Year: 1874




respondent Of the Chicago Laitrior ~
visited f:iiend in Hannibal recently, who
said, "well Of all tine dog stories ever
read or heard Of, | never have know one
equal to that of my little Fiddle"


"On my nanifesting desire to hear It,
she said that number of years ago she
had small dog that was very aifcetionate
in his disposition and domestic in his ma
ture That during the time she owned
him which was several years, whenever
morning or evening prayers were attended
to, as soon as her husband, who was ply
sician, took up the Bible to read chapter,
Fiddle would jump into her lap, and, after
kissing her on the cheek, would lie down
and keep perfectly still until the doctor
finished the chapter; when in an instant
he would run to one particular chair, and
sitting on his hind feet, would raise his
fore feet to the seat of the chair, and
placing his paws one on each side Of each
eye, be would remain in that position until
the prayer was finished.


"Then he would retire to some other
part Of the house apparently perfectly con-
tented with himself and everything about
him. This little fellow slept in the bed
room Of Mrs. G.'s sister; and each night
before retiring would go to the washstand
and hold up his paws until some one
washed them for him. =


A correspondent Of Lasd and Water
gives the following instance of canine sa-
gacity "A canary bird having escaped
frcm his cage, cat in the room was seen
gazing intcntly at some object under
chair. There lay a fayorite terrier, with
the canary firmly yet tenderly grasped in
its mouth, all the while watching the cat,
evidently with the object Of keeping the
latter at safe distance from the bird.
On being asked for the bird, the terrier
instantly gave it up. 1t had received no
injuries whatever. How long the dog may
have protected the poor little bird is not
known, but the circumstance is at all
events a notable instance Of what Is usual
ly described as sagacity, but which may be
more justly termed reason in the dog.


Not long since a gentleman who carries
the keys Of one Of the bank vaults in
Nashua was returning home late at night
when he was aecosted by two suspicious
looking individuals The bankers dog,
large Newfoundland, whose presence is
unaccounted for, Immediately took posi-
tion between the rufiians and his master,
which position he maintained until home
was reached. The gentleman has owned
the dog for years, and what is singular
never before knew him to wander away
from the house at night or meet him on
the way home


The Springfield RepnJlican relates the
following:


A black-and-tan dog, on its morning trip
to this city with its master, has been, Of late,
frequently assailed by bigger dog in
State street. Friday morning the little
dog came with big oomrade, but the
State street dog did not appear. Nothing
disturbed, the two dogs sat downa and waited
awhile, then the big dog deliberately hid
himself behind tree, and the little Que,
barking furiously, ran toward the city past
the homo Of his enemy. No fighting dog
appeared, and the little one repeated the
maneuvre, this time calling out his assail-
ant. The little dog ran straight to his
friend, who lay perfectly stilluntil pursuer
aad pursued were within rod Of him,
the when be few out from his tree and killed
the State dog in second. The big dog
and the little one then gazed TRANQUILITY
few seconds at their fallen foe, after which
the little dog kited down town, and the
svenger plodded slowly back toward Will
braham.'