Extraordinary Sagacity and Fidelity
of A Dog. — Mr. Culverston, sexton of the Church of England burial ground, Orange, gives us the following :— Un Saturday last, a child was buried, whose friends live at the Canoblas; on Saturday another one, from Pretty Plains, was committed to the earth within five yards of the former, After the ceremony was over the friends left. On Monday forenoon, Mr. Culvers^on went to the graves for the purpose of finishing them off in a becoming manner wiien, to his surprise, he found a cattle dog lying on the grave of the little one buried on Sunday. Th^iiitljfiii animal would not at flrafc permit the aexton iQ go new the grave of its dead favourite $ nnS wa9 °"ty dislodged after some trouble. Shortly afterwards the dog was seen still lingering in the neighbourhood. —Western Examiner.
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Evening Post, Issue 95, 30 May 1865, Page 3
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139Extraordinary Sagacity and Fidelity Evening Post, Issue 95, 30 May 1865, Page 3
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