Year: 1862

Dut WITHOUT SUCCESS, fAu lenSun Sne was
given up as lost, and as, under all human
trials, other objects gradually efface the
images of grief, we forgot the calamity.
Still, for long time the hearth-stone
seemed desolate without her presence, and
often some little circumstance would bring
her kindly to our recollection. 4


A year from this time of sadness, my
mother, with me by her side as aforetime,
went over very much the same ground in
her shopping Store after store was ex-
plored. 1t was in the edge of the even
ing, in certain store, when the lamps
were being lighted, dog came suddenly
upon us, first upon my mother and then
upon me, tearing at us as if mad. He
4 licked our feet and strove hard to get at
our faces, whining meanwhile in most
affectionate tones. My mother was, of
course, alarmed, and the store-keeper in
terfered, calling imperatively for the dog
to desist. 1t was quite scene. Moth
ing could keep down the dog. At length
discovered the secret. 1t was our long
lost dog. With a shout of joy | embraced
the pet. Though she had grown, yet her
face and expression were the same .


The story was this, as told by the dry
goods man. "A year ago, said he, this
dog was found asleep behind my counter.
Supposing it must be lost, l tried to drive
her out, thinking she would find her way
home But she was determined to remain,
and seemed as if waiting for somebody to
return to the store. We accordingly re-
solved to keep her until the owner should
come and claim her. We never could get
her away except for short time, from
, her chosen retreat behind the counter
There she has bad two fine pups, and per-
forms the part of mother to them
Still she always has seemed on the look
out for her original owner and MASTER
Evidently her wish is at length granted


She is your dog without any doubt.
But how shall we get her home? was now
the question. Will she forsake her pups?


No fear' said the man, but that she will
follow you And so it proved. She not





only followed us, but went before us,
taking the most direct route to her former
home looking back each moment, as
much as to say, you'll not lose me again.
The affectionote brute had waited for us
in that store one whole year-a long time
in dogs life-and perhaps had said to
herself, why are they so long in coming?
But finding hersef separated from us, why
did she not at first trace her way home?
Generally dogs would have taken this
course. But her policy was different.
AS she had never been away from her
home before, she distrusted her power to
scent her way back, and so determined to
await our return. Now that we were
with her, her self reliance returned, and by
that memory which instinct gives in SO
remarkable degree to the canine species,
she actually went before us to the very
door. Yes, she had waited for us a whole
year, and now her faith was turned to
vision. Her first love returned in all its
fervor, so as even to overcome her mater
nal instinct, for leaving her pups, she
never seemed to send a thought after them.


Need | say there was joy in that house
when the lost one made her appearance? I?
She is found Carlo is found 7 rang
through the house. What unutterable
delight what shouts Of joy! And she,
rushing from room to room, saluted each
member of the family as she had us,
tearing at them with frenzied joy. AT
length we calmed down somewhat to lis
ten to the story Of her recovery. But
the dog could not be stilled. From room
to room she went, up and down stairs,
whining piteously, as if something were
still wanting to complete her happiness


1t was suggested that she was looking for
the older brother And it SO proved, for
when he came in, another display of
vehement affection took place and then,
satisfied and exhausted, she laid herself
down on the rug and sank into profound
: slumber She remained with us as the
pet Of the house, until the dog-law was
enacted, when. for safe-keeping, we sent
her into The cnnntrx. where "a our deem