New-York tribune., 1900-08-10
THE PASSING THRONG.

r. J. Townsend. OF Baltimore was telling YES
terday at the Hoffman House some very interest
Ing stories about animals aud
A CANINE among others enc OF very saga
FIGHTER cous mastir. the property OF a
friend Of his. This msstir" said
Mr.. Townsend. while not the largest was one OF
the most perfectly built dogs OF his class have
ever seen He weighed some one hundred ana nfty-
five pounds. was light straw color and had a mag
nihcent and noble looking head He was a terrific
fighter, and once started IL took every one IN the
vicinity to pull him or hi. prey. II they got there
in time which usually they didn't He was pur-
chased from a well known breeder OF mastirs
when but two months old, Up to the time he was
two years old my friend guarded him carefully
beaten during his puppyhood IL might break his
name) about two years old he was in the
little town where his owner had his country home
one day he was quietly following his masters
buggy. when, going down a long hill they over
large and vicious Newfoundland dog was a part OF
the outfit, and he forthwith attacked Jose. seizng
master it was different however: his resentment
and sporting blood arose together and so he called
70 his dog with all his might 10 sick the other
sick Jose tore what was left Of his ear from The
him by iSe tbrost In % less tine 20 tbs bs II a @ tel
ii. that Newfoundland his back IN the dust
those mighty teeth The s r9ckman pu vent I his
s0 aI man WI VIII fore9S6r5sn n nT sfnr him
and decided to forego his revenge Between them
never fought again He recovered. but from being
peculiarly VICIOUS animal III ne became the neskess
career a fighter, and he never whipped
o Rns aked 9nE h hs path throGg6 s @ for no So nc
matter what his size. ever threw down the gage OF
my friend had many dogs OF al! sorts. and d
nam them Of D0s Ps1ay Tha rest Ra' a. ss n
coFdiaiiy hated Puster but j9ss made hin him his
friend had to be absent from home, and 50 he told
the the a Test of the the dogs in the stable The man is
understood and locked Jose in the house and
had been gathered to his fathers. and the stable
looked like shambe, for he had literally oeen torn
TO pieces"
Notwithstanding his lighting proclivities." the
narrator continued. Jose very gentle with
children. They would pull him
GENTLE around by his tail, bat him IN the
WITH Jaw and stick pins in him,
| CHILDREN. but never a sign OF resentment
would he give He was very in
teIligent-in fact the intelligent mastn ever
saw. One day OF my friends sons tried 70
| escape for the West via the back yard fence He
| was six the time. and keen externinate Ind
| ans Jose was present when the gardener treed
| him and took much interest in the proceedings.
Some days later the family carriage was downtown
shopping and while his mother was in a the
| boy again made his escape. This time they found
4 tin standing guard over him and one mighty paw
| lar experience cured that kid from running away.
When in town lose showed f dscided Pa[tali5yy y
licking seemed able TO cure But suddenly ne
|
/ least, he not caught the lounge again.
/ This a great relief TO the family until
/ night his master, happening to walk quietly into
| the drawing room, found him on the lounge What
does Mr.. Jose do but get quietly on that lounge.
/ stretch himself out a rug and pretend TO go
] sleep and Snorei II was clever that that time
he escaped the thraSning he richly deserved. In
/ the smaller city in which he lived his master
| one OF the leading lights. and Jose was known 70
| every tnhabitant. One day he disappeared At
/ first little anxiety felt. but when three days
/ went by and nothing was heard of him an adver
| tisement Offering liberal reward was prepared
| for insertion in the papers. It not used, how
ever, for that afternoon a beautifully appointed
victoria drove up 70 my friends house and there,
sitting proudly the box with the driver, the
driver had formerly been coachnnan for my friend
| and, recognizing the dog in suburb, had whistled
/ him 10 the victoria. Nothing loath, Jose had
| promptly ascended the box although the driver
| said at first he showed a strong prediction for
the back seat. Blank said that was the limit, and
he took his hat on 70 his dog, since he could go
| of a three days bat and come home IN a car
/ rage. With him IL was day, and then he
footed IT. Jose has been gathered TO his last rest
| now. He died. think. from aneurism OF the
heart. and at the last suffered fearfully Finally
| became evident that keep him alive was but to
prolong his suffering That night, however. he
from his place before the fire and going laid
hts head his mstress's knee and gaZed Wfstfully
| in her face Then he started for the door, but fell
| on the threshold. All present ran to his aid He
| gave a couple OF feeble thumps with his tail and
| passed A gentle. lovabie, human dog, an
aristocrat and gentleman to his tails tip never
! expect TO look on his like again"