Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1880 — A Rare Dog. [ARTICLE]

A Rare Dog.

There are so many wonderful stories showing the sagacity of animals going the rounds of the papers just now, says a California paper, that we are compelled to contribute our quota by inserting the following marvelous instance of intelligence of a dog, occurring in a restaurant. A lady who had stepped in to at k a direction was about to leave the door again, when a large Newfoundland belonging to the proprietor placed his paws against her and began eagerly snuffing about her clothes, at the same time wagging hiß tail in a significant manner. The strange manner of the dog excited the suspicions of the proprietor. 5 The lady was seized, heavily manacled, and, despite her struggles, dragged into an Eastern-oysters-for-two compartment and searched. On her person was found secreted a valuable mince pie. The wretched woman was condemned to swallow four wretched doughnuts of the period, while the dog was rewarded with a solid-gold collar set with diamonds and things. The above story seems wildly incredible, we know, but can be testified to by many eminent witnesses.