A DOG STORY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1745, 20 January 1888, Page 4

A DOG STORY.

» Two of three gentlemen were enjoying a social ' glass In an hotel parlor here lately, when one of them remarked that if a dig which another of ihe party owned were his, be would poison it. This brought tha owner to the front, and he •aid his dog could do anything but speak, as It was a retriever, and very olever and obedient. To test the dog's oleverne*B, \ the other threw a bank note under the sofa, and told tbe dog to go for It, but the dog took no notioi cf the request Botll bis master, who was leaving tbe room, looked at him, and by sign told the dof *° B** t Qe DOte lx * n l°> tMn S Dash was under the sofa aud had the not?, with whloh he tried to etoapa after his master. In this he was frustrated, at the owner of the note o'osed the door, but coald not get the dog to refand the money, until bis master was re adrol t >d and toU him to drop it. Tbe owner of the note foillihly pltehtd it under the «of« again, and told the dog to fetoh i>, bo', without getting any response from Dish, who wa* quietly watching his owner's fro*, which at last gave him tbe sign he wanted, and m an Instant ht had that Dot? again and Its owner was trying O get it from him. Dash not relishing this, began to swallow the note, and lift owner's faoa was a study as he saw the dog putting the money where it oould not be withdrawn at oall. It was only on Dish's owner, who' saw the neoeis ty for prompt measures* grasping the dog's throat tightly and half choking him that Daih ooughed it up and allowed his owner to rftgala posiessioo of the money wbioh he «U but lost through Ms own folly. It looked at one time as though nothing bat m emetio or a surgical and fatal operation Oo the dog would bring the note to light again,— 11 Wangtnnl Herald."