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Faithfulness Of A Dog

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Parent Issue
Day
24
Month
January
Year
1896
Copyright
Public Domain
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Mrs. Jessíe E.aton Fremont, ín hr Story of "The Goard, " a body of young men trho followed "The Patbiinder" falto tbe civil vaï and made a brilliant reoord for their errarage and gallantry, Mis a patbetic littJe story of a dnmb beast who a'sn was loyal and conrageona, Wliile tbe guard - a body of cavalry - tras rilling oue day near St. Louis, a ltttlo fcrs terrier followed one of the nen, Efrr Yiia. a Hungarian officer, going vrith hCm to cainp. He could not 5e driveu av. ay. The raen all made a pet of hini and named bitn the "Corporal ;" bnt, thongh he was alïable to them all, he made tbe Hnngarian eoldier his companion and iriend, sleepiag at bis f eet at night aud following biin by day. Wben the gnard made their raemoraWe charge at Spriugfleld, Mo., the "Corporal" charged'with them, keeping beside kis inaster's hore thronghout the battle. Herr Wisa was wounded and feil apparntlydead in a tbicket. The corps swept past, bis horse íied, vrüd -with terror, Vat tbe littïe " Corporal " nestled close fceside biru, licking his face and trying to rotise bim. There the dog remained tbrongh the bitter cold liif.ht.. When roorning came, be run to tbe distant road, aiad by his ftantic barks and cries indoced a passerty to enter the tbicket. The man, seeiag only a coüd, stiff body, supposed the soldier to be dead and wonld have hurried on, but the "Corproal" fnrionsly drove bim back and would not ba sileuced until he saw hie master move and speak, when he ronched, dtimb and contented, at bis ieet

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Ann Arbor Argus
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