The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-11
Talked About Dogs.

The Rev. Jenkins Lloyd Jones preached
his annual humane sermon at Oakland
Music Hall can Souls church,. yesterday
morning taking for his subject Dogs
Falthfulness. Among other things lie
instanced the following achievements of
dogs made in history and song:
Perhaps the most developed skill and
conscience i'll the canine world is found
among sheep dog. One of the belonging
to IA Cumberland farmer. on the idle and
cruel bet of the master. took flock of
sheep from Cumberland TO Liverpool, Il dis
t;tnce of over 100 miles The master won
the wager. but lost the dog. who died SO
after the feat was accomplished.
''ldstone, in his book on the dog tells of
F1ieshirc dog driving dock of sheep
seventeen miles, returning at intervals to
bring along her whclps. which she had
brought into the world OH her way.
What of that t'ompelian dog who was
round stretched over the body of its young
master? lie wore "a collar upon which was
inscribed the hcrioc story that he saved
the life of his young master three tines
once from the sea, once from robbers and
once from the wolves.
Coming To the sublime fidelity of the
Newfoundland dog and the ST. Bernard, I
have time for but TWO Illustrations: The
Newfoundland dog. who, in 1883, esca ped
to the shore from a shipwreck off Var
mouth with thr captains pocketbook in
his mouth. He kept ii until he had picked
man whom he could trust and to him
he offered up his precious burden.
The story of old Barri. the great st.
bernard. whose stuffed body Is the attrac-
'ioH VI me btIHc Auscuil, mas gone
around the world-hc who had been the
menas of rescuing forty-two persons from
death on Alpine heights. and then fell n
victim to his beneVolcnce being killed bv
traveller who mistook his preserver for a
wolf.
Turn through English poetry in search
OF dogs. and by what delightful company
you find yourself surrounded Beginning
with poor Toms ours in Lear we find
Burns Two Dogs Cowpcrs' Dog Beau
Wordswerth's Little Music, and that OF
or dog of Wadsworth. who was found in
the neighborhood of his masters skeleton
who had lost his II. three months before
rapher, Mitchell. who lost his life i'm the
Alleglhenies. and the dead body of his
faithful dog was found months afterWar d
lying near the body Of his master.
Mary Hewitt has given us the story of
Keeper, Mrs. Browning her faithful little
and Mrs. Barbauld, Sir Walter Scott Mrs
Sisournry, Thomas Campbell. Lewis Nor
ris, have all had their dogs. Matthew Ar
mold has given MS 'Gcist's Grave and
Kaiser Dead. while Trowbrdge has given
us Roger, the Faithful Vagabond' and
Hans Brcitman tells us that the one thing
aboudt dat dog OATS not for sale, tits the
vag of dat dogs tail" Robert Browning
had his dog. Tray, which suggest Stephen
Fosters Old Dog Tray
I'VE cannot take leave of these dogs Of
literature without noticing the two grand
est of the all--Argus. the faithful hound
of Odysseus, who, neglected and dying ON
the dung heap. alone of ali the waiting
friends In Ithaca, recognized his master in
his own personality, and then, after TWEEN
ty years waiting, died; and the great dog
OF the Hindu epic. the Maha bhrata The
dog followed the prince after all his hu-
man companions had fallen out by the