VON BOYLE'S LOST DOG.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 38, 20 February 1901, Page 4

VON BOYLE'S LOST DOG.

A DUTCHMAN'S STOftY. His name vas " Bismatck," mil only vone -lye on accoundl of a old plack cat. vot peloiirs lo a servant Irish gals mil red-haired hair. Also, he has only dree legs, on r.rcoiir.dt of a mocolotiff engina mitout any V)«l! !;cr--\icrs He vas a dog ■■ Bismarck" .as. lie vas paldthcadcd all ofer himself, '.'.\ :;i'n-c<iiienci-. of red-hot water, on v.:rur,..t of li-lum- mit a o!d maid's cai »,i v. ; c cvA ~i hmisdf was sklruatcd hi, ln-a.l, u:v! his i.u! il \as i>y de cder endi I :.■ ■ ,nly .-.\rric>, vr-n j h.nji r>i h-s tail mit him ; : - '■"• '- ,!t i a L-liv>- : ;ar saw mill. He • '° ; -' a ;;'-'• >'_ :!.a1 -.nore older as he is ■ i,: ' '■>• ;!i na ain't quite so oldt as dat s;:uii r.ovt I r,ir;!nias l)e vay vot you can : : ' . am-, --:,, j( y,, H calls him " Shack" he ■y\ :?v 'iiotii'.L.'s. I>• .1 he makes answer to . ■ ; -,r'n "P.isai.aick" by saying " Powv •■vow," ur.rf, in the meantime, |io ! :'o;'his tail. Dot oder half vas cut off, ■?*. ho ran't, of course, shake it. Also, if yon tu.'.v some stones on top of him he vi! ran ];!,e de tnelul Dot de vay you can told li'.y He looks like a cross petween a )>:■.!'!. ■•.irullam! nnd a cat mit nine tails, but lie ain't. I haf pcen eferywhercs looking ic: ,Lt (!.x la ; .Jf; way vol you could told if it vas *' Bismarck" is dot he vas almost a dwin. He \ onid be half of a pair of dwins dot yi:ie, only dere vas dree of them—a bair of (iv, ins and a half. 1 pelicfe uey calu dot a driplets. Also, he got scars on de top of his :i(:e where he scratched himself mit a Than.as cat; but dot Thomas cat ,nefer ri'C. l ' eretl himself. ■-■ r> Y.a: can also tell" Bismarck" onaccoundt if his wonderful inshtinct. He can ou*im.h:n:ct any doi; vot yer nefer saw in my l'n!. i">.r in.-,!u::ict, if you pat him on dp '.up of !'. ; s head mit your banc! he knows away dot yon like him ; but if you pat him on de 1:0..j i■ :i a pavement stones, or -ie slitic!. <ua laajom, den he vill suspect r;;:!it of! dot y.u care not much apout him. i link, after all, dot's maype de best vay vot you car. toll him—by his inshtinct. Eferypody says he vas de most inshlinktenest t/->g dot uefer vas.