The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-11-29
THREE DOG STORIES
CANINE DEVOTION TO THE MEMORY
OF A KIND MASTER.

The Affection Displayed by q New
foundland and a Little Fox Ter.
rier-A Big Bulldogs Exhibition OF
Quickness and Sagacity.
''The most pathetic thing about the
thoroughbred dog" said the man
whose time has been spent about the
kennels, SIS his devotion to the memory
of kind master who is dead. There
was a friend Of mine who owned a
Newfoundland, and Dash, as they call
ed him, was never contented when
away from his master. Not long ago
the master was taken i'll. He had to
be moved to a hospital and Dash was
left at home. The dog refused to eat.
"About IL o'clock one night he began
to howl His cries alarmed the men,
bers of the family, who were greatly
concerned about the condition of the
patient in the hospital. While his cries
continued the telephone bell rang and
the message of death came over the
wires.
Dash was sent away until after the
funeral. After his return a portrait of
his dead master disappeared from the
house. Search showed that the dog
had carried it into a recess under the
house. 1t was rescued from him with
difficulty and screwed to an easel in
the library. A rug was put down in
front Of it for Dash. He lay there with
an expression OF unutterable woe on
his face He wouldn't eat. For a
week he kept vigil. Once or twice he
licked up a little water and tasted
dainty food, but he grew weaker day
by day. One morning ten days later
the library door was opened, and there
| was the faithful Dash dead on his rug.
Instances are common in which
dogs have remained by the body of I
master, refusing to leave. 1t seems
cruel to think of killing an animal OF
| this kind to get him out Of the way
| and vet it has been found necessary In
| many cases. A very remarkable case
| of this kind happened few years age
within my knowledge. There was &
| little fox terrier, a trim little animal
with u wag of his stumpy tail for ev
L y
boy who had reared him from puppy
hood. When the little fellow was tax
en- ill, the dog would creep into tn
room without the least noise and woul(
lift himself on the bed to lick his mas
ter's hand. 1t was really touching
After a time the boy became danger
ously i'll. The dog had to be exclude,
from the room. but he sat by the door
never leaving it. with an expression o
abject sorrow on his little face.
"The boy died. The dog knew it jus
as well as If he had been human, an
they took him away until after the fl
neral. In some way. however, he es
capped and returned home just as tn
body was being placed in the hearst
He followed it to the cemetery. At th
grave he sat on his launches. his hea
cast down, and now and then his erie!
always low and painful, caused bi
tears to fall from the eyes Of thos
who were watching the last rites. 81
moved up closer when the grave wa
being filled, and when the mound wa
being smoothed off and the flowers pl
down the dog advanced and laid hin
self down at the head. A member {
the family tried to pick him up, but
snarled threateningly, and they left IL
little country cemetery, and the terri
stayed there to guard the last restin
place of his master.
|. 1.-The family believed the dog woul
return home that night, but he was NJ
I'm his box the next morning. By noe
he had not returned, and servant Wa
sent to the cemetery. Just as he got
the path leading down to the grave Il
servant heard a wild scream of pa
and terror from the terrier, and befo
he could hasten to see the cause Mac
had been killed. The blow which en-
ed his faithful life was struck by
workman whom Mack had attackt
when he tried to arrange the earth {
the grave.
Dogs seem to realize when there
trouble in the air. There is true st
ry of big bulldog that seized II
hand of a drunken man who was tr
Ing TO kill his master. Blink, the do
had followed his owner into a barroo
one night and was lying under the
BILE when a difficulty arose betwe,
Johnson, his master. and an Italia
The Italian fired at Johnson once al
was about to fire again when Bill
jumped and caught the mans wrist
viselike grip. The Italian dropp
the gun. Like a flash Blink releas
his hold on the mans wrist and seiz
him by the throat. The italian W
thrown to the floor. and it was not U
til Johnson had kicked Blink In t
side that he let go. 1t was rather ha
punishment for his good services, b
If the kicks had not been given t
nan would have been killed by t
rrible laceration of the throat