Arizona republican., 1898-07-09
SPOT, TOWSER AND NERO.
Some Select Stories of Canine Sagac, ity, Fidelity and Intelligence.

Spot, the fireman's deg. whose death was reported several weeks ago, is the
 hero of the following tales, which the World says are true. Being log sto- ries, we are willing to accept them as
 truth, but readers are entitled o thelr own convictions:
 Spot was firm believer in the cid
 maxim that fine feathers make fine birds, and he made vigorous and efac- tual protests against shabbily dressed people entering the engine house.
 One day a tramp was determined to go inside the chain, and paid no at- tention to Spots warning grows. Jusl
 as the man lodged under the chain
 Spot leaped furiously upon him, seized him by the arm, tore his coat sleeve and swung on until he was driven off. ! The tramp went away nursing his in-
 jured arm and vowing to exterminate
 all dogs, beginning with Spot. That night the firemen felt uneasy about their pet, and kept close wateh over him
 Early the next morning the tramp
 was again at the engine house with his arm bandaged, demanding repara-
 ton and a new ccat. The fremen fin ally agreed to chip in and give the fel- tow s2 to get rid of him, but one of them asked to see the wounded arIl. The tramp refused to exhibit his honorable scars, and in the heated ar
 gument that followed one Of the fire 1addies grabbed him rude1y by the bandaged arm. Then the mystery was solved.
 Boys" the fireman cri5d in disgust,
 tits a wooden armi" And Spot helped them hustle out the tricky tramp. Ever after that, the fremen say, Spot tackled intruders by the legs.
 At a fire in an east side tenement house a year ago Spot won laurals as true f1reman's dog.
 Henry Martin, fireman from an- other company, who had frequently noticed Spot. fell unconscious on the
 stairs, overcome with smoke. In some way the faithful dog found him and stood over him whining pite-
 ously. Finding that no one came to his assistance, Spot went down the | narrow flight of stairs, and, barking
 until he attracted the attention of one of the firemen, he ran back through the smoke to where his unconscious friend lay.
 Noticing the dogs peculiar actions some one followed him, and in this way Martin was discovered and borne
 to place of safety. l Spot was a great 'hurry-up' dog perhaps because he was accustomed ] to seeing things move lively at the tar l Of bell.
 1 For that reason, whenever the
 alarm rang, he flew among the horses l barking frantically, as much as te say: Get out right away, now! Run i for it, old fellows!"
 i If Spot was upstairs in the 'iremen's dormitory he felt the same responsi- bility about getting the men off. Ii
 one of the laddies seemed little slow
 would grab his trousers and shake them vigorously, and then jump
 around the tardy member with imper- ative yelps. This meant Hurry up. l Hurry upi" or so the fireman trans i lated it.
 i Then. when they were all in readi
 ness and the wagons dashed out of ths engine house, Spot always led tht
 way, keeping close to the leading horse and barking as he ran.
 On one occasion only did he con- ! template staying behind. That wa
 when he found the engine house ca
 in the stall of the big black horse
 Jumbo, that was his special friend
 the same Jumbo who killed him by ac cident and mourns for him. Spot Wa: for a moment too astonished at tht
 cats audacity to take any steps in tht matter, and just then the alarm rang He hesitated and eyed the cat lngrily but when the horses started he raI out with them
 When the fire was over Spot walked into the engine house, hunted up ths cat and fought it out. Afterward tn
 cat stayed out of that particular stall There is a certain blind beggar, u..u ally to be found in Eighth avenue somewhere in the region of the Eifties
 turning the crank of a wheezy orgui
 nette. whose appeal to the public 1
 rendered doubly pathetic by the Far
 his faithful dog plays in the littl, f3v av,,L,