FROM THE "SPECTATOR." 291 



DEATH OF BOB, THE SOUTH 

 AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY DOG. 



{Sept. 21, 1895.] 



KNOWING your constant sympathy with the 

 canine race, I venture to enclose some ex- 

 tracts from the Adelaide Observer concerning 

 a well-known character in the Colony. 



CATHERINE E. BUXTON. 



" It is but seldom that we feel called upon 

 to record the death of a member of the canine 

 family, but the demise of Bob, the well- 

 known railway dog, will be mourned by many 

 of our rising youth, and evoke a sigh from 

 the travelling public and railway employes, 

 among whom Bob was a great favourite. 

 It was customary for Bob, whilst spending 

 a few days in the city, to pay frequent visits 

 to Mr. Evans's butcher shop in Hindley- 

 street for meals. On Monday afternoon he 

 was given his third meal by Mr. F. J. 

 Preston, an employ^ of Mr. Evans, when 

 shortly afterwards, about 3.10 p.m., he barked 

 at a passing dog, and then, with a pitiful 



