q
resolute and imposing bearing. never re-
sorting to force until warnings have been
ignored Menace to the person Of his
master the mastiff fiercely resents, though
the pure breed II OF SO noble and mild z
nature that they will not even on proves
cation touch a child or small dog.
MANY sUPERsTITIoNs.
Many superstitions are connected with
dogs. some OF them OF such remote origin
that the source Is unknown. In Swedish
legends Garm Is the death-dog, which
Hela keeps In a cave for Odin; but she
sometimes lets IL out. and you may hear
It barking and bowling at night when a
death is about TO take place. Earthly
dogs can see Garm when men cannot.
says the legend, and this II why q dog
sometimes suddenly whines and covers,
and runs TO his master for protection,
when there is nothing. apparently. to
cause terror 1t is probably from this
srperstition that country people connect
the bowling OF q dog near .be house
with the death Of relative. or think
IL an Ill omen when dog measures hls
length upon the ground for that he v
taking the stretch Of a naw-mads grave
Often when Garm is around many
dogs gather In a pack from several miles
distance and howl dismalIy. Certainly,
for some cause. In lonely country places.
they make night hideous with their
noise. IL Is a peculiar, eerie sound one
hears. very different from the full
mouthed challenge OF watch-dogs, or the
deep-voiced music Of hounds that you
know are coming In from a mountain
chase.
do not know IL this is what r. meant
by making Rome howl" but the LAtins.
with all their bravery, were not above
these squeamish apprehensions. The re-
cords make mention OF the extraordinary
bowling OF dogs before the sed.tion OF
Rome. and before the civil wars between
Augustus and Antonius and are pretty
unanimous in according to the DOG \
knowledge OF the terrible Garm and his
urcanny business I guess II our lexis-
iators had to sit upon this dog the bill
would 20 through at tho first reading.
LOOKING FOR THE LAMB.
We are looking for the lamb that In
going out with March (as the windy
month came In like @ lion'), but that
isn't the Lamb some OF the politicians
are after. The old-tims mossbacks and
barnacles OF the Republicans are moving
upon this Lamb with a solid front. -
far as this end OF Nelson Is concerned.
The apple crop OF 1896 will probably
reach the end OF shipment this week.
Misses ]. u. Hays and Sue D. womblc.
or Chestnut Ridge" were In town Fri
day.
Mrs. Lutte Turner and sister. Miss Lena
Williams. OF Avon. are visiting Miss Cora
Lynn. OF Gordonsyille.
Rev. Ed Lpscomb. OF New York. n
at 'Redlands" the home Of his fathsr
fer q short visit.
DR.. Forest Wiiliams's new residence N
rapidly approaching completion. IL Il Of
hsndsomest residence 10 this END OF ths
county.