Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-01-27
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turned again ne ScdZtu AZ ny hihN ICE
bringing it to the ground. while Away
avoiding the deadly grips OF its fearful
ly armed jaws.
/ This maneuver was repeated agar
and again. and. rage as be might. In
wolf could neither get away from. no
fasten his fangs on, his prosecutor. fh'
result was that my elder brother ha'
time to run up and shoot the beast
which was so wholly preoccupied in th'
fight as not to notice his approach.
leave the reader to judge whether. il
this chase and attack. the noble dog
did not exercise what may fairly b'
called reason?
Time, pregnant with many of my own
and Carlos adventures, passed on;
was 10 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 large field
wherein were pastuI-ing number OF
cattle. Among these was a. three-year'
old bull. which we had always thought
a quite gentle animal. In fact. ! had
often ridden 10 and fro on his back.
The evening being chilly, ! was wear.
ing at the time one of those camlei
cloaks. 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 81
yards Of the bull. a heavy gust threw
one side Of the cloak over my shoulder
thus exposing a large eNpanse OF ih'
lining.
On catching sight Of this obnoxious
color. the bull changed in one moment
from a peacefully-grazing beast 10 q
maddened monster. and, with IA hoarSe
believing roar. lowered head and up
lifted tail. charged furiously upon me
There was no shelter-not even a
stump or tree near us, and the crazec
brute had but so yards or 50 to come
Flight on my part would have beer
worse than useless. even IT had
thought of it, which | did not. But
in my mortal fright, | did think Il
gasp: Carlo! Carlol Sick him
Carlo!"-a needless command, for
swift as an arrow and tiercely as 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 a vengeance. No longer
was the bulls deep roar the exultani
trumpeting of an assured conqueror'
in a second it changed to the pi1iiul
bleating of a beaten coward.
ms. distracted by pain and fright. be
tossed his head aloft in a vain attempt
10 free himself from the vise-ike grasp
Of those Jaws. which would neger LEI
70 except at a masters bidding or un-
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
the interlocked combatants.
while the other cattle. scared out OF
their wits at the strange spectacle |
away, leaving their whilom
ord and master TO his fate.
For what seemed to me a full half |
hour and to the bun probably an age OF
torment, the running fight continued.
the sorely punished beast growing |
Every moment weaker. until at last he |
sank to the ground utterly exhausted;
Carlo came back to me. joy
1usly wagging his short tail. and with |
MS beautiful brown eyes and triumph
mt bark seeming to ask: Wasn't that
we'll done. master?"
After this severe lesson no creature
,ould be better behaved than was the
bull. who thenceforth in Car
o's presence always put on a particu.
arly subdued air, while might have
Haunted my red-lined cloak in his face
/ hundred times without exciting him
o more than an intense disgust
BY such deeds as | have herein re- I
ated as well as by his invaluable serv.
ces in the hunting field and on the
arm. my dog became famous through
nut our whole township. and. had beer
'ase enough TO do so, might. scores of
lines. have sold him for more than the
rice of a first-rate horse.
He lived to be 10 years Of age. and
hen. though apparently in good health.
died one day while his grand
I'D head rested lovingly on my knee
buried him on the bank of the stream
wherein he and | had so often dis.
orted ourselves. and. full-grown man
S then was. | am not ashamed to con
ess that ] shed childish tears over his
rave. which ! aftcrward marked by
arge stone slab. taken from the creeks
ed and rudely engraved by nv un-