Hutchinson gazette., 1900-12-20
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In the year 1861 the steamship Swa!:
low left the Cape Of Good Hope, bound
for England. Among the passengers
was a child of two years and a nurse.
The lady had also brought with her
q handsome Newfoundland dog A
company of the passengers was as.
semhed on the deck, when suddenly
all were awe.struck by the loud and
piercing screams Of a woman
The nurse, who had been holding
the child in her arms at the side Of
the vessel, had lest her hold Of the
rflCless l,t1, one and " hal fallen
overheard ia.o the great Atlantic.
But something rushed swiftly past
her; there waR q lean over the veS'
sells side, q splash lnlo the w2tcr and
then Nero's black head appeared above
the waves, holding the child in his
teeth,
The engines were stopped as coon
gs possible, but by that time the dog
WIS far behind in the wake Of the
vessel. A beat was lowered and the
ships surgeon ordered the sailors to
pu1l For their lives, One could just
make ont on the dancing waves the
dogs Back head, something In his
mouth,
The mother OF the child stood on
the deck, hgr eyes str9lnlng nnNlously
after the beat, and the back spot up.
on the waves Hll holding firmly to
the scarlet jacket
Sometimes q blllow higher than It's
fellows hid for n moment dog and
child. Blu, the boat came mIsar
enough at last to nrrow Of the sur.
gecn's reaching over AMI lifting the
child and the dog.
"Aliye? WAS shouted from every
llp QS the beat came whthin hail Of tho
STEINER and Ns The nDsawr came h1ck
"Allye" "ThNali Gol!" broke from
every henrt,
Then the boat came up 10 tho ships
side, Many bands were stretched orr
to help the bfove dog on board, and
"GOol Nero" "Dr0vp dog!" resoundcd
on every side, But Nero trotted mn Ia
The child's mother NMd looked up into
her face with his big brown eyes, Il
was as II he Grid, "T,'S all right !
have brought her b1ck quite safe
The mother dropped on her knees,
and, taking his shaggy head in both
hands, kissed his wet face, the tears
pouring down her face. Nero was, 10:
the rest Of the voyage, the pet Of the
whole ship. II w9s curious, however,
to see hcw from that time on he made
himself the sentinel and bodvguard OF
the chilA he hal saved. He always
placed himgef at the side Of the chair
CT any person in whose arms she was,
mis- eyes watching every movement shr
mGVie. Sometimes she would be laid
ON the deck. with only Nero to watch
her, and IL inclined no creep out or
bounds, Nero's teeth. fastened firmly
I'm the skirt Of her frock, promptly
drew her back. When the s'telme"
reached her destination Nero received
regular ovation as he wNs leaving
the vessel, Some one cried, "three
cheers for Nero" and they were given
with will. And "Good.hv, Ner).' re.
sounded on every side. lie kent close
I'm the nurses side and watched his
little charge larrive on dry land.
lie was taken TO the homeof his
little mistress, where he lived until h.
dted of old age, HIS grave i'm Is an
English church.ynrd in the buria,
plot Of the family to which he be.
longed, and is marked by a fair white
stone, on which Is engraved;
"Siacred TO the memory Of Nero"-
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