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

oats and not infrequcntly carried on
outlying young ducks and chickens.
1t was n singular idiosyncrasy Of Car
los that, although born among and
brought up by Indians, he would never.
after coming into our possession, let
one of this race approach the house
without showing the most violent an
ger, and II the red man still persisted
he would seize some part of his dress
and prevent his farther advance until
some member of the family interfered.
Even then he would not lose sight OF
the unwelcome visitor until he had fol-
lowed him beyond the boundaries Of
our 4O0-acre farm-all OF which. in a
beast OF so much intelligence, clearly
proves, think. that he had been cruelty
treated by his first owners.
On three several occasions this dog
saved my life, each time displaying n
surprising degree of calculating judg-
ment.
Through the whole length OF our
farm ran n stream called EtobicolSe
creek. and in June. a few months after
Carlos acquisition by NJ, when I had
gained his love and confidence, there
occurred one night tremendous down
pour Of rain, swelling the creek TO a
wide. deep and dangerous torrent. Co
ing next morning, as usual. TO bring
home the cows, then pasturing on the
farther side of the stream, very rash
ly, instead of going around by rather
distant bridge. attempted 10 ford the
angry flood. But In moment was
swept Oft my feet and by the outward
set of the current whirled like feather
toward its turbulent center. Being ~
that time unable TO swim, would GER
tainly have drowned then and there
had not Carlo plunged in and effected
a rescue-and in manner evincing al
most human intelligence.
The brave fellow evidently knew that
| was much heavier than himself, and
was not TO be retrieved SO easily as
wounded duck. So, instead of Selling
me haphazard and perhaps drawing
my head under water he deXtrously
caught hold of the front corner of my
coat collar, thus, in effect, enabling me
TO rest my head upon his il / so wished.
| However, the moment he touched me /
lost all fear, recovered my presence of
mind and cheerfully said: Let 90,
Carlo"
Seeming to guess my intention, he in
stantly obeyed, whereupon / slid my
hands along his back and grasped his
stubby tail, when, with yelp of mani
fest delight, he struck diagonally across
and downstream, towing me safely
ashore to the opposite bank, though at
a point fully 100 yards below where /
had entered the water.
Then IL was most touching TO wit
ness his joy. After lovingly licking my
face and hands, he scampered up and
down the bank like a wild thing, rnp-
turously barking and showing his hap
| piness in every possible way, while now
and then darling back TO my side to re-
new his carcsses and receive my own.
When satisfied with this fun, he col
lected the COWS and made them swim
the creek, but did not follow them
across, thinking,merhaps, that / was
not yet to be truwed alone. and that II
was his duty 70 accompany me home
by way of the bridge.
About two months afterward Carlo
saved me from being torn TO pieces by
a cougar, an animal extremely rare in
western Canada even at that early day,
called panther" by the old hunters,
though the true panther does not exist
in any part Of America. AS full ac-
count of this adventure has already
been published, can only say here that,
had it not been for my faithful friends
extraordinary sagacity in discovering
the crouching beast and his dauntless
courage In attacking il, ] should most
certainly have become its prey. As IL
was, thanks 20 the dog, the great cat
was shot by my father, receiving one
half the bounty money and my gal
liant hound unstinted praise.
Perhaps dogs may not possess what
we, In our wisdom, call inductive rea-
soning powers, but Carlo was gifted
with something marvelously like such.
Mere instinct will hardly account for
his conduct in the following instance:
One summer morning, in March, 1894,
| was standing al our back door which
overlooked the creek and a little field
opening out Of the barnyard beyond.
I'm this paddock were at the moment
frisking a number OF February-born
lambs, while their mothers were nib
bling such chance tufts OF grass as had
escaped the winters frosts.
While / looked delightedly at the in
nocent creatures gambols, a great,
giant gray wolf, having sneaked unob-
served from the forest, a half mile
further up stream, suddenly leaped
the low fence, dashed through the flock.
seized lamb In his mouth and was of
forestward like flash
Carlo lay DOING in the sun at my
feet. Look, Carlo, loolxl" / cried,
pointing to the retreating wolf. In an
instant he caught sight OF the ma
rauder, but did he rush across the creek
In direct pursuit and thus prematurely
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