Year: 1866

friend Of Gen. Marcy, who in his new
book. "Thirty Years Of Army Life,
gives many interesting anecdotes about
him.


Captain Scott was at one time, while
stationed at Prairie du Chien, in pos
session Of wonderfully sagacious dog
IA cross Of the setter and pointer.


The captain would for example.
while sitting in his quarters at the fort,
with his dog at his feet, say, g Mark,
want you to go over to the island and
ascertain if there are any woodcock
there, and come back and tell me -
The dog would Instantly go to the riv
err, swim TO the island, and if he had
found birds, run up to his master, then
to the gun, wag his tail, and make
other demonstrations OF JOY, which
made it perfectly apparent that he
| had been successtu;. Scott would then
tell the dog to get the canoe in readi-
ness, and strange as it may appear he
would take the cushion in his mouth,
/ carry it to the river bank where the
! boat was moored, place it upon the
seat, return for the paddle, carry that
| to the canoe, then go back to Scott,
and look up in his face with an eN-
preston which indicated that all WAS
| ready.


The captain had at the same time
another dog, which he called Turk, -
! These dogs, from their first acquaint-
ancc, had never been on friendly terms,
and they had many severely contested
encounters, which finally resulted in
Turks gaining and retaining the mas
terry. Mark was emphatically a van
quished dog, and by his meek and sub


missive dcmeanor in the presence Of


his adversary admitted as much.
Upon one occasion Turk had gained
pose ession of a bonne bouche, in the


form Of beef's bone, which he was


quietly enjoying by himself upon the
. parade ground, when Mark chanced
; to pass that way and scented the


choice morsel. The longing, anxious


look which he cast upon the bone told


how desirous he was to participate III


the feast, but his experience had taught


him that an attempt to contend with


his powerful adversary would only re-


suit in his own discontinue. He


therefore prudently resolved to resort


to strategy in order to accomplish his


ends. Accordingly he ran furiously
outside the stockade inclosure and set
up tremendous barking as if some
thing extraordinary had occurred, upon
r which. as usual, all the dogs in the fort


hurried out of the gates to see what


was the matter, and among them was


Turk, who in the excitement of the


moment, abandoned his bone As soon


as this was done Mark very quietly


slipped back, seized the prize, and car


ried it to hiding place, where he


could enjoy it at his leisure.


Mark was by no means Il dog OF reg


ular habits, and would often steal away
E from home and pass the night among


his canine companions For this he
was invariably punished, his master


compelling him to stand on his hind


feet, with his fore paws resting against


the wall while castigation was admin
istered by a cowhide. In one instance,
after having absented himself all night,
he returned home with detected and
ponitent air, and, seeing his master
looking very angry at him, he imme-
diately went to the wall, placed him
, self in the position he had been requir-
, ed to assume when he received his pre-
E vious punishments, and at the same
; time turned his head around and look


ed at Scott, as much as TO say, am


ready"


In the course of time Mark waxed


in years, and was no longer able to
endure the work required in hunting,
and Captain Scott took him home to
E Bennington to pass the remainder OF


his days in quiet retirement, and here
! he continued to make himself useful


even in his dotage by going to the pas
9 ture every night and driving home the
COWS. 1t certainly appeared as if this
! animal was endowed with something
! beyond mere brute instinct, as he seem
, ed TO comprehend ali the relations exc
, listing between cause and effect


Captain Scott was so very fond OF
! his dogs that have known him, upon
. the death of u favorite one, to walk
, his room in great apparent distress OF
+ mind during the entire night, and at
;, terward place the body in a coffin, and,
with his boy Jack leading his hunting
= horse draped in black, follow it to the
+ grave. and bury it with as much care
:. and ceremony as if it had been child
/. RE We sometimes bring hurt upon
r ourselves by trying to injure others
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