The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-06-08
THREE BRIGHT DOGS.

Do you believe that dogs are aris-
tocratic? Do you believe that they
are religious? Do you think they
are intelligent enough to count? |
will tell you about three dogs that /
know (I almost said personality.
which would prove such assertions it
l chose to put them in that light.
l will speak of Scotty first, because
he is the smallest and ugliest. Heis
a skye terrier, and his hair is a blush
mode color, soft and silky in texture,
but so completely covers his eyes that
his general appearance would suggest
the name of Rags. Scotty is diminu-
tive little chap, and could easily be
carried in his masters overcoat pock-s
ct. He is owned by childless couple
of means, who lavish their affection
on him. He has his own little bed.
stead, and will not sleep out of it.
He feels himself as large as any of
his fellows, and has been known to-
show fight to a dog ten times his size if
hethought he was being imposed upon.
The home is in the suburbs, and
his master goes to the city every day
on business, returning in the even
ing. There are four trains from the
city inside of three hours. Mr.. B
always comes on the latest one. Scotty
does not notice the whistle of the
other trains in any way, but the mo-
ment the whistle of his masters train
blows he is off like shot to the sta
ton to meet him. This he does five
days in the week, but on Saturday
Mr.. B comes on the one-ffteen
train and Scotty meets him, and that
evening pays no attention to the train
his master usually comes on. Can he
count?
Mig is coal black dog, as his name
implies-medium. sized, with straight,
smooth hair. He is the religious dog
at least, that is what his little mistress
claims. The family are members of
the Methodist church, and Mig per-
sists in accompanying them to the di-
vine service. They can go to any
other place without hin, but not to
church. They have tied him and
shut him up, but he gets free in some
way, and off to church he goes. He
lies perfectly quiet during the sermon
and prayers, but wakes up when the
choir commences to sing, and listens
very respectfully, but does not make
a sound.
One Sunday morning, as is the Gus
tom, the minister invited any persons
wishing to unite with the church to
come forward and give him their
hand. For the first and only time
was Mig known to leave the family
pew but leave it he did before he
could be intercepted, marched straight
up the aisle and licked the minister S
hand. The other people looked like
craven images, but suppressed gig
gle was heard from the rear, where
the younger members of the congre-
cation sat. Nig's little mistress in-z
SISIS that ur 10 uICuUcr VI rn~ ~luTcn;
at any rate, he is more regular in at
tendance than many of the members.
Don is a very large Newfoundland
dog, unusually handsome, all black
except four white feet and a white
collar around his neck. His hair is
very heavy and curly. He carries
himself like prince in fact, he is
dignity personifed, if that applies to
a dog. All the children love him
and everybody admires him.
But he has one popularity, he posi-
lively refuses to associate with other
dogs, and has refused to do so from
puppyhocd. He is now twelve years
old. The ordinary dogs in the neigh
borhood have made all sorts of ad.
vances, and some of the common head
have attempted to draw him into a
fight, but all in vain. He scorns ad-
vance and insults alike.
He carries his basket and note
every day to the butcher shop, but he
cannot be induced 10 accept any of
the meat for himself. He also goes
to the stand each day for the
daily paper. He is certainly per-
feet gentleman in his manners, though
triAe haughty.-/eane Kinsey.