The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-27
TWO DOG STORIES.

| Chico, TeXas.-Dcar f1phammer: hava
| JUST finished reading the Happyhammrr
page and concluded Ia write again. Here
Is dog slory FOR you; \. Gauche. accom-
panied by his dog, was chased and over
| taken by a troop of soldiers during one
| Of the civil wars in Uruguay. Slspecting
| him to be a SOY, his captors cut his
! throat. They then rode away. calling TO
| the dog to follow Them but the animal
refused ITO leave his dead masters side. a
few days la,rr they raw the hodv OF the
man they had killed surrounded BY large
number Of vultures. which the dog. in a
| frenzy OF excitement. WIS keeping at
respectful distance. 1t was observed that
| The dog after making on, Of his sallies'
| driving the birds away With furious bark
| ing, would set out at run 70 n small
| stream not far from the spot; hut. when
half way to it he would look back, and.
seeing the vultuss advancing once more
10 the corpse, would rush back TO pro
toct it, The soldiers watched him for
some. time with great Interest, and once
more they tried in vain TO get him to fol
low them Two days a.terward they again
visited the spot. to find the dog lying dead
are some boys that vote for tbs. rat terrier
in tao dog contest: Porter. Fred, Glen,
Charlea and Sam Earhart. Marvin ana
Edgar ken. Geo. Moore: Garrett Barks-
eiso. Chas P0te-,t, Wilbert House and
Eddie Harrington. A touching story OF
dogs fondness for his Young master
comes from 81 Louis, and n vouched for
hv those who know the boys parents
Jtttie Earnest Wilcox and his pet dog
were inseplrahle companions. IheN otnh
went swimming together, for Punch, the
pot, was not afraid of water me nay
Earnest was stricken with tvnhoid fever
and. after lingering for many DAYS under
the ms,st careful nursing. tic bright litfle
chan died. All the time thar Earnest laY
sick Punch was on guard outside INC LOO
Of the hoy's room Nothing could enquce
.ha faithful canine to leave his nost.Wh'n
finally the young master passed away. am
woeping friends and relatives cafne auu
wont and everything about the house wac
:, tran RELY silent Punch refused 90 eat even
the Jmallest morsel Of meat and Hcorned
n plateful of juicy hor'f. as II th"V haI
heen that much sawdust Worry late on
The night Of little Earnests DEAN iher.
con-,. The noise of a ~ whining from
+ina room where rhe dead boy lay. N
vcs tior showed Punch Standing on ne
hind feet In front Of tho cold vclrE nndy
Of hts quiet master Two dats NJ
pinch was missing F.1rnests amer NJ
W1,eox went In search NJ the faithful old
ca nine Int returned home inter long
AND weary round ~ inquiry without news
Of the dog. Abont that time two men Werr
,,ov1'ng m the Nlsslssinni river. " t,'.'cn
the surface Of all busy streams ann. IN,
Her tho big Nerchan's' h:idse maj snAn
rha tide at St Louis. they found tne neH1
body OF q doc. I. was punch Whethrr
the dog had fallen into tire river ~ acci-
don, or WHISTLER hA hal deliberately conf
~, ga.aa 7'licide from the shear grief over
tie death of his little master n0 ore ca,
,,ar toll T1ut the last eNnlnn1Non ~
pinch's death seems the most likelV onss,
f,scau.o - Won viii remember Fu,c., |
was ~ excellent swimmer: II - VOC Pa
T.Ss stupn. doesn't Ike dogs. 7 shoun
th,rk sverv one would like our four-fHn,eu
yra,n. vour friend. Frank Porter.