3H DOG STORIES 



CRIB. 



[Sept. 28, 1895.] 



THE following notes relating to Crib, a white 

 bull-terrier, were dictated by his owner, 

 William Essex, iron warehouseman, who had 

 charge of a horse : 



41 Being away for a day, another man was 

 left in charge of the horse. Crib took 

 possession of the stable, and would not let 

 him go in to feed the horse. One of the 

 blacksmiths thought of a plan, went into the 

 next yard and shouted ' Essex ! ' Crib ran 

 out to see where Essex was, and they shut 

 the door for the man to attend to the horse. 

 Crib frequently went with my fellow-work- 

 man, George Harcourt, home to meals. On 

 one occasion he missed him. When he (Har- 

 court) came back from breakfast, he told the 

 dog he ought to have gone, as he had a lot of 

 small bones for him ; but he must go up to 

 dinner with him. Taking him at dinner- 

 time, he told his wife he had brought Crib 

 to have the bones. She replied, ' You had 

 not been gone ten minutes from breakfast 



