Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-08
THE DOG CEMETERY.
a SEXTON RELATES some CURIOUS
FACTS coNceaNise II.

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Toilet climbs are not the only luxury
that dogs enjoy in common with man
kind: they are pampcr-d also with
cemeteries.
On h northwestern outskirts az Lon.
don, in n Hnc old country mansion.
surrounded by extensive grounds. lives
and labors one cf tn. wealthie<, and
most fashionable IT veterinary
who numbers among his customer. ya-
fious members of the royal family. many
persons 1T title aud distinguished lead.
ers Of society-in fact. his prices are 30
handsome that ordinary middle rian
morfals arnoi afford to avail them.
selves Of his services.
BE is "a dog specialist. leaving all tho
remainder Of the animal kingdom in the
hands Of other practitioner. and the
fact that be has made n very comfort.
able fortune jus;iies him in has exclu.
siveness. And not only will h. tend the
canine species when they are ailing. bus
he - prepared % bury them when they
ole and to bury them. moreover. with
the most gratifying pagcanfry and
",u'um'
~ eshesiy ressrred Tor TINS puf-
pose - IN a corner IL q field Gu his
estate: Int. b.iur iurio.ed lx n wall aud
planted aoout with trees. nothing ct
the interior - visible either from hrs
own or from any point IL the
surrounding country. 80 that few. IL
any. of the ncigbbors are aware that
such n place of srpulcbcr exists In the
midst az them
Some ct the dayas buried here"
said an attendant. showing the favored
inquirer round. died while We had
EN- under treatment In hcrspital. A. you
may say. but many at en- died i'm their
own homes and was brought rs much as
SIX and seven miles tn their funeral"
The hcadsiones and in
tins singular cemetery are n large and
often n costly as any PLACED above the
average human body. and h epitaphs
ON them are not infrequcnfly quite ne
culcgistic.
This enc here" observed the attend
ant. pointing out a particularly neat
and well kept grave with a red marbl.
oheii-k at me head ct u. "is wherc two
pug dawg- were buried. They belonged
TO an old lady who brought 'cm over
with her from Paris. She had en- for
several years. ana we wcTr always be-
ing called IA io Doctor en-. though they
We're always suffering from nothing hut
overlooking. At last u day they
were both taken i'll tngethcr-ibey'd
eaten something ~ wasn't good for EN-
and they died. She was dreadfal cut
mp about it-sbe couldn't have been
more 50 " they'd been children-and
she had EN- buried here In two rs neat
little alright collins as ever you 80.
She comes every now ami then on "A WIS.,
IL. and s;ie pays our gardener - shil-
| lings n year extra specially to water the
flowers she plaured ON the grave and
keep il all tidy.
Now, here we have what You may
call n family vault. which belongs 60 n
nobIemaD. rs you see for yourself on
| the tablet over the doorway. It's de..p
and lined with bricks. and you &C down
into it by n flight Of steps. There's sig
dawgs down on the shelves already In
leHd lined collins. II you look through
the grating i'm the door. You'll see tbe
names and ages ON the stone that COW. n
| the opening. Iii. lordship's uncou,noa
fond Of his dawgs. and whenever a fresh
one dies it's brought UP here and the
vaults opened for IL. We've another
vault like this. which we'll co,ne TO
presently. only IL belong. io n lady.
oh. YES. ] think ] may say every