Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-02-13
BLOODHOUND ON A TRAIL.
a Tiny Shoe Guidcs Him to tho wstery
ErilH,, Of Il Lost Tot.

SsrtlfS OF IL Eohu LOU.
In the state house of correction at
Rutland. VT. there is huge dog which
is Just HOW 4 center of attraction. 1t is
Pilot, the bloodhound and SO many peo-
pie 30 to see him every day that it has
/ been found necessary to setaside certain
hours for the purpose.
| The cause for all this admiration is
the fact that Pilot has just proved to
everybody that he is really worth more,
/ in certain emergencies. than the entire
police department. Of the town-though
/ in Rutland the police are few. Hereto
fore Pilot has been looked upon as 4 sort
OF nuisance, Il worthless expense; but
never did greater change of sentiment
take place.
a year ago several prisoners escaped
from the house of correction, and Pilot
was purchased by the state that he might
track and assist in bringing back any
one who in future broke jul. But no
body ran away, individually there was
nothing for him to Go.
4 few days ago, however, Bertha, the
pretty 4-year-old daughter of John O..
Putnam Of the little settlement of Mill
village disappeared. All the neighbors
Joined in the search for her. Night and
day the hunt was continued, but not q
trace of the little one could be discover
ed. The parents were in despair; it was
feared that the child had been kid
mapped. Finally the father, i'll despera-
ton, suggested that possibly Pilot could
find some trace. Anxious to do anything
that would in the least relieve the IA
! theirs mind, the officials took the dog to
Mill village.
The dog was then given tiny shoe
that had been worn by the child the day
before she disappeared This he held in
/ his mouth fora minute; then he dropped
it and shifted the air. He seemed puz-
lied, and the knowing ones were begin
ming to remark that they knew tho
hound wouldnot be Of any use. 1t really
seemed as if the animal understood their
words, for he suddenly put his nose to
! the ground and was of like a shot,
dragging his keepers after him.
On he went, crossing roads, fields and
timber stretches, until he reached Dew
ills camp, Il point about a mile below
Rutland, where there is 4 small mill
stream. Here the animal suddenly
brought up at the edge of the water,
gave one bark and refused TO go farther.
Then the men got to work. They pro-
cured hooks and poles, and the bed Of
the stream was thoroughly searched.
All this time Pilot stood by the water
side, though attempts We're made to
drag him away. For the first time since
he had been in the state he refused TO
obey the voice of his keeper. Toward
night the body Of the missing child was
found. AS it was drawn to the shore
Pilot sprang forward, took the Shiny
dress in his mouth, raising the child as
tendcrly as though it had been in its
mothers arms, trotted back to the
house, the long line of searchers follow
ing.
When once the animal had placed the
body in the home of the unhappy par
ents, he walked to his keepers side and
was taken back to Rutland.
But al the people OF that region hon.
ored the dog, and one of the chief
mourners at the funeral was Pilot, who
had coach all to himself, his keeper
sitting on the box with the driver
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