A FAITHFUL DOG.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2258, 19 October 1889, Page 2

A FAITHFUL DOG.

An Austrian banker Intsly weak to Venn* on business. He arrived Id the evening, travelling with a large, bandacme dog. The two put up at an hotel, and next morning tho gentleman went out, bidding oare to be taken that hla dog did not atray from the boose. The obam* bermald went to make up the banker*! room, Brn.no wai very pleased to sea her, wagged hia hcga tail, Hoked het band, and made friends thoroughly, until, her bu3lneis being done, she wti about to leave. Not no. Bruno calmly stretched blmaelf. full length before the door. He explained, as perfectly ai poatlble, that he knew his duty. No one ihould Jeare hla masier'e room m hli absence. When the girl trie i to pull the door open BttifioUntly for her to Blip ont he growled, showed oti teeth, and fiaally tried them on hor legi. The wctmn'o ssreams brought another maid, and yet another, and then m iqo ocßaion all the waiters. Bruno wm glad to let them all In, but he allowed no on* out, The room, beotme pretty well orowded, and every bell In the noun meantime rang, while the walls aehoed odea of « Waiter ! waiter t" Finally the lidy who kept the hotel appeared, and pushed ; her way irately Into the roots, aaked angrily, as shs walked In; whit tort of a ploolo they were all holding here; Bruno let her In, too, but not oat •gainon no ? When the lady 'a husband appeared she called to htm loudly for hoaveu'a aako to keep outside, io lend messengers aocurlog tho pity for the b nicer, and meantime to endeavor to paolfy the angry customers downitatn. That Austrian banker waa a welcome man when he arrived,