Evening star., 1896-03-21
THE WEALTHEEsT DOG,
Owner of SjO.OOO, He In a Confirmed d
Invalid and fs Unhappy.

Owner Of &5O.OOO, He is a Confirmed
Invalid and is Unhappy.
From the Denver Republican.
Perhaps the most distinguished party of
tourists the Brown Palace Hotel ever gave
shelter to registered there yesterday after
noon. ALI of it's members did not register.
for one-and he the most distinguished of
them all, in his way-cannot form a letter
OF the alphabet, let alone write his name.
The traveller is fox terrier, far advanced
in years, and suffering from phthisis in it's
last stages.
But is is not to his consumption, ignor-
ance of cnirography or old age that the
high distinction among CANNES. for distin-
guished he is above all living and dead
members of the genus and species. This
dog Is an eminently noteworthy animal be-
cause of the circumstance that some time
ago he became heir in his own right to a
fortune Of sJo,0U0. The money was willed
to him by his master, a wealthy and aris-
tocratic Philadelphia named Davis He is
In Colorado by the advice of his physician,
well-known veterinarian of the Quaker
city, who hoped the mild climate and dry
atmosphere would benefit the health of the
opulent canine invalid.
With the fox terrier are the two Misses
Davis, daughters of the animals kind
hearted master: W. III. Reynolds. friend
OF the family, and a maid. whose duties are
to nurse the dog, give him his cod liver oil,
company him in his daily airings. They all
dog excepted, Of course-registered from
Philadelphia. although that was not the
point from which they last started for Den
Yer.
Like many rich members of the human
family, wealth and ease have not brought
happiness to the four-footed legatee of the
S'o,uU fortune. Day and night the poor
brute, If such a term may be properly ap-
piled 10 dog with a big bank account
cail he heard coughing in the most dismal
fashion. He has now been afflicted with
tuberculosis for nearly year. and IS stead
lily growing worse. Should the balmy airs
CT the Rocky mountains fail to bring him
relief. it is highly probable. though sad to
contemplate. that the bulk of his terrier
ships legacy will either go to buy him a
Sravestone. or revert to the state of Penn
sylvania. 1t is understood that the fox
terrier will leave no heirs, and that Mr..
Davis of Philadelphia failed Ia make other
provision In his will for the disposition of
the $4,000 than that it should be expended
IN caring for his commonplace pet.
MIR. Davis is now dead When in life ard
health he attached himself to the terrier,
tnen pcverty-strcken pup. He soon grew
to love the little animal dearly and in
time they became constant companions. In
the service of his good master the fox ter
rier grew old. A. last the death sickness
came upon Mr.. Davis, and, with almost hu-
man prescience. the dog came to recognize
it. A Phiiadelphian who claims TO be ac-
quainted with the facts of the singular
story, says that during the last illness of
his master the faithful fox terrier neither
ate. slept, nor ceased to whine mourn
fully. Doubtless it was during his dreary
N.Slls ard rigid fasting at that time that
the fox terrier laid in his system the seeds
OF lung disease. Any way, he was thin
and poor when his master at last passed
away. At the funeral the dog is said TO
nave been a sincere mourner