The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-02-07
DOG WITH THE STRAP 49,.
= Young nronsr.l Terrier -.
~ Original Art., oelue0>

~ original Mind. ioea-
Eastern Ohio is oil torn -
marvellous sagacity Of n stn ~ over shs
living near the middle branch i i !,
Little Beaver, three miles som, u u ne
Eiktor, in Elkrun township I ", 81
Diana county. Pete is the ,e s1iau.
. name and he is wholly without eda s. !
ton he is young dog. and wh s.usaE
ne Is he has made himself. 3s'er
Pete first came into local -,
inence through his inv.terate ba r.vn-
instinct, due, no doubt. to : I S,'a
trace OF collie ancestry in II, N i,
Whenever he got tired Of PLAYING s .hss.
the spring house he rollicksd IL b, .D !.
Dig pasture field and brought the e. oo -
to he milked. The habit grew on s S,'
until nc rounded up the weary anima.
half . dozen times 4 day.
One night Pete's owner. Franl D..
man, heard him chasing the o., ya.
home for hours in kind Of con;u.
nightmare. The next day the eisgustea
farmer locked him up in the calf ~.
and kept him for month on AL
pumpkins and water. When Pete -.
released his delusion had vanished
It was about this time that his No..
useful trait appeared. The plov;rs
season was on and Mr.. Bowman w.
wont to leave the wagons in the fsls
when tho dinner bell sounded ors
take his horses in to the stable. =.
incoming. He rode one. the hired i.
the other and the third they led. TSs
odd horse jerked loose one dav ma
stood scbelliously with dangling straD
Fetc Erasped the sitcation and the stran
almost at the same time, and trottea
up the long lane leading the astonished
brute ut his heels. When the farmer
reached the stable there squatted PETE
still holding the halter strap, while II.
pillow horse stared quizzically down
upon him.
Thereafter 1t was the understood
thing that Pete shrould lead this horse
and when once his charge tried 10
break away the sagacious nongrel ran
twice around sapljng with the strap
in his mouth and sat down to await a..
velopments. 1t is pointed out that
such intelligence is very unusual in 10
young dog.
This incident furnished tho key N
Pcte'e subsequent development. Al
last summer he was allowed to sleeph
the hammock on the front porch. A
strap tackled to the door post hung
within reach, and whenever he grV
restless he would seize it and swing
to and fro. When returning
from market one day, ambling quietly
beneath the farmers wagon, he espicd
two small children playing horse
with . leather strap in the roadway.
An hour later, when the farmers hired
boy fastened back to ascertain Gs
he was seen marching
yrimly mp the road. having in tow shs
uckless juveniles who had played The
horse. This escapade seriously annoyed
Mr.. bowman.
Pet-'f temporary disgrace was for-
rotten. however, when harvesting BE-
ran. His owner had big Mccormick
.eapcr and binder, which tied the bun
ilea of wheat with a neat cord. me
i'd strap Instinct reasserted itself q
,nce, and Pete began to seize the DIE.
lies as fast as they were thrown on
" the machine, and drag them QUITO
ts reach, on the succeeding circuit q
he field. The bundles were httie
leayy for him, but as the wheat straw
vas unusually short last summer -
to make out.
Mr. Bowman is negotiating Tor 'ns
purchase of full brother Of rev.
wned in the adjoining township "
fellow Creek. Allowing Cor cilmaw
differences, this brother shows musl
he same aptitudes. His specials! =
ulling taffy. 1t is hoped that the WV
may learn to work IN pam
the wheat harvest Is neau.
hey were born in harness ciossA
" Nail and Expf esa