The Portland daily press., 1896-07-18

whose master was murdered. and which,
by fierCely attacking two of King
Pyrrhus' soldiers, identified them as his
murderers. a dog belonging to Kan
tippus, the father Of Pericles, once tried
in vain to board his masters vessel,
whereupon he swan alongside of it from
Athens to Salamis and dropped dead from
sheer exhaustion at the feet of Xantip-
pus the moment he stepped ashore. This
act of devotion aroused so much popular
enthusiasts IN that q nlonumenb was erect
Cd in honor Of the faithful brute. A dog
named Sotor was SO noted among the
Corinthians for his fidelity and watch
fulness that he was voted silver collar,
on which was the inscription: Cor
1nth's defender and deliYorer."
Another COG famous in history is the
dog Aubry, that belonged to Montdidier,
q. distinguiehed officer in the service of
Charles V. of France, He saved his
master from drowning and, finding his
body some time afterWard in Forest
watched beside it until he almost persisted
of hunger. Montdidier caine to his death
through dispute with II brother officer
named Macaire, who waylaid and mur~
dered him. Sometime afterward the dog
met Maoaire in the streets of Paris and,
impelled by some wonderful instinct, he
sprang at his throat and would have
killed him had not the passers-by inter
fered. Macaire, however, was not to es-
cape SO easily.
Many suspected that he was Montdt-
dier' 8 murderer and Charles the Wise or
dered that ths issue should be decided by
a battle between the dog and Maoaire on
the island of Notre Dame. The man
was allowed to arm himself with a club
| and Il shield and cask was given to the
dog, into which he might retreat when
hard pressed. The dog made no use of
the cask nnd in the second round he
gained the victory by fastening his teeth
in his antagonists throat. Macaire CON
fessed his guilt and WAS promptly exc
cuted.
Froissart, writing about the events
that preceded the deposition of Richard
Ii. of England, tells us in the following
words how the king WAS deserted even by
his greyhound:
| And as it was informed me- King
Richard had n greyhound oallsd Math,
who always waited upon the king, and
would know DO man else, for wheresoeyer
the king would ride he that Kept the
greyhound did let him loose and be
would straight run to the king and fawn
upon him and leap with his forefeet upon
the kings shoulders And as the king
and the earl of Derby talked together il
the court, the greyhound, which was
| WOtU W lEtsk) upon UHD kluk, lGIU tG6 klDG
and came TO the earl of Derby, duke Of
Lancaster, and made to him the same
friendly countenance and cheer as he wa!
wont to do to the king.
''Tbe duke, who knew not the grey
hound demanded of the king what tht
greyhound would do. Cousin quotI
the king, 1T is great good token to you
and an evil sign to me. Sir, how know
you thatp quoth the duke, 4 know j
well, quoth the king. The greyhound
maketn you cheer this day as King o
England, as We shall be. and 1 shall b.
deposed. The greyhound has this knowl
edge naturally; therefore take him tx
you; he will follow you and fnrsake ID 9.
The duke understood well those words
and cherished the greyhound, which..woult
never after follow King Richard, but fol
lowed the duke Of Lancaster. ="
DOGS FAMOUS IN WAR.
Worthy of mention among other famou
dogs are Bob of the Grenadier guards
who wont through the entire Crimeal
campaign; "Patte Blanc he" Bob
French ally. who was wounded in th
rrimea while defending flag; Mous
tache, who received grenadier's ration
and was decorated 10y Marshal Lame
with a special medal; Corps de Garde
who followed q soldier to MarenRo, wa
! MUuhO6u az AuSUGfItH hHQ p5TlB0Gu IL
the retreat from Russia; Misnre, a mas
If of the guards, who wore three whit
stripes sewn on to his black coat; Pom
pom OF the Bedouius, who WAS said to b.
the last sentry CT the baggage trains
) Moffino. who lost his master in Russi,
and mad0 his way alone from Moscow t,
Milan, his first dwelling place, ant
Mustapha, who went into action at Fon
tenOy and, we are seriously told IRE
NAMED alone by field piece after TIL
death OF the gunner, his master, clappet
the match TO the touoholo Of the cannon
and thus killed seventy soldiers -
AS reward for this wonderful achieve
ment N ustapha was presented TO Kius
Ge0rgesII. and received from himga hand
some pension
Almost every great capital has, or ha
had, its famous dog, A half bred New
foundland named Strowsky was, until
Jew years ago, one of the celebrities c
ST. Petersburg. He delighteftTln militsr,
professions and was wont tog place him
self at their head Alexander III. knew
him we'll, as did every general and sold
ier In the Russian army. Though h
belonged to no one, he never lacked foot
or shelter. When he felt hungry he beggeC
for money and, having obtained it, wen
to butcher shop and RECALLED himself o.
sausages. One day he disappeared and
though the emperor himself made in
quiries about him, he was never seer
again. In London the most noted dog
Of recent years was the Irish terrie
which belonged to the employees at tn,
Paddi1gtou station ard which in les
than three years collected So, 600 for til
benefit Of the railroad emplo yes' widows
and orphans. In this country ther
is probably no dog more celebrated tina
Owney, who journeyed around TIL
world last year.
Blsmarck's Tyrns, however, like hi
MASTER stood alone, true canine arts
tocTat and autocrat, and no dog in tn
world can replace him, at least in hi
masters aft ections.
CoLnpleIe1y E3xvInguished.