The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-14
HI from Grief for a Dogs Death.

Little Cassarine Phillips. wears OLD
daughter or Mrs. *. l.. Phillips, No. 1910
Lake avenue, Chicago. is dangerously Ill
from the effects of grief over the death
OF her pet dog. Trixie- The Inter Ocean
relates that the little girl and her mother
returned week ago from Des Moines
Ia, where they went for the sole purpose
OF giving the pet interment at the Old
homestead. The child has refused to be
comforted for its death
Trixie was entitled to all the Iowa Is.tia
Cassarine and her mother bore him. Mrs
Philips became the owner of Trixia when
ne was three weeks old. That waa eleven
years ago last November and the family
was at the time living In an Apartment
building on Ogden avenue and Madison
street
When Trixie was about A year old tho
building In which Mrs. phIIiins lived
caught fire. Mrs. Phillips was alone IN
the mouse. and was awakened by her net,
which sprang on her bed barking furions-
~ The frightened woman had barely
TIME 10 clasp the faithful, dog In her arms
anu make her escape through the smoke
10 the street. Trixie was severely burned
In making hts way through the fiames To
her bedside. Mrs. Phillips never forgot
the debt OF gratitude she owed tho intel
hsent animal. and thenceEorth her az
lection for him was increased a thousrnd-
fold. To the day or his death Trixie bore
the scars OF hts burns
When her little daughter hecay,e ala
enough to understand. Mrs. Phillins .ols
her the story OF the little pug dogs hero
ism, and she learned 10 love the amman
with tenderness that exceeded that Of
her mother. II such were possible Thus
II came 10 pass that Trixie became the
recipient OF many little attentions ,ha,
seldom fan 10 the lot Of any of his kind
As he grew older and lost the yiyor a,
his more youthful days, everything tina,
auection could suggest was provided for
MS comfort. Partly for the latter reason
and partly to please Iiitle Cassarfne a
little bsdsgead just large. enough 20 bold
nm. was procured for Trixie. This was
made luxurious with cushions and blank
cts and very much resembied a child'e
crib in its appointments
As Irixie was her constant playfeliow
little Cassarine insisted he must wear
clothing Ike her own. and 10 humor the
child, who Is delicate and an only aaugh-
Ter, little boots were bought for Trixie
and he was provided with other garments.
which be wore upon state occasions
Al Christmas time Casssrine would have
preferred % have gone without present.
herself % ind there was a dearth 81 gifts
fer her little dog frisyd. but she was
never given occa sion 10 IVORY about this
Hiss d0gship was each year literally sup
Piled with everything that could ~
thought % that a dog could want In
fact. be was locked after as carefully as
any member Of The family. So much wa.
he beloved thar life-size pastel portrait,
WIS made - him. This occupies a con-
spicaous place upon the walls of the Phil
lips bcwe.
y bout two weeks ago when Trixie first
began 20 all veterinary surgeon was
called tie declared the dog had been pol
scnf3. The animal died after a brief sick
ness. and Mrs Phillips ard Cassarine. de-
clas1 his bones must be lali 20 rest +, n
soft spot. where they would nor be dis
'urbesi- The old home % Mrs Phillips IN
iewa was chosen the burial place. and
there the dogs hossy was taken hy Mrs
Philips auA her little daughtG Iats.e
Ca@@arine VAS t0sonsoiabIe. aud erie.
niSht and day after the loss 81 aev ~
70 this - atfrioutei. 20 y large extent
her present illness