The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-04-16
DOGS THAT DIED OF GRIEF.


DOGS THAT DIED OF GRIEF.
The Scarborough Irish terrier, thai
has just died on his masters grave
after FIVE years of love and grief, ha.
supplied one more example of the de.
votion of which the canine nature il
possible.
To a height of intense attachment
involving his own death the dog has
risen over and over again in the his.
tory of the race.
The dogs companionship with man
was first chronicled in the Book oi
Tobit. History since that time has
been filled with instances bearing out
the fact. The reality of that com
panionship, reaching to the highest
points of attachment and sacrifice,
has never lacked examples in any
land.
Here is story of dog which be-
longed to former postmaster of Fort
William. He was a rough, thick-set
little mongrel named Gilliemor, and
he had a wide sympathy for the dead,
as we'll as for all bereaved people.
Not a funeral took place in the
country around his masters home,
but he was present. In due time
before a funeral he would rise and
shake himself, as though dressing,
and then make off to the stricken
home, and keep all beggars and noisy
children at respectful distance.
When the procession started lie
would join in, walking decorously,
and after the coffin was lowered he
would look anxiously into the grave,
then at the mourners, and finally trot
home. He was known to attend sew
erals funerals in widely remote places
in one day.
DIED OF GRIEF.
Instances of dogs who have griev
ed for strangers are not at all uncom-
mon but there are far more numer-
Gus examples of canine pets who have
died of grief for their masters.
Many years ago the Chamber of
Deputies in Brussels contained an
erapty wooden kennel in one corner.
ing churchyard, where it had been
placed by some charitable people for
a dog that never left his dead master S
grave for seven years, and ultimately
died there.
This dog belonged to a young
French officer who fell covered with
wounds in battle when the Dutch
invaded Brussels in 1890. His body
was found on the battle field with the
dog lying upon it, licking the wounds
and bowling piteously. He followed
the body fo the grave, and never
again left the spot.
Sometimes the vigil of grief has not
been drawn out to the long period it
was in this heroic example.
OFFICERS PET DOG.
In the case of the captain of an ar
tillery company of South Carolina,
who was killed in the American Civil
War, the officers pet dog lay moan
ing upon the grave of his master, re-
fusing to eat or drink, for three days,
and then died.
This instance is all the more re.
markable from the fact that the Off
GERS body did not reach the family
home in Columbia until week after
death.
The dog met it at the gate, knew
by instinct that the coffin contained
his dead master, lay under it in the
parlor until the funeral, when he join.
ed the procession to the grave.
A small Manchester terrier, belong.
ing to a lady now living in an eastern
suburb, died of grief and exhaustion
few years ago. His mistress mar
ried, and left her old home to reside
some four miles away. The terrier
was in deep trouble at once. He
loved his mistress, and he loved the
old home where he had been born
and had lived all his life.
He was weekly little fellow bu
nevertheless he commenced visiting
his mistress almost every other day
coming to his old quarters.
He could not keep this up for many
months, however. Soon his visits
became less frequent. Then he be
gan to arrive very late in the day.
One afternoon a faint scratching
was heard at the front door, and tn.
little fellow walked in very exhaust
ed, and died at his mistress feet with
in half an hour. His steady devotion
had killed him.
VAIN SFLF-SACRIFICE.
A mastiff died of grief under tragi,
circumstances just outside Montreal
Canada, short time ago.
He was seen by the engine-drive
of a train leaping up and down on th'
track, and barking furiously. Th'
whistle was sounded as loudly as pos
sible. but with no effect. He woul1
not quit the line, and just before th'
train came upon him he gave loud
piteous moan, and crouched right il
the permanent way.
The train was stopped and the of
fetal examined the case. The dos
was found dead, and under his body
little child, dead also. 1t was The
child of the dogs master. The littl'
fellow had been playing on the track
J and had afterwards lain there to sleep
| The dog had done his utmost +
stop the train. His last loud howl O
grief was when he found his effort
unavailing, and stretched himself owe
the little ones sleeping form to die.
Many other instances might b
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