The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-27
PETS OF THE FAMOUS.
Creatures That Have Been Loved by
Men and Women of Note.

A volume might be written of famous
people and their pets and it would be in
teresting reading. Many books OF bIog-
raphy have scattered along their pages
tender "reminiscences of an attachment to
some dumb animal, from BoSweifs John
SON. and Cowapers Letters down to one
of the latest works of the kind, The LIE
and Correspondence of Charles Kingsley.
Johnson's cat Hodge" for which he
used to go out to buy oysters lest the
servants, having that trouble, should take
a dislike to the poor creature aIl1 Cow.
per's hares, which used to amuse him in
rs dull. weary hours at Olney, are as well
known as the two men themselves
Charles Kingsley seems to have loved
every living creature around him, and he
taught his children to respect even the
most loathsome insects. Mrs. Kingsley
tells how family OF runaway toads made
their home in a hole OF the green bank
at EWersley and the scythe was never al
lowed to approach their retreat. He had
two little friends in a pair OF sand wasps
which lived in a crack Of the window in
his draNing-room, one of which he had
saved from drowning in a basin of water,
and every spring he would look out eager
ly for them or their young, which came
out OF, Or returned to, the same crack
He petted the white stable cat and the
dog during the last two nights Of its
suffering life. Wherever he went he was
followed about the parish by his faithful
little Dandy Dinnonr whose intelligent
face was always to be seen at the lectures
and school lessons, and was known to
every cottager in the place, being almost
as much esteemed by them as by the
Kingsley children. whose attached friend
ne was for ten years.
nnoc NJ 1ayre afc Wit
greater number of famous persons than
any other animal. Every one will remen1-
Der Sir Walter SCOTS canine pets. OF which
he had more than a score. The most priced
was the old Scotch hound Mazda, his COM
panion for many years. whose grave is
near the gate at Abbotsford. with the
monument and inscription that he designed
for her. Then there were the two pet grey
hounds. Douglas and Percy, which attend
ed him everywhere. They had privi-
legged place in his hbary. one of the win
dows being left open in all weathers so
that they might pass in and out when
they pleased.
Lord Byron had famous dog. Boat
swain, whose picture is still to be seen at
Newstead Abbey, and Hoods dog, DASH
will be remembered as the one that Barry
Cornwall said should have been named
Rover. He accompanied Charles Lamb in
many OF his walks. nearly worrying the
life out Of the gentle essayist. who could
hardly manage to keep in sight OF his rest
less four-footed companion. and was in
constant terror lest he should lose him.
Walter Savage Lander was another lover
OF dogs. He had a number of them
Parigi. which followed him In all his
tramps: Gallo. given TO him by the sculp-
tor Story, whose place was to lie at his
feet; and most celebrated OF all, Pomero,
the little white Pomeranian dog that was
r~At to him from Fiesole to Bath. where
he was then living. For twelve years Lam
dor and his dog were always together. no
ticeabls figures wherever they went. and
Pomero was written about and talked
about nearly as much as his master.
Mary Russell Milford was surrounded by
dogs from her childhood. To relate her
history would be to tell theirs likewise,
for they were tnseparabIe. Their quail
0ss, troubles and general doings have
an important place in her letters. and
they have tender mention that might
lead one to suppose them to be human
members OF the household. "All our
pets are weE.'' Is her usual message in
closing. and many OF them come In for
special mention. like .sAIarmion and
Modoc and Moss Trooper. the hounds
.iMaris with her black and glossy pup
pies Miranda. from Stratford-on-
Avon ..Aiayfiower. and Mid. and Lula,
from the North countrie. and Dash. who
s.sends his respects to Mrs. ,Brownfngs
doves and was so well beloved by his
mistress that when she vas In London