A Clever Dog.
The following story is told by a correspondent of the "Cincinnati Advertiser":—"Mr. S- kept a calf tied in his yard, but the rope occasionally got untied, and the calf was left loose. One day a neighbour called in and said, ' Squire, I presume your calf has made his escape from the yard.' Mr. Stone replied ho presumed not, and inquired on what ho founded his opinion." He replied, * I know your dog well, though I do not your calf. I overtook your dog near Mill Creek, with the rope in his mouth, leading a calf towards the city,' (about a mile west of Mr. Stone's house) Mr. Stone went into the yard, found the calf goue, mounted his horse, and took the road for the mouth of Mill Creek, When he had gone about half the distance ho met his trusty dog, tugging on with tho rope in his moutb, leading the calf. He gave him a word of encouragement, and turned his horse and went home, leaving tho dog to finish his undertaking He had been home but a short time when the faithful dog brought tho calf to the gate, and he was lot in."
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Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume 1, Issue 8, 12 April 1849, Page 4
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200A Clever Dog. Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume 1, Issue 8, 12 April 1849, Page 4
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