The evening times., 1900-05-30
PETS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE.
Dogs in the Lead as the Most Fa-
YOred OF Animals.
(From the San Francisco CaIL)


volume might be written Of famous
people and their pets. and it would be in
teresting reading. Many books OF biogra-
ply have scattered along their pages ten
der "reminiscences Of an attachment 10
some dumb animal. from BoswelI's John
son" ard Cowper's Letters" down 10 one
Of the latest works OF the kind, The Life
and Correspondence Of Charles Kingsley
Johnson's cat Hedge" for which he used
TO 90 out TO buy oysters. lest the serv-
ants. having that trouble, should take a
dislike to the poor creature" and Cow
per's hares, which used 10 amuse him in
his dull. weary hours at Olney, al as well
known as the two men themsel 'es-
Charles Kingsley seems 10 ave loved
every living creature around him, and he
taught his children 10 respect even the
most Ioathsome insects Mrs. Kingsley
tells BOW a family Of runaway toads made
their home in a hole OF the green bank at
EversIey. and the scythe was never al
lowed 10 approach their retreat He had
two little friends in a pair Of sand-wasps.
which lived IN a crack Of the window in
his drawing room. one CT which he had
saved from drowning in a basin Of water.
and every spring he would look out eager
ly tor them or their young, which came
out Of or returned 10, the same crack
black house cat. and sat up with a sick
dog during the last two nights Of its sUf-
faring life. Wherever he went he was fol-
lowed about the parish by his faithful
little Dandy Dinmont. whose intelligent
face was always TO be seen at the lectures
and school Lessons. and was known %
every cottager in the place, being almost
as much esteemed by them as by the
Kingsley children. whose attached friend
he was for ten years.
Dogs, perhaps, have been pets with
greater number Of famous persons than any
other animal. Every one viii remember
Sir Walter Scotts canine pets. Of which he
had more than a score The most priced
was the old Scotch hound MAZDA, his COM
paniCn for many years, whose grave is n ar
the gate at Abbotsford. with the monum Mt
and inscription that he designed for her
Then there we're the two pet greyhoCnds,
Douglas and Percy, which ATTENDED him
everywhere. They had a privileged place
in his library. one Of the windows being
left open in all weathers, so that they
might pass in ard out when they Pleased
Lord Byron had famous deg, Boats ain,
whose picture is stin 10 be seen at New
stead Abbey; and Hoods dog Dash will be
remembered as the one that Barry Corn
wall said should have been named Rover
He accompanied Charles Lamb in many Of
his walks, nearly worrying the lie cut OF
the gentle essayist, who could hardly man
age TO keep in sight Of his restless four
footed companion, and was in constant ter-
ror lest he should lose him.
Walter Savage LarGor was another lover
Of dogs. he had a num6er Of them. Parigi,
which followed him in all his tramps;
Gallo, given &c i'm by the sculptor Story,
whose place wa 10 lie at his feet. and, most
celebrated OF ali, Pomero. the little white
Pomeranian cog that was ssnt TO him from
FioSOle to Bath, where he was then living
For twelve years Lander and his dog we're
always together, noticeable figures where
ever they went, and Pomero was written
about ard talked about nearly as much as
was his master.
Mary Russell Milford was surrounded
by dogs from her childhood. Te relate her
history would be to tell theirs likewise,
for they were inseparable. Their qualities.
troubles, and general -G.oings have an i'm
pOrtant place in her letters and they have
tender mention that might lead one to
suppose them to be human members of
the household. 'sAll our pets are well"
is her usual message in closing. and many
of them come in for special mention, Ike
'MarmioD and Modocl and Moss Trooper,
the hounds" "Maris, with her black and
glossy puppies" Miranda. from STRAIT
ford-onAyon:" ''MayloYer and Mid and