A Dog's Wonderful Fidelity

"A touehing incident happened in my town the other dajr," said a resident of Piqua, O., to a reporter of the St. Louia Star-Sayings, "and one which demonBtrates the instinct and fldelity of a dog. 'A neighbor of mine was the owner OÍ a handsome Newfoundland, which he had reared from a puppy, and to whieh he was much attached. The dog returned his oivner's affection, and was extremely fond of following him to his day's work. The master did not encourage this. but Bomotimes the Newfoundland would creep along stcolthüy in the rear until he vas too far írom home to bc i eet bock, und then would come to the front with evcry sin cf delight in his v.-n eleverness. öne raorning alor.t thrco weeks ogo he had followed l.i: vvay to a house whcre his master v: a ;.t work apon the roof. To keep tlic dogf frcia straying away the :nan put down his coat and dinner pail and said: 'Tfcere, old fellow, you followcd me without leave and now you may Btay ;.: ü watch my thingü.' The tlog lay down is he w:is diroctcd und the master went to his work. In the cóurse of the forenoon tho man feil freo c :..:.;.'. u: Má WBS hilk-d. Ilis body was i.::rrici to his homo, where his wife wni lying ill, bnt no one eould induce the d( : '"' leavc his post beside the coat r.rid dinner pail. l'ortwodays he rcmiiii.i (i r.i.d rcfnsed to eat and pnai.hcd hls tocth whencver an attempt was mede to re move the thinysof whlch he had hcv:i lcit ir. charge. At the end of tnut titie llie wiic (.f the dcad man, too i!l to lo;ive l:cr bed, surrj'ested that the dory wóuld obcy her Ettïe son, a boyof two unl oiu-!uilf yenrs, jast old enot:;:h to ialli pkiinly. The boy was taken to Vav ph.ee. apd, moved by the loss oí' hïa fathi v ;::ii the excitement of the mcine:U. ran t:i the do-, put his ;irm-, around his si:: ";. ni i ':. and burst [iitotc: '9. The dóg seemed to imderctand I ' ;.: . ■ : ■ ■ nb op licary f.t of vveepinjf. [ï Ueked tiic child's hair r.oothingly, and when boy tooi; 1155 t ::'-.ii pail the faithful ( re;;', are folloved submissively at his heels aized the little one novv ;i: lii i i.i-t-.'r "