The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-16

proves, ] think. that ne had Uecu cruelty
treated by his first owners
On three several occasions this dog
saved my life, each time displaying a
surprising degree of calculating judy
ment.
Through the whole length Of our
farm ran a stream called Etobicokc
creek. and in June, a few months after
Carlos acquisition by us, whea | had
gained his love aud confidence, there
occurred one night Il tremendous down
pour of rain, swelling the creek to n
wide. deep and dangerous torrent. Go
ing next morning, as usual, to bring
home the cows, then pasturinG on the
farther side of the stream. [ very rash
~, instead of going around by a rather
distant bridge, attempted to ford the
angry flood, But in a moment | vas
swept off my feet and by the outward
set OF the current wh;rled like n feather
| toward its turbulent center. Being at
that time unable to swim. | would GER
tainly have drowned then and there
had not Carlo plunged in and effected
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1,st all yo,, re.oy,raa p,.. rrccancs or
,,ind and nbaerfuuv aid. "rat go
r.,,on
Sao,,ino In mass INV ir+ertion he i'm.
.4a,,l. oT,,., s1;l ,o,
ho,as ,lo,T bfs bool ,nd or, s,ad biy
etrhbv tai, whom with = yeIn If mimi
fest drIigbt he ~strrrl diaTonaIh, ocross
and downstrpam ,ogying mo safrl,
asbo,e to tho ornosite b,T1t ,horrh If
= noint fully no Yards belov where !
had entered the water
Then If WAS most touchipg n wifi.
| rtHSG h1G Tr,T Affair Irwin rltr. hnlEjo o. nv
facp and hands. he scamnrred mn and
down the bank like 4 wild thino ran
turoulv horkino and shoving bis han.
i ~niness in every noss;b,a way While now
end then dartinp hack 70 NV side to re.
nav, his o,resses and receive INV o,v,
When satisfied with this finn. he col.
,,o+ad tbe oo,,s and made ,ham eyiu
the creck b,,t d,d not follow them
,,roes ],birtipp ,erbons flat was
mot, vat IA ha +r,,uiel aIn,a and that !,
was h;s drty to occom,onv me bon,e
la, vov Of ths br;d,s
'Ahont tvo r,o,tbe oft.rv,rd Carrie
.,,,d nm fro,, boiro farm to pioces IA,
, ooro,r an orimo sxtrsusly rare in
,,nstcrn Canada even NJ tbot early doy
ooi1a1 .nor+hor, ", tha oLd b,,,tere
,ho,mh tho +r,o n,r,bar does NOT owls,
IN ony n,rt of Americ, As fnll no.
,o,n. ~ ,b;s ,dv.r,urs bos ,lre,d,
haen nub,isbed Ican only say here that
bod i NOT hesr for my faithful friend,
av+roordi,orv sou,citv in discovering
,bo orouehinr beast and his dountlee,
our,ne IN ott,cLinr II sbould mos,
.ortoinlv have hacone IFS nrev. As II
wns thorks 70 the doc the GREAT ca
was shot hv my father I receiyipp one
,,If tbe hountv money and nv gal
,,,. bop,d urst;rtod rr,;se
pe,bons dors may nor nossess wha,
ve in nur wisdom call inductive rea
,orinr ,overv I'm, Carlo was oifte,
With Sometime maryelously like such
Nero i~,o,irot will handy account fo,
hts oond,,o+ IN tho fol,owing instance
ono n,mn,or marnirn in March 1s2a
Tw,, st,rdirr If our bacL door which
aror,oolod the crsel and n LITTLE tie,r
nnon;ra ort If tho harvard bevond
r. thiI nnJ1ont w,ro ~ tho unme,,
t,;.Iinun n,rrh.r of Esbruorv-b,r
Ia,hs whi1a their ,,otbars were nib
nIina .roh ahonoo ,ufte of uross as ha,
na min.ar,s frostv
WIKI loor,d at the in
- .nan4,nos. m,nnho,, rreot
aa m,aIt ~sna,Lod nroh
So ~. sonar. , ho,f nil.
- a,d1o,Ir lo,ne,
~ r 1aaha1 .hrornh tha encL
- hm,i =" IT. n,nuth and wns ~
sa.mnu.nd I,a ash
C.r,o law dozing in ,be sun At m,
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po'ns ~ s,-L .ha .a
install .haanaal
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na.sarn abnsao No. ha d;d soma
~n e. ,,;sar ,nd mnrs srectr,l
,n."s atan has,,r,.
N,'n', "N IS ";sa ar ~,
f., annuoh from the hank,
" s., ~ saai,nhi,,
p, ,hn adna - ,hs forss, som,
nhu una,