New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-07

day and the dinner bugle usually finds MIN a.
ready as the men to respond.
The affection shown by dogs for their masters
seems 10 equal any affection shown by man LOT
his own kind A statue In Italian marble has re-
Gently been made by J. S. Clark OF Louisville Ky.
for Dr. T. = Lockwood of Crystal Springs, Miss.
| to be used a memorial TO the latters son ana
10 the dog who was attached to his master that
he died OF grief soon after the boys death. Ths
monument stands over six feet high ana represents
| n man seated arms folded and legs crossed. MS
faithful friend The dog, at his feet. Both figures
are life size. and placed on a pedestal iour leet
square.
PRETTY DOG STORIES.
A story IS told OF dog that travelled seven nun
drcd miles to get back to his old home lie be-
longed to a farmer in Kentucky. who, moving 10
Kansas took the dog with him: the dog. evidently
not liking his surroundings. returned aiter H',le
time weary and wan. TO his former aooue !" h'"
lucky 49,, Ao,,
That dogs do not forget the people they I nave
been with and are fond OF j. Wrl kno", hoance
will recognize their owners after years OF apse. ,
though this recognition is always more a Hill h
OF scent than OF sight woman trl's OF h NOW
faithful spaniel greeted her after years OF aDsehce
she had been Obliged to leave the county iOr bo
eral years and on her return sne ca.eu do oa h1
people occupying her old home where ner aos nnu
remained. White there the dog came mo lic pa 'a
or noticing her in the least wlih MS F eyes
minute or 20 ne was Indifferent as any stranger,
Their. suddenly seeming to recognize nsr ne CAV y
ono bound into her lap. literally cried with JOY
and for time was irr"pressibIe. 49,. ale. ,.
That these animals do not always ACT Win W.
dom is true and young dogs act sometimes "1 ,aT
ike children A woman living out OF to% own LA bad
of a young Gordon setter with whom she had
great trouble, for when they went to drive ne
would insist following the carnage th,Iep,
Irst they tried 10 stop IL by locking him UP before
starting That plan worked well Tor rev d i
ot "tcr ,h hon 1ne arnnsscd he Sas or and the
riders would usually and him about nan A., in me
waggng Gercely and in plain sight When cail 'ti
his expression said most plainly. why now dio
lie discovered after time that his body was
longer than most tree trunks were vide 30 NJ
the drive and appear the scene somewhere on
the return journey when there was no use IN SEND
Ing MIN back alone
HE WANTED TO SWAP THE BEAR"
Miss Agar. Of East Orange. the owner OF
beautiful English mastin had curious experience
with him recently. While out walking she met
two men. leading dancing bear They
stopped to admire the dog. seemingly deHberating.
Finally the one WIN ne par 5te9 to se the dog
and how much she would take for him Upon re-
plying that sne would not sell him At any price,
he offered her 50 ana the bear IN exchange. MAJ
he expected she would do with the bear she dlu
not stop 10 inquire. ,,
The Mahom"tans have the peculiar superstition
that when the dogs howl at the moon they are
which he gives them on certain solemn occasions
and which man cannot sec. Poor dogs OF 'onStaI-
iinople they may well demand help from Allah.
for there IS one else to help them.
That the dog T. alike tho pamrer'l ninion Of
royalty. ana the hall starved IaTtaKrr OF the Deg
gars crust is true. but the latlers dog may be ne
recipient OF quite much affection As nc former =
and II IL the poor. neglected dogs. without home
or master without care OF any kind. that appca!
10 the sympathies OF tho true dOg-lover
Little 10" q poor little lame newsboy Of the
Four Courts. St Louis. showed how much h.
loved the poor and homeless dog. one rainy day
he found I'm tho street poor little car waking
on three legs. He picked him Up and hobbled INTO
the dlspensary. saying TO the doctor In charge;
"Peasc sir ne amt nobOdy's dog. but he's hurried
Just the SAM. and II you'lI nix him up III take
him home TN he gets well" The doctor could not
l,il. i. md mo
lex IN splints and gave him back 10 the delighted
boz 10" th~rcupon pulled out OF his pocket "A
dirty little book and poor stub OF A pencil and
with great effort spelled out the doctors maine
and address md wrot" II down
Il amt got money Doctor he said, but
I'll BRING you 4 paper every day and with that
the two little crippcs .lmped out into the rain.