Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1879 — A Dog Drowned by a Coon. [ARTICLE]

A Dog Drowned by a Coon.

[Portland (Oregon) Bee.] On Tuesday last a very valuable dog, belonging to Mr. White, of Sauvie’s Island, while strolling around through the timoer near the slough, came upon a coon’s trail, and followed it to the animal’s hiding place. After considerable digging and barking the coon was routed, and then took to the water, ami after it west the dog. The fight was a life and death struggle, but the coon- was- too cunning. As the dog approached him he seized him by the nose and sank beneath the surface. pulling the dog’s head under water. The process was repeated until the dog waa drowned, and -his coonship swam to shore and;disappeared uninjured. A bee flew out in the sunny air By a boy HO blithtf and young, " ho laughed and screamed without a care, And would not hold his tongue. The scene it changed: with sob anti shriek I he vault of Hou von rung* And hon, . w .ird dew the bee io meek '' Ink-the small hoy held his stung.