The St. Louis Republic., 1905-10-29
THOUGHT Settlers
GHOST POINTED BIRD
Hunter Who Had JUST Buried
Dog Was Frightened and Thcn
OverjOyed When Faithful Pet
Crawled Ont and Followed
iIip.

NiI,viiIe. Me-. Oct. ss-Thc worst scare 4
man ever soi III this neck o! the wtod.
wss received by John WI hr,an. who mas
a email farm neal here and WHO .kes out
a iivIns by fishing. hunting and logging
s.CcOr..Inc To til. season. Th. sciIc has to
do WIKI 4 dog. Il hunting trip and n, ar
sighted spyr'sman from BRO 4 M
The sportsman. whose nam. is Fur man.
engaged N.shmin {" TAX" h irish SIT
tc.. Biddv. Int" the sAco td-giJw h nh
ior a day c-ouse shooting. and The tw1
men and the dog started out abo II
n'c..ck. The dog WAS a Il !, HI nter. Vile
Wisi.'nau had raised from purpyhOod, an ]
W.. u great p.t with the farmer. his wife
and Their ch,ldr.n. In fact Il IL said that
Wishma- vs.uet her as high a IT, d
his whole fam ly. and tS FANNY IN t'ra
loved EI'idy a. much rs they did tho IA
,h'r.
Ni-h;rIan vas Il. refuI. almost cTazci
Ly grief whom Fursman. In his short
sighted way. .EiSturI the dog for Il X. -
snc Was pointing .l.d flied H.. back AMI
!eS !Il Of No y shot. The gene nttI.
animal Dropped in her tracks. lnd when
Wisi.rnau sot TO her hc turs. IIin tears,
Th.n h. carried he: home. dI t.nc. OF
Two and Il half n,II.S. where he ndmtnts-
tered the few simple remedies at n!s III =
rI.al and worked over his -; Tor five
hours. Bu, B!iiy WIS In desperate way
and itat u,gI shc Suffered out and va:
apparently dead. Fur. man was j ,epiy
gr:"yc,l. the more So heCauSC 10 Oh" IN
WishmIrs hou>-- would s4r.k u nm or
Iuol a; him. and H. finally lett. say! =
,rs, h.. Wnr,.d sen !. TN. h.s. setter he CT. Il
bU- g. Boston.
Tn. n,xr morning wishfnan ted sam.
black cloth To- tn. latch OF his door and
announce! h. vaS GO ng to hav. a funeral
With his own hands he dug a grave, and
then. wrapping Eiddy IN a sheet. h r"lsi
a ChlpieE from II. Bible, and carried her
- tho gave. followed by hts .utirc fam
lily and a nt colt
4. suon nr the dog had been covered
with loose earth Wishnal took = gun
and said he vHS 8" - into the woods 'o
ar:iat hts nerves Three hours later q.
h WAS slt',nS on :: leg Ia a cot 80. g!oUE.
wh!zze'i b. him ana pumped 'Syn clos"
- a ;r,c within easy gun shot ~. was
- head. crouch and turn or" eye on 4
Cl.-aD o' bushes !I-J back of him Clan
gI.S eve. his shoulder to $40 what ha
attracted tse attention q: the bird. Wish
feet % him stood BODY. her right TO-. foot
Faizei ~ perfect ''rao.ur.' Az! her tai
clicking straight out.
tn. SuTyTls" vas - great that Wish
man y.usd and up went the G'"us.- Tho
r.st Instant Eddy was bo-;nd!ng about his
legs h.-kinE fer recognition ~ ccurs".
tito man thought l.. vas n cDmrnUn on
with the ghost n: h!s rn'. and he started
home 90 ;EH dead run. wI;h th' d. ~ hi-
hes : IL vas certainly a v.ry !if-nke sp-
ra-ition. hu. Hishman would not b. li.ys
ti- own eyes Until. he reache! the sr1ys
IN : rad been turned ns q. out. snC. tho
sSrorf was ~ ns in .att"rs f,lr hy.
Bdfy was :'!ii u small sho' h0i.' b.,
VS. not .sgcn tire wore for th. esrs -'N'.cs
oth~rw.sr. ard W!-hraan is the harpi~@'
man in -. township. !; is thought ths;
ire animal vas only stunned by the shoi
She certainly came 20 N"r senses IN"
shallow grave and dre her way cut; sh.
rh.u io-k up her masters sral. anf had
almost reached him when she scented ih'
E-vu~-. ard her hunting inst!ac's got the
better 0: h"T.