Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-16
L,o.ndOn's
Dog
metery.
lts Accidental Orlgln-Sto.
RES Told BY the
headstoneS.


The dogs cemetery in London &C.
cupies about half an acre In Hyde
Park. 1t Is a grassy plot with neat
gravel walks, where the we'll kept
graves are marked by marble head.
stones and covered with gay blossoms
in some cases rare dollhouse flowers
showing the remembrance In which
the pets are held.
Just inside OF an entrance gate not
far from the Marble Arch and sep.
arated only by an iron fence from
busy oxford street, with It's roar 81
trafic, It lies in a curve made by one
Of the we'll known park drives. from
which, however, 1t Is impossible to
obtain q glimpse Of the little grave.
yard on account OF the thick hedge
evidently intended as screen.
The cemetery had its origin In an
accident. The Duke Of Portland
when Ranger Of the Park was riding
one day upon high spirited horse
while his favorite dog raced by his
side. BY some mischance the horses
hoof struck the head Of the collie,
killing him instantly.
The Duke, at loss to know how to
dispose Of the body Of his faithful
friend, decided to bury him on the
spot where he had been killed, says
the Travel Magazine, and calling an
attendant had a grave dug then and
there. In q short time the fact be.
came known and many we'll known
persons began to fancy having their
canine friends buried in the same
secluded spot, and SO the idea grew and
grew until the necessity arose for an
established cemetery with custodian
and helpers for the proper care Of
the graves.
A study OF the epitaphs shows a
congress Of nations represented by
dogs. There are Chin Chin. q Chi.
'nese terrier; Moussoo, q Japanese
spaniel: Gioia, an italian greyhound;
Schneider. Dachshund: Spite, an Es.
kimo: Macmillan. q Mexican hair.
less; Hugo, a French poodle: Boris.
q Russian wolfhound: Taps, brought
from India by an army officer; Fitx-
James, q Scotch collie. and many
others.
Several stones reveal belief in
q future state for the dog. bearing
the inscription until we meet"
Jack Dandy. q Sportman and Pal"
must have been a jolly companion.
able dog. always ready for hunt or
q tramp with his master. Side by
side lie two patriarchs, Isaac and
Jeremiah. ALAS! dear little Minnie
for courage. sweetness and beauty
unsurpassed" reads the headstone OF
q toy black and tan. the epitaph be-
Ing in this case larger than the dog.
In one grave marked "Topsy-
killed by the enemy" lies an animal.
not the companion o. q soldier. a.
one might think. but the victim OF
another dogs treachery. Topsy and
Mike lived side by aide and many
and bitter were their quarrels. They
were about equally matched physi'
cally, but Mike possessed cunning
equal to the "Heathen Chinee."
One day. pretending q friendliness
which completely deceived the guile
less Topsy. Mike persuaded him to
take q walk along a nearby railroad
track. talking probably as they walk'
ed, discussing the newest style In
ear and tail clips. But upon the APP
proach Of Q fast freight train Mike
dropped his assumed kin lily manner
and SELLING the unsortunate Topsy
hurled him across the rail, holding
him fast until the train had passed
over his body. then looking about
With a fiendish grin trotted OF home.
A contrast to Mike Is "Babbie. an
ardent churchgoer." who displayed
such a religious turn OF mind that
her mistress caused small cross 70
DO erected upon her grave.