Arizona republican., 1899-02-02

through the chute we found that 200
 were missing. Well. all hands turned
 out for the search. We hunted all the
 night and all of the next day, and did not find the lost sheep until along to-
 ward night. But there they were all l herded in a little draw, about five miles ] from home and there was the faithful dog standing guard. The wolves were very plentiful in those days, and the dog had actually hidden the sheep from the animals in the draw. I he poor fellow was nearly ifamished, as he had been for thirty-six hours without food or water. From that day he became hero, but was so badly affected by hunger, exposure and thirst, and sub seQuent OVerfeeding and betting, that he died not long afterward.
 This same pups mother was an eS- pecially fine animal. One night the | herder brought in his fiocks and hur- i ried to his cabin to cook himself somo supper, for he was more than usually l hungry. But he missed the dog, which usually followed him to the cabin of an evening to have her supper. The herder thought rather strange of it, but made no search for the dog that night. But when he went down to the corrals the next morning he found the gate open and the faithful dog stand ing guard over the flocks. The herder in his haste the night before had for gotten to close the gate, and the dog, more faithful than her master, had re- mained at her post all night, though suffering from hunger and thirst.
 ''On another occasion this same dog was left to watch a flock of sheep near the herder's cabin while the herder got his supper. After the herder had eat en his supper he went out to where the sheep were and told the dog to put the sheep in the corral. This she refused to do, and, although she had had no supper, she started off over the prai- rie as fast as she could go. The herder put the sheep in the corral and went to bed. About midnight he was awak- ened by the loud barking of dog down by the corrals. He got up, dressed himself, and went down to the corrals, and ther found the dog with 2 band of about fifty sheep, which had strayed off during the previous day without the herders knowledge; but the poor dog knew it, and also knew that they they ought to be corralled, and she did it.
 Another good story of this same dog: One day she was sent out with a new herder to an outlying ranch, some fifteen miles distant. That night she came home and by her actions told
 
 the ranch. Well, we mounted cur bronchos and went over to the ranch. | and very soon found out what the mat i ter was. The new herder was simply | a tramp, who. as soon as he had got a good feed had lit out and left the sheen | for, save by his more faithful | companion, the dog.
 One time we had a tenderfOot come | to work for us, and the boys had filled | of hoi iciy he never went out on the range with out expecting to be either eaten by bears or scalped by Indians. One day he came running to the house, all out of breath, declaring that ke had seen a bear. We laughed at him and sent him back to the range
 A few days Gfterward he cane in again, more scared than ever, and said it was bear that time sure. Well, I we took our guns and a foxhound and went out and, sure enough, over Cn a hill we saw a large black animal It wasn't bear, but we could not make put exactly what it was. We sent the hound and the shepherd dog that was ending the herd out on the trail. while 1 we followed on foot. The dogs chased he animal over the hill out of sight. I Soon the shepherd dog came trott ng ] eisurely back and took her place with l he Heiu again. over III a guich we l Ound the hound standing over a dead { which, upon examination, we Ound to be a big black Mexican sheep. Now, that shepherd dog, as soon as h. ound it was nothing but sheep, had given Up the chase and returned to her lock. She knew it was not game, and # no account. while the hound had fol owed the trail and killed the sheep.''- , Denver Post.