The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-28

Another dog belonging to q man in Craw-
louisville. Ind, lost bis tail. only the mutilated
stump remaining. The mortified animal was
fully conscious OF his Disagreement and any
mention OF the missing member made him
furious. II any one looked at him with some
such remark as What q dreadful object!
How did he lose his tailf" he would bristle,
growl and show his teeth In anger.
The'sense of.smell.in most dogs and especial
" In hunting dogs almost approaches n sixth
sense. 1t IL a substitute for sight and hear
ing. and. as In human beings. IT is q Keen
stimulant to memory. being ineXtricably inter-
woven with events and experiences never for
gotten. An Irish setter once while out hunt
Ing was terribly punished by a vicious ram.
From that time. as long as he lived. the dog
could never endure the smell Of mutton.
Whenever 1t was cooked he retreated to the
barn and remained there until the offending
chops we're disposed of II was the scent OF his
oil enemy whom he did not care to meet
again. whose pro wess he had not forgotten.
A physician in the same town had an expert
ence similar to that OF DR.. Post, the good sur
geon in tho school reader whom Mark Twain
has so amuslngly parodled. A dog came to
the office with.one Of his paws badly hurt. The
wound was dressed and the patient was housed
and dieted until he recovered. He then went
away. but returned in a fortnight with a friend
who was also in need Of immediate surgical
aid. This second patient was also cured. when
both dogs disappeared. the surgeon being
spared the. sequel OF Mark Twain's version Of
DR.. Post.
The power Of imitation with an ability TO
reason has often been observed In dogs. and
such instances are frequently very amusing.
Capt. Is. had a black-and-tan terrier that had
been taught to sit UP beside his masters chair
NJ t.llA n,J knr r, Foot rns,. I "a r-n r-Iit.
and yellow mongrelshau followed Can't. b.
home. having lost his master. some farmer
who had returned to the country without him.
Tho dog. who was named Ring, having a taste
Of town life, would never return to the farm.
He had great affection for the terrier. whom
he admired extravagantlv. and he soon OBJ
served that whenever the little dog sat up he
was Immediately fed. Ring one day aston
ishcd the household bv raising himself on his
launches. his huge paws dangling in front Of
him, n clumsy imitation Of the terrier. The
feat was attended with such unmistnkeable
bashfulness that his master shouted with
laughter at the ridiculous spectacle. a hooking
mirth OF which Ring was well aware. But he
got a choice morsel Of bscfsteak as his re-
ward. and he never ceased to beg after that
first amusing and successful attempt.
Ring had other idiosyncrasies. as might be
expected from this evidence OF superior in
teiligence. For ono thing. no conceived a great
affection for a clergyman living in the neigh
borhood. Mr.. G. made frequent visitations to
parishes In the adjoining FOWLS and this often
nece ssitated trave, by late trains. Whenever
he set out to the station. which was within
"ah.hE ule'ah'e VI HE house' hinR 'rotteu at
.'9 ~ NJ W ~" a.e ."e houl, ne fe-
""t'nS v" Wv ua,'oiih Until Air' w.
o i" e az ,"e ''"'n wv" So
ol1o i'ins ~ 'ot ,"enl ON sa'e' uho inc
~ "o"ru i..u'n ope4on'S anu h"'hS MIS-
w. W "poeuiat JAIN, "hen sne opeheu the
80 ''o "outu ktee' I'M WIKI. uooo uoe'l'
- isn'' having u,ScharRei MS uuts' ac-
coruine 10 ms canine iueas Oh duty I'ihg men
souH" MS kennel IN the auloihihR garden
But this feat was surpassed by a high. bred
pug. Squire. who belonged to Prof. W. in Terre
Haute. Ind. This dog had many semi-human
characteristics. almost like those ~ q child.
He had a rag doll with which he played for
hours at a time and which he kept in his bns-
ket. He played at.h!de andsseek, coming to his
mistress. standing at her knee and letting her
hold her hand over his eyes until a ball or
some other plaything was hidden. He re-
NAMED quiet and eXpectant until he was told
to find it. when he rushed away to begin.the
search. He peered and snuffed in the corners.
under the sofa cushions. into his mistress's
work basket. until the hidden article was
found. But there was something far trans
cending instinct In one rick which he taught
himself. The family were accustomed to sit IN
he library Of evening each with a look. mag
azine or newspaper. On these occasions
Squire was neglected. He evidently noticed
IL and determined TO find for himself what sort
of enjoyment there was in reading as an occu-
patton. The newspapers were kent in q small
rack that stood upon the floor. and one even
ing. TO the amazement OF the family. the dog
walked to the rack, took out a paper. carried it.
to his mistress's feet and then lay Town upon
it; and this he continued to do, having once
taught himself the trick. whenever the family.
absorbed in reading, forgot him.
Mrs. L. In HAMPSTEAD had n very delightful
and fascinating Russian poodle. Carlo. The
dog was deeply attached to tho family, and,
while on apparently good terms with her. was
very jealous OF the cat. He struggled against
this weakness. which he seemed to realize was
unbecoming n dog OF his high station. but the
intlrmity cropped out continually. He was
too honorable to appropriate the cats belong.
ings, to rurloin her food or usurp her cushion,
bu. ba firmly INSTEAD u,on an o,ui,,IIo ,h,i
s;op ~ ,riviIarao Ono norrto. ~. -