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meanwhile with their forefcct planted ana BARKING
to attract the attention Of the Red Cross RELIEF
Corps.
10. OF TAMPA.

10, OF TAMPA.
Although as yet the United States has failed 10
utilize the services trained dogs in war. there IL
probably no regiment which does not possess at
leas, two or three, which the men consider as
"rnosco,s" 10 was one OF the favorite camp dogs
at Tampa last year
"IJ. came to US first at Camp Merritt, Indian
agorcr Montana" said the sergeant. TO whom 10
WINS .speciaIly loyal I'VE got him from the INDIANS
wben he was a little pup, but when we went 10
Fort Yates the Indians stole him we tr"'e"eu
nearly 400 miles 10 another station. but about SIX
veeks after that 10 came trottlng into camp
I'VE don't know how lie found us out nor now
Ia rot away from the Indians nor where ned
been except that OF the farmers toId us he
staved with him twenty days. Ever since 'ha''
though he has been with us
The dav that we reached here the I'D Regiment
got off at Tampa and the cavalry went on TO Port
TAMPA 10 saw the train going, and then ne got
a u,,,a mixed He thought were still In the
coaches SO he and jumped on the rear platform
NJ the train moved of. lie was with the WRONG
boys for Il was a colored troop-the 9th Cavalry.
Well we were Disguised 10 think that 10 wouiu
desert us for the niggers. and we said he wasn't
~ 70 associate with US. but in few days 10 ap-
pcared I'm one Of tents. The men down at
Port Tampa had tried 10 keep him. but he slipped
off and found us somehow.
For three or four days after he got back that
dog was so ashamed he Just skunk around and
wouldn't look anybody in the eye. he was 80 NOR
titled that he'd make such mistake
10 knows all the buGe calls. When reveille
sounds he gets up for the day; when drill
sounds he doesn't move for that is something In
which he recognizes he Is not allowed to join; but
when the bugc for dinner reaches hts ear there Is
not A man In the regiment that responds quicker
and that Is saying good deal"
living souvenir of tho battle Of San Juan H
f. Leon a large Newfoundland who Is now cared
for Leo Barcelona
Spain from which place General Linares brought
him as little pup. Leon became great pet with
tho Spanish soldiers, and during the eight years he
was in cuba he saw any amount OF actual fighting
between the Cuban and Spanish troops. cool
and seasoned veteran. Leon stood by his masters
side on San Juan Hi while bullets whistlod and
shells burst around him.
When the Spanish commander was borne of the
field on a Hitter the faithful dog troted alongside
whining piteousy. and then casting wstful
glanccs a; his suffering master. and once or twice
tcnderly licking his outsrctched hand While the
General was in the field hospital Leon never tired
OF watching him 1t was impossible for anybody TO
approach the wounded man without being chal-
lengel BY the dog who seemed clearly 10 under
stand what had happened. and 10 be eagerly await
Ing his masters recovery
When. IN August last. General Linares
dercd 10 return 20 SpJin Invalid board the
ship Leo XIII. he presented the dog to Arturo
Gomez. who is a nephew OF the famous Cuban
leader with a request that the animal be- treated
we'll and not allowed to fall into bad hands Gomez
wnu,ed 70 pay n compliment to the Captain Of
the 2d United states Volunteers. ana in order
20 do so gave him the dog.
Leon takes Kindly 10 the Northern climate, but
tho snow last winter was great mystery 20 him.
He squat,cd on the ground on his launches. drew
the snow mp 10 him between his big paws and
rubbed II as II he would thoroughly sample II and
md out what this strange substance was
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