The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-19
SAM A WGNDERI vi DOG.

From the New York Pr ess.

FROM the New YORK II w.
Haze Huson, a noted hunter the VII
derness around squaw Pond lake, IN
Aroostook county, Maine owns a uonsrel
dog which much fine gold canno.E buy.
This dog knows nothing about the pam
pered life which his city cousins lea, / He
answers 10 the name of Sam is 8 ears
old and weighs forty pounds. Haze 'Sol
him when a pup from q T5bique River IN
dian, giving in exchange for him ~9
muskraC SKINS and a half pint of 7, "a
liquor
Sam gave proofs early in his career tina. =
he was no ordinary dog. He never wasted
time on running after small birds and has
never been known to exert his energy IN
chasing cats or baying al the moon, but
gives his leisure time 10 more industrious
pursuits His sagacity, Intelligence and re-
markable d0iugs have been the topics for
many an evenings discussion at the vii
| lage grocery, where the residents OF the
| town congreSate twice week to get their
| letters and papers from down the state.
HusOn has camp on the shore of SquaVy
Pond lake, where he spends the greatea
| part Of his time and Sam constantly keeps
an eye out for bear, etc. The region
abounds in bear, deer, moose and carl
! bou. but Sam has learned the laws of the
state and in close time viii not chase one
of the animals. However, if any of them
strayS into the camp yard, Sam sees to IL
| that he does not .Ong remain. No charge
| OF Illegal killing has ever been laid a tne
| dogs door, so 10 speak.
As a fisherman Sam has become an eX-
| pert. In the lake nearby are many inc
| trout mat are not m0lested by the hig 4
| priced kit of the city fisherman, and tn q
| dog spends much of his time on the shores
| of the lake, where he watches with great
| interest the Shiny bottom of the lake where
| the trout come up 10 feed off the water
| weeds. When HusOn wants a trout for
| dinner he calls Sam and tells the animal
| TO bring trout. sam Immediately goes to
| the shore of the lake, watches a few
| minutes, ana then swims out Shortly aft
| er he dives toward the bottom, and nine
f.r,nrr rkr.ra
| surface he has the fish in his mouth Sar
| dislikes club, etls and suckers and never
| touches them.
Near the lake there are fine foc<s Of
| ducks. They come up in the fall and re-
| main for a few weeks, and Sam is then
| on velvet. His long suit IS catching ducks
he enters the water some distance from
| where a flock is and swms along care
| fully until within a few feet of the birds
| Then he goes unde water and rises under
! meath duck and ulls it under the water
! Then he starts for shore, leaves his catch
| and goes after anoth er.
Sans most notable exploit was last
| June. Husons camp is built along the
siqe OF a Dig, sloping rock, the top of
| which Is nearly even wi N the caves of the
| CABIN roof One day, j Tst after dinner
| Haze started in his cano across the lake
| A slight fire was burnin ia the camn's
| stove at the time, and the stovepipe he
| ing defective, sparks fell 40 the Qry roof.
| name was soon started, and the camp
| was in danger of being Nlrned unless
| something was done quickly TO prevent If.
! sam was lying in the yard, having his
| monday nap when he smelle q. the smoke.
he aWoke and found small b'aze on the
| TOOL. without ringing in an alarm by
| barking, the dog rushed into the camp and
! SfaDDed water pail In his teeth aud ran
| TO the lake. There he flle6' the vessel ana
! ran PACK 20 the house, climbed the rock
| ana turned the water onto the blazing
! roof. lie repeated this operation several
tlIR R untl the fire was extnguishe,l. ana
| peIofe Huson, who had seen the ames
| from his canoe, could reach the house
| Last Aprll sam added another number to
ny Ist OF remarkable performances.
| WHEREBY the grandfather of Maine bears
| was captured and the pelt Is now str.etch-
| 50 IN the warm sun ia front of Fus on
Canp' one Hne afternoon Haze was at
work about mile from his camp getttr q
out some new cedar spills for 4 roof ~
ms camp As was his custom on such otr-
caslons, ne had left his rife at the camp.
| iot SmhklnS that he would have a use for
| u. sam was with his master at the time
u4t alier DOING in the warm sim for a
WINE ne arose, shifted the air once or
twice, ana then mosied off into the
! woods. About an hour and a half later
| ne returned to the place where Flusou vas
| ~ WORK bringing between his teeth his
nldsLer flue Dropping the rifle All hu-
| son $ rect the dog made certain nootio, c
| that indicated that there was irannrton
pruSlhe IS 10 De transacted in the vicinity
5ldLe PICKED up the rife and followed ~
Hog Tor about a mile, and thev strncts a
ltesh pear rack. They followed tbe -
Tor some distance out over the burned
"A ia
resort aor bruin. IN less than twenty NM i1e
utes atter striking the tran on the b,rlIn3osid
i llIs they found the bear summing NM ITu
s shd, On 2 iittle knoll only Short dlstanna
bbnSSu Oh Lnenl Haze took one shot al ne
Dear and hit his aim. From the nell w
meat aa, and bounty Haze got over s9 TIKI
Alegash region "'NiS gu III me
is "a asn ne = hun.5Hg season Sam frequently
tios se a INTO ne woods with hunting nay
YES as a guide He is the only gtldpp az =
ssne state who has not secured q i Tce,, al ~
rom the state ilsh and game eon9r, itS'lse
gTr 5, or or VINO should do ana Mas nat
Il "S uUs Keeps behind the sportsmen mil
- Is INNS 20 return, and then be i ~ ~
t25e ev are sos{ b the day hunt is over ana in
Ihen sam takes the lead ana in,,o lamp.
d'resstS r one party g camp by the most
y, ~ Wnat direction they are from the ~ oa or
e rs bai ~ under SANS direction ANA iInnpP'
Slsilll' Is sure to get safe bact Iea9-
"f HsTa r9h,ied Or troubled with buck feyeris
Sam but L ~ many fabulous offers for
mai '""' ~ give up the ami