Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-05-03
A FAITHFUL DOG.
Big st. Bernard Faithfully Watches Child
Lett in Woods.

Big st. Bernard Faithfully Watches Child
Lett in Woods.
Guarded by big st. Bernard dog and
wrapped in silk-llned robe trimmed
with white fur, a two.year- girl was
found Saturday evening on the farm of
J. l.. Richards. three and half miles
from Bay side, l.. l., and four miles from
Flushing. a woman called yesterday
morning for the baby and whisked it
away without revealing her identity.
Mr.. Richards was walking over his
farm at o'clock Saturday afternoon.
On one side of big field is a strip of
woodland, and near its edge Mr.. Rich
ards saw large dog standing and wag-
ging his tail. He called to the dog,
which barked furiously and then ran
back into bushes that fringed the woods,
looking around to see if the man were
following. Convinced that the dog
wanted him to approach, Mr.. Richards
walked over to it, the animal running to
meet him. Then it turned again and led
the way for a few yards into the bushes,
where the man found a girl baby, lying
on the ground, wrapped in an expensive
robe.
The baby's head was pillowed on some
branches and a large tree partially
shielded the little one from the heavy
rain. The baby was crying. Her cloth
ing was of fine material. Besides an eX-
pensive white dress and underclothing
the child wore dark cloth jacket, blue
silk stockings and new brOnZe-colored
shoes. On its head was a large pink silk
cap.
Mr.. Richards took the baby in his
arms. the dog standing be side him, eye
ing him closely and wagging his tail
violently. He carried the baby to his
house the dog sticking close to his hee Is
and keeping watchful eye on the baby.
The dog Insisted on entt ring the kitchen,
whittier the farmer took the little one to
dry its clothes, and when he attemrt tied
to drive it into the hall it showed fight,
showing that it was determined to stay
near the baby.
After the baby's clothes were dried
and Mrs Rich"rts had fed it some bread
and milk and beef tea, Mr.. Richards
hitched up carriage and drov around
the neighbOrhood with The baby, making
inquiries rs to its parents. No one rec
ognized the child. John Distler. farm
er, suggested that the family of Albert
Savage, about a mile distant, might
know to whom the little ore belonged.
Is they lived on the main road and had ii
large acquaintance. Mr.. Richards drove
to the Savage home. near the junction of
the Queens and Black Stump roads.
The Savage family did NOT recognize
the baby, but Mrs. Savage asked to be
allowed to keep the little one over night.
Mr. Savage permitted the dog to sleep
outside the door OF the room in which
the baby lay.
The suspicious Of the dog was so far
vemoyed yesterday morning that ii went
out in the front yard. About II o'clock
closed carriage drawn by one horse
stopped in front of The Savage home. A
woman was speaking exctedly TO the
driver and calling to the dog. The ami
mai leaped from the yard Immediately
it heard the woman's voice and made
great demonstrations of Joy.
The woman at once entered the house
and asked If baby had been found. She
was shown the littl yellow haired, blue
eyed girl, and Immediately clasped the
child, saying she was the mother and
that the little one had got lost the day
before. Then, without revealing .her
identity, she entered the carriage and
was driven in the direction of Flushing,
the big st. Bernard contentedly trotting
close behind the vehicle.
The woman was about thirty years
old, with brown hair and eyes, and was
well dressed. She wore long storm
coat of gray material.
Capt. Wohlfarth and his best detec-
tvs are trying to solve the mystery
New York World.