Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21

,@ OGDOM is where human ma
So ture runs on four legs"
said Albert Payson Ter
- hume, the noted writer on
dogs.
I found that there are dog Valen-
tinos and Jack Gilberts-sheiks of the
canine realms. There are Jesse
Jameses and Gerald Chapmans. high
hat Goulds and Vanderbilts. plain
Smiths and Joneses-criminal dogs.
dogs on the social register of Dogville
and Just plain dogs. You can ind ca.
nine Darbys and Joans. Galahads and
Lancelots, the hard-boiled egg and the
meek-even feminists and sissies.
demi-reps and the ascetic. the carnal
and the spiritual. the youthfuily way
ward and the socially misfit.
It was a memorable day OF surprises
at Sunnybank, Mr.. Terhune.s nome.
The first surprise was Mr.. Terhune.
He was absolutely unique. the kind Of
a different personality that fingers
long in memories. The head and face
of an Apollo. the smile Of friendly
| nature. the bodily frame Of giant.
towering massiveness that stimulated
comparisons with the book heroes of
Morse mythology. And in the back
| ground-I might say too much in the
| background-Mrs Terhune. RESPONSE
BILE for all the beauty and attractive
| ness of what the eye of the visitor
beheld inside the house and about the
grounds. She grows the flowers while
| her husband grows the dogs. but she
has a very peculiar attraction for ami
| mails In the Atlas Mountains. in the
| background of Algeria, the tailless
giant apes would let no ordinary per-
son come near them, or would attack
any one who did. Yet they stood hap
PLY quiet while she patted them.
Dogs that snarl at her husband run
| to her to be petted.
Estate Is Beautiful.
Then the exquisite beauty Of the
| Terhune estate. You come down a
winding hill of half-forest heralded
| by yelps from the kennels. The drive
| way ends in a semi-circle escorted on
both sides by bowers of roses--a sweep
Of inviting greenness down gentle
slope to the edge of a placid lake-a
house overrun with understanding
vines-a wonderland of fragrance.
Then the never.to-be forgotten sight
of the Terhune dogs-Gray Dawn,
hero Of Mr.. Terhune's latest book, now
in his old age, but still powerful of
limb and waggish of friendliness-
Sandy of the queer eyes, Jean the
lovable, Sigurdson. the naughty cham
pion collie, and Chaeroplane, the I'M
popular.
Mr.. Terhune's father was a noted
clergyman, who was also noted
athlete, a champion fly caster in the
Nation, a crack shot and lover of
outdoor life. His sons affection and
solicitude for wild animals and dogs
hxy q nh
ject lesson from his father. One day
Albert took to swinging a pointer pup
py by the ears. His fatehr stepped
up behind him and suddenly lifted
him up by the ears.
Pain Brought Lesson.
Young Terhune remembers to this
day the excruciating pain that he ex-
perienced by being lifted by his ears.
AS his father entered the house-not
having said a word-Terhune was
thinking dark thoughts Of revenge,
but suddenly the significance Of such
paternal brutality struck him full
force. To this day Terhune has never
forgotten that animals are as capable
Of suffering as human beings. And
| out of this lesson one of Americas
greatest lovers of dogs was made.
just like human beings. There are
really dog sheiks?" I asked.
Dogs" replied Mr.. Terhune. "are
not as faithful in love as wolves. from
| which animal class they are descend
ed. Wolves pick out a single mate
for life, and two wolves will stay to-
gether, never paying any attention to
the advancements Of any other wolf,
for a lifetime or until one wolf dies.
Dogs do not as a rule seek mates for
life. But every now and then have
seen full-fledged love affairs between
dogs"
"And do dog SWANS court?" in
quired.
Dogs In Counting Antics.
dogs will go through all the antics
Of counting that males in the human
world do. They will bring their be-
loved presents-bones. They will per-
NIT her and no one else to take bones
away from them without even a snarl
of remonstrance. They will caper for
their sweethearts.
"They will submit to all kinds of
treatment. But many dogs, like hui
man beings, never attract the female
they are after by being too attentive
or pleasing. 1 know Of one dog in
particular. He Is very bluff, has no
tact, never tries to please any she
dog. but when he wants to make love
just acts forcibly and goes straight
for his goal. He rarely fails to cap
ture sweetheart he desires. Dog
love is peculiar because of the very
high standards of chivalry of male
dogs toward the female. 1t is higher
plane of chivalry than we humans
often observe. For instance one
never hears of a male dog assaulting
female. beating her or forcing his
attentions on female dog that shows
plainly she doesn't care for his ad-
vances. But we often hear of human
males who maltreat a woman, beat
woman or force their attentions on
her. And just as in the human world,
there are dogs that are much more
successful in counting and i'll making
love than other dogs. Surely there
are dog sheiks. know Of one dog in
particular that was pestered to death
by female attentions"
"And we have aristocratic dogs who