Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-03-16
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on d stormy evening at the seashore when
the captain suddenly broke the silence with:
mo, I never saw another dog equal to Ned.
thar what he could do in the line Of canine
achievement. One afternoon, when l was in
the army, q few officers of us were chatting
to me and aaid: Captain, iii wager basket
the dog can't ind.' .>.. 49,
".Deae, l replied, only I stipulate it shall
BE- fairly within his reach. :e:-
"Bat partly in spirit Of mischief and
partly because he could find no difficult hid
ing place within the limits Of the agreement,
Lieut.. c. placed my riding gloves ina
vase On al Incommonly high mantel shelf y
the dining room Of the of6cers' quarters. A
finger Of one glove hung over the side OF the
vase just bound beyond Ned's reach.
t.Away went the dog, auifing in cornera,
darling under beds and chairs, returning
occasionally to his master, only to be met
With: You haven't found those gloves yet,
Ned? - -. <azx~ :
:.Of for the third time, he suddenly spied
them, and down he sat, patiently. On the
floor, his plans all>laid. A half hour went by
and "a big negro servant passed through the
room, unconscious that Ned had his warrant
for arrest. The fellow, shook with terror
and tried to escape: not en- inch would Ned
let him proceed till, by banks, uplifted eyes
and nose, short growis, and twitching OF
trousers that would bear small strain, he
finally made known to him that the glove
was the thing he was after. As Pompey
threw il at him the dog disappeared like an
arrow, the negro following, crying: Lord
a-massy, massa, fought los my neck wild
dat dog, TO 1 find out what he want"
One day the captain was out hunting, with
ing the day, in tall cornfeld, lost his pow.
to camp. Weeks later, accommodating in the
same neighborhood, he observed that, in tn.
fortunes of war, the field had been burned
carelessly: "Ned, we lost our powder flask
when we were down here, didn't we?"
Off went Ned, and in few minutes reap
flask by the string. :.
Zone day." continued the captain, Il had
occasion to dine on tugboat stopping fol-
few hours at our landing, and chose to
leave Ned at home. 1t was warm day, and
I made him quite comfortable in his barrel
kennel with brushwood fringe over the
entrance, that, as he went in, brushed off tho
flies and afterward protected him like a win.
dow screen from their annoyance. told
him plainly where was going, and that hs
must stay behind. But he had not forgotten
that a few weeks before went off without
him in this same boat to be gone several
days, and this time he proposed to outwit
me. His Wanting ambition, however, like
many humans overleaped itself.
Hardly had left my tent when, at
snealzing distance, he followed on, and when
we had gone below for dinner and all wa
quiet on deck Ned sprang aboard, deliberate
ly became stowaway and went to sleep.
Dinner over, returned, and, calling my
dog met with no response. Two days went
by and still no Ned. I was much grieved
to lose him, so it was with delight that, on
the morning. of the third day, received .
letter from neighboring island, 50 miles
away, telling me my dog went on the steam.
er, and adding: You'll have to come down,
for he is 50 miserably unhappy he won't eat
q norsel.' Remorse and homesickness wers
evidently doing their work, and knew he
would need NO further punishment for his
disobedience. FASTENED down by the next
boat The officers and men, who knew Ned
we'll, were all gathered to witness the ne
ception. Ned looked at me first with tail
between his legs, evidently much concerned
to know whether he was to be received as .
recreant truant or a forgiven sinner. But
/ greeted him cordially with How are you,
Ned?' With a leap he was over my head,
repeating his living arc Of triumph until
tired, and then fawning on me and licking
honl I'LL - f,,rr m ho
"Ned was extremely fond of dress parade,
and he had become such a favorite that,
though dogs were not allowed on the pa
rade grounds, he was made an exception
to the regulation. No soldiers felt better or
enjoyed the show more thoroughly. The
boys were very proud of him and bought
him an extravagant collar, on which they
had engraved: Irish company, Third regi'
ment, New Hampshire. Ours by adoption
Dog Ned
f'Was he ever in battle?
"Oh, yes, several times, and wounded, too.
How he kept his eyes on me to be certain
that it was right to be there at all! But
aothing would keep him out when his mas
Ger was in it, and the delight with which he
cav me taken off in an ambulance, wounded,
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was our only chance for life. He was
wounded in his foot in the same battle, and
~e limped off together.
"But must tell you one of his home ex-
cloits. A friend calling at my office one
day, having heard Of Ned's unusual intelli-
gence, begged me to send him for some.
thing then and there. I looked up-it was
mile to my house-and said: Ned 60
home and bring me my cane to walk back
with
Fifteen or 20 minutes later nondescr;pt
object was seen coming down the street.
It was Ned with my black silk hat. The
cane was not to be found, and he naturally
concluded that hat and cane went together,
and half loaf was better than none, and so
had started with the silk hat, which, with
infinite pains and patience and naturally
at the cost of the ruin of the hat, he had
dragged along. When he took it by the rim,
it flew UP and made binder, and when he
attempted to take it by it's top it was with
the result of long row of teethmarks along
the edge of the crown. But it had been 20
loving task, performed to the best of his
knowledge, that I patted him and threw
the wreck Of my best Sunday hat into the
office CRATE"
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