Dogs That See Spirits. REASONS WHY THEY HOWL WHEN A MASTER IS DYING.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1857, 31 May 1884, Page 5

Dogs That See Spirits. REASONS WHY THEY HOWL WHEN A MASTER IS DYING.

" Yes," said the dogist, with an air of conviction, " them dog stories is mostly true ; people as laugfcf at 'em is only showing their ignorance, that's all. I suppose you won't believe that dogs sees spirits, will you ? " The reporter intimated that, -while skeptical, he was not impervious to conversion. " Well, then," said the believer in the canine supernatural ability, "tell me why dogs howl when people is dying ? " The reporter confessed that that was a question which even his mind, trained to psychological subtleties, could not solve. " Then I'll tell you ; they howls because they sees the spirits from the other world coming to carry away the departing ghost." " You seem to have studied dogs a great deal.' " All my life," said the fancier with an air of pride. " How do you explain the fact that some dogs are cleverer than others ? " At this question the dog fancier's face filled with contempt. He replied : " Some men is born cleverer than other men ; some men is eddicated till they is cleverer than others. It's the same with dogs. A dog with natural ability requires eddicafcion to bring him out strong, same's men." " Well, now tell me something about an educated dog." " That's easy and recent. There's a map on Sixth avenue whose dog has gone for hiss morning paper every morning for years. Th« man always gave the dog a three oent piece to buy the paper, not going to church having no other use for 'em. When the price came down to two cents, danged if the dog didn't threaten to tear the newsvender to pieces until he passed over the penny change." <l What did he do with the pennies ; give them to his master ? " " Not much ; he keeps 'em in a corner and is going to buy a new silver plated collar with 'em at Christmas. " Dogs has lots o' sympathy, too. Why, I know a dog as 'ud, after healing his master swear about taxes, eat up every tax notice that come into the house. — New York Journal.