A REMARKABLE DOG.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2294, 24 July 1880, Page 3

A REMARKABLE DOG.

The Gaulois’ is rcponsible for the following remarkable instance of canine sagacity: —“ A blind beggar was in the habit, some years since, oE frequenting the Pont des Sts. Peres, where he used to station himself with s clarionet and a very intelligent poodle. The place was well chosen, and charitable contributions.poured into tbo little wooden bowl which the little dog held in his mouth. One day the blind man, who had reached an advanced age, was not to he seen- He had’fallen ill, in fact, and was unable to pursue his avocation. His faithful companion, however, continued to frequent the accustomed spot, and the passers by, to whom he was familiar,understood that his master was unwell, and, touched bj' his fidelity, dropped their pence into his bowl in increased numbers. After a lime the beggar went the waj r of all flesh an event which the wily poodle carefully kept to himself until! he also became an absentee from the Pout des Sts, Peres. His disappearance produced a great sensation among his numerous clientele, and a search was prosecuted, when the poor animal was found lying dead in a cellar near his former master’s abode, a sum of 50,000 £r. in bonds of the Orleans Eailway being discovered under the litter on which he was stretched.”