New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-23
CRIB. A BULL TERRIER.
HE. TOO. KNEW HOW 10 TELL. TIME.

He TOO KNEW HOW TO TELL TIME
From The London Spectator.
The following notes relating 70 Crib. White
hull-terrier were dictated by his owner, william
Essex IRON warehouseman, who had charge OF
horse
Being away for day. another man was left in
charge Of tho morse. Crib took possession OF IN"
stable and would not let him go in 10 feed the
horse. one OF the blacksmiths thought Of a plar,
went into the next yard and shouted Essex" Crib
ran out - see whore Essex was. and they shut the
door for the man to attend to the horse CRIB
Harcorrt hone TO m9ds On one basE rom
Breakfast ''' he told the dos he ought to have gone
he lad lot Of small bones for him: put ne
st sG he TO o his We he n had Sroush rb
to have the bones She repleJ You had not been
and had Thorn He had never been known TO to -, go
htre by himself oSSTs x An 9a % n would 3laK T
quently take CRIB walk. Going across Merstowe
for s. which was my tea-,me At the FRS, stroke
OF the clock. the dog stood stu, put his head on
snS S3 wh Hs as cfS @
ran home and met me as went to Tea TEA Ms had
arriving at home the first word to my wife,
Mary what time dld CRIB come home? About
what o'clock II 5; FOR as soon as It began striking
ne stood stu and listened, and as soon as It had
"On arother occasion / and Thomas Handy were
at work in my cellar Handy. seated on the second
tf Re as SS5 CHS to take on took one him.
SELF wed tie paper up and put 1t in his pocket.
is aS S asked MI TO haye an9,hf put DOS h
r nor " M CrT had meantime been IN the cellar
step. on his lc:t-hand SIDE picked his poke, IN
the back kitchen opened the paper which he left
there empty and quietly enjoyed what he had
quietly stolen. on another occasion We had young
potatoes for dinner. AS We could not mash then,
with the gravy. CRIB would not cst them, licked
all gravy from the potatoes. hooked them of the
plate and placed them Of sight under the rim.
My wife went into the back kitchen 10 see II h.
had eaten his dinner. ana SAID There's good dog
his tail with a 'bow-wow As soon a : She stopped
to pick mp the plate he dropped his tail. went into
Of sight My wife called the rest of the family to
see the potatoes In perfect ring under the edge
Of the plate.
"'Crib always took tea. but would not drink It
except from my ,wife's saucer. which was different
was put in my wife's saucer Being a Good
jug Of cold water on Lodge night. Friday CRIB
unperceived followed MS one night. He was adj
ribbon being put round his neck and crossed over
his back. sat very quiet and looked very pleased
could 4" reyer keep him from Lodge wa" A f
When the jug was placed on the table before start
Immediately start and go to the odseroom in the
mex, street. CRIBS master caretaker OF the
Ing into the passage up which the Friends had to
pass Crib. would lie stI am take not the
Evesham went up the passage Should 4 stranger
be with them, Crib would bark the moment an
was something wrong with Crib internally When
the pain came on he would set up his back. 90
1a snaa a to ni GS
he found the pain coming on, he would stand and
o9k up at the bottle h on the saef then look at my
The the big Chair and be quiet Gr dose OF audanum
and had to be destroyed in his eleventh year. Year.
| September. 1874"