Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1896 — Made the Motorman Slow Up. [ARTICLE]

Made the Motorman Slow Up.

Yesterday afternoon as electric car No. 4 was swinging around the bend in the neighborhood of the old fair grounds, says the Nashville correspondent of the Philadelphia Times, the motorman’s attention was attracted by a small black nnd tan dog that stood Just ahead in the middle of the track, barking furiously. Turning the brake he whistled to the dog, hut the little fellow paid no heed, harking and Jumping about ns frautlcally as ever. Finally, the man picked up a loose hit of wood that some passenger had dropped on the platform and tossed It at the dog, but it wa no go. The terrier held his ground, though tin? block struck him squarely on the chest. At last, the motormnn had to stop the car nnd get out nnd see what was the matter. The dog seemed delighted when the man drew nenr and run on ahead harking and dancing about gleefully, ns much as to say, “Now you’re right; come on.” The state of affairs was soon revealed, as Just around the bend the man came upon a cow that was evidently causing the dog’s wild excitement. In grazing upon the track embankment the cow had managed to get botli horns securely fastened under the rails nnd was now held hard fast with no power to extrlcato herself. As the track makes so sharp a turn at this point it Is more than likely that serious damage not only to the cow, which was a valuulile Jersey, hut to the enr ns well, would liuve ensued had not the Intelligent little dog taken in the situation nnd given warning in time.