The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-09-04


was on him before he had gone 100
feet. Then he dropped the lamb and
attempted TO close with Carlo in a death
struggle He might as well have tried
10 close with a lightning streak. Every
time he made a rush at the dog the latter
sprang aside, and the instant the wolf
turned again he seized IL by hind leg,
bringing IL TO the ground, while always
avoiding the deadly grips of its fearful
~ armed jaws.
This maneuver was repeated again
and again, and, rage as he might, the
wolf could neither get away from, nor
fasten his fangs on, his prosecutor. The
result was that my elder brother had
time to run up and shoot the beast,
which was so wholly preoccupied in the
fight as not 10 notice his approach.
leave the reader To judge whether, in
this chase and attack, the noble dog
did not exercise what may fairly be
called reasonP
Time, pregnant with many OF my own
and Carlos adventures, passed on;
was IL years old and he, presumably
five, was in the zenith of his powers,
and had become much heavier than
when / first knew him, when he saved
my life for the third time, In this wise:
One afternoon in October he and |
were passing through a large field
wherein were pasturing a number OF
cattle. Among these was three-year-
old bull, which we had always thought
quite gentle animal. In fact, had
often ridden TO and fro on his back.
The evening being chilly, was wear
ing at the time one Of those camlet
cloal<s, lined with red flannel, which
were very much in vogue for boys in
those days. A strong wind was blow
ing, and just as we got within about so
yards OF the bull, heavy gust threw
one side OF the cloak over my shoulder,
thus exposing a large eNpanse Of the
lining.
On catching sight OF this obnoxious
color, the bull changed in one moment
from n peacefully grazing beast 10 a
maddened monster, and, with a hoarse,
believing roar, lowered head and up
lifted tail, charged furiously upon me.
There was no shelter-not even
stump or tree near us, and the crazed
brute had but so yards or so TO come.
Flight on my part would have been
worse than useless, even If had
thought of it, which l did not. But,
I'm my mortal fright, did think to
gasp: Carlo! Carlo! Sick him,
Carlo!"-a needless command, for,
swift as an arrow and fiercely ms an en-
ragged tiger, the good dog sprang for
ward, not squarely in front of the bull,
but with a little detour. Then, wheel
ing about, he came alongside the
beasts shoulder, and deftly seized him
by the nose. Now the tables were
turned with n vengeance. No longer
was the bulls deep roar the eNultant
trumpeting of an assured conqueror;
in n second il changed to the pitiful
calf-lil1e bleating OF n beaten coward,
as, distracted by pain and fright, he
tossed his head aloft in vain attempt
to free himself from the vise-like grasp
OF those jaws, which would never let
90 except at a masters bidding or I'M
til victory was achieved.
Finding all his efforts of no avail, the
frenzied creature now set off in mad
run, carrying the clinging dog with
him and utterly unable TO strike the
latter with his forefeet
Around and around the field wildly
careened the interloclted combatants,
while the other cattle, scared out OF
their wits at the strange spectacle,
scampered away, leaving their whilom
lord and master TO his fate.
For what seemed TO me n fun half
hour and TO the bull probably an age Of
torment. the running fight continued.
the sorely punished beast growing
every moment weaker until at last he
sank 10 the ground utterly exhausted;
whereupon Carlo came back 20 me, joy
ously wagging his short tail, and with
his beautiful brown eyes and triumph
ant bark seeming 20 ask: Wasn't that
well done, master?"
After this severe lesson no creature
could be better behaved than was the
conquered bull, who thenceforth i'm Car
los presence always put on a particu-
larry subdued air, while / might have
Haunted my red-lined cloak ia his face
a hundred times without exciting him
20 more than an intense disgust.
BY such deeds as | have herein re-
lated, as well as by HIS invaluable serv-
ices in the hunting field and on tho
farm, my dog became famous through
ont our whole township. and, had been
base enough TO do so. might. scores OF
times, have sold him for more than the
price Of flrst-ratc horse.
lie lived TO be 10 years Of age. and
then, though apparently in good health,
painlessly died one day while his grand
old head rested lovingly on my knee.
! buried him on the bank OF the stream
wherein he and / had so often dis
ported ourselves, and, full-grown man
as | then was. am not ashamed 10 con-
TESS that ! shed childish tears over his
grave, which ! afterward marked By
large stone slab, taken from the creeks
lea1 aud sstt1a1ts n