452 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Juts 



lingly, wbenevei be, could do anything 



useful, or help his master iu any way. If the boat got adrift 



and III.- |i:iiu1.<'r luni;j. outside, or s I.I _.-i hold of it, 



lie would swim niter it, grab the painter and tow it ashore. 

 People nor acquainted With the dog sometimes doubted his 

 tOWing (he boat ashore. To gratify their curiosil} , w lieu the 

 rtog'fl attention was not on the bout, his muster would ipiietlv 

 let Ih" 'Hint, with painter outside, go adrift; then tell (he dog 



to go and feteh it iu. He never tailed, nor refused 



matter how eold the -water was. 



He undei .1 . i-ntion. -U one time H. and an old 



sea captain, a noighbbi who lived a couple of miles 0* SO 

 awiiv, went to River Head or .larnesimrt to do .some trading. 

 •lie do;-, whs left ut home that day The familv were out of 

 feu. aud H. wn.s instructed particularly not, to forget It, as 

 there was none to make ten for him when he .should net back, 

 unle.-,- he br,,un;lit' it, home with him. The men went in a 

 'kill, were delayed, and. owiu.n to the tide, could Hot land at 



i. , i i i place.' As it was about dark and some ways from 

 concluded to tie the boal up in Bome bushe- over 



myht, and leyve I he cy,.,-, e- iu lei until morniim tide next 

 day H. for-ot the lea. and It fi il in tin- boal ll was dark 

 when he r,, ,,,.,,, >■ i ne i-i-^r. lied In- had 



forgot t"ii it staird how tie v were d.iained, that the ttda was 



mil, that, they had left the boat at alien a place, leealed in 



the bashes; was apprehensive more orleSSOJ the things being 



i tin? mnrniiie,. etc.. etc. 



Tins conversation was had in the presence and hearing of 

 lkm ze. thou-h at Hint, time H. did not, t link of il . but remem- 

 bered it the following momillg when he went, alter the boat 

 There was Bowse, in her, on guard, Now. taking into con- 

 sideration the fact that the dog was left id. home that day, 

 did HOI know where lie had been nor what he had been oboul 

 it, appears the dog tnusl have understood thai conversation of 

 I lie night, previous, and must have reasoned, "Those tilings 

 might, be missing. 1 will just take master's track, go and 



watch the "boat." That he -went right there after hi 



conversation this incident, proves. The Captain, too. had for- 

 gotten some little uicknaeks and left them in the boat, bur as 

 it ivii- l led up nearer his residence than H.'s, lie concluded he 

 would return and get them. He did ret urn. but, on attempt - 

 jet into the boat found Bowze there, who faced httn 

 ,i nd sleeved his t eel li. The Captain, being well acquainted 

 with the dog. was surprised, and fried coaxing, but. when he 

 came too near Bow-,e would show him his ivories. Then Itu 



tried scolding and bluffing, but without, s ess. The Captain 



3 aid to H. next nioiuing, "I wasofraid ofmy life. Forthe 

 lir-t time 1 was scared by a beast. 1 havehimted the lion and 

 tiger hi Africa, and wild beasts in other pans of the world. 

 bill never did I see so ferocious a beast ; |, w ,,,-,,. blazed like 



.. 1. his hair on the back and on the tail -rood erect, 



And such a savage growling and gnashing of teeth 1 never 

 heard before. M v hair seemed to raise my hat up. it came so 

 unexpected. 1 was thoroughly (Tightened, and being ac- 

 quainted with Ihe dog tOO, makes it the more inexplicable. I 

 was glad to back out and return empty handed, I tell you." 



Now as to his dignin . or cull il what you like. The fame 

 of the dog got noised abroad so much that people for miles 



. i, ei em", ...echini. Many a one had tried to Steal him 

 or coax him off. He would uevernllow anyone, except his 



.■:■,. r ! . .. ,, s "i |.. I '"mi. v. i - - j -. this was attempted he 

 alwavs 5hOWetl them his teeth, as much a' to say, ■'You mind 

 vour'biisiness and I'll attend to mine." He would take no 

 "food fromaslrangcr.no matter how tempting the morsel. 



I.i ■ .. not believed at Kivcrhcad. so a. bet. was made there 

 on it. and the next lime II. came In (own with him they 

 WOUld ask H.'s permission to try him. They tried a pics- ,,f 

 nice rich cake, but il was of no use to offer it to the dog. If 

 thev did he would show themhis teeth for I lieir pains. So il 

 a. e it in trout, of the dog: he did not net as if he saw 

 it paid no attention to it whatever. Then the loser, to cover 

 his first wager, wagered again that the dog would not eat, it 

 bis master told him he might, because, as h<» argued, the 

 dog was not hungry, and that was flic reason he would not 

 eat if So his master said. '■Bowze, \ on may eat that piece ,,| 

 c.ike it you want, to." which Ihe dog immediately did t.,ilie 

 disgust of the loser. \ number of different showmen for 

 v cars fried to buy him. Mr. H. was offered S'.'nil for him and 

 refused to part with him at any price. That was a tremen- 

 dous price I or a dog over forty years ago. I read of dogs at 

 the present time valued at and which brim .00 h I 



lOUbtit the world has ever produced thai ,[..- .,..,; , 

 am sure iiis superior will mwer be found. This may seem like 

 dog romance, but it is strictly in.- , ,. -| eless. The 

 whole of Shelter Island and eastern end ol Long Island knew 

 all about this dog of that day, forty odd years since. My old 

 friend is now deceased. I kid bless him and his. Were he alive 



le uld write a history tilling a large book of the famous 



deeds of his famous (leg Bowser, Truth. 



s*s t-KAs-cisco. June 3, ltW8. 



NATIONAL AMERICAN BEACLE CLUB. 



hjlll.fr h'nrr.sl f,,nl .-ilni'm: 



In reply to the request of '•Briar" in your issue of the 14th 

 inst,,, nnrf in order to be iu harmony with the newly awakened 

 interest in oiu- worthy little hound, allow me to add my vote 

 ill favor of any organization that will embodj the majoritj of 

 i. rested, and give strength and permanency to B 

 standard which thev may adopt lor rh, benefit and guidance 

 of breeders. I believe the time has oome when we should 

 make ourselves known. Talk about ignorance concerning a 

 breed of dogs, even those cyclopedias of general l-nowledg,- ihe 

 editors louot know what beagles.,,,.. In the < 'In ■ ,,,., 



■d the 





llll 



| only 



nd the get 



edu 



r plentiful BUpply of ra.bbits, 

 I for beagles than we care 



latethe demand and 



Let 



publit 



,ng their, m oe ,„„„. ,„■ 



and their intelligent, and t 

 growing scarcity Of birds 

 will soon create a. creator 

 for. 



Now. ■'brethren of the craft, ' let us en- 

 then be ready for it both in quantity and 



bi i te; I ri left unnoti I loo long already. I fear that if we 



were to meet now for t he purpose of agreeing on a scale of 

 points to judge, by we would hud a considerable task on our 

 hands. Some breeders might be imlueuced in their ideas of 

 perfection hv their stock on hand, others by deep-rooted 



prejudice that has I n their guide for years, which would be 



hard to give. up. and even lie- most conscientious could Hud 

 nothing in our present authority tStonchciigc) definite enough 

 to make Lip a standard I ronj that .source. Like lie man who 

 look everybody V advice aud then did a- lie pl.-.i-ed, Stone- 

 henge describes several packs, all good and yet all different. 

 Bui. "in order to make a. long story short I will add to the sug- 

 gestion that "ye editor" will kindly name through the. col- 

 umns ol the FonEST AM) Stiieam an executive eoinmitte with 

 orders "to go ahead and do good." 1 believe we could organ- 

 ism and do effective work through the mails. 



0. W. R.," let. up OH the "Hackles aud gentles" long 



enough to make another trip to Elmore, and wake him up. 

 You v. ill want another pup anyhow, for one dog may have 

 ■Wars that sweep away the morning dew." but not, "voices 

 matched like bells." ' .Bebgoeb, 



I'A.V.II.Dil.iV.'.. (I. 



Editor Fortf.it and Stream; 



I have been very much interested in the discussion being 

 carried on in the Kokest and Strka.iI in regard to the beagle 

 hound, a dog which, in my opinion, is to he a strong rival in 



Hi, hit tire to all other breeds in the estimation of the sports- 

 man or any lover of fhe dog. If the breeders of this dog ex- 



at his kennels. Saw Ben Butler of the Kingwo..,! .-.train; 

 Jessie, of Klnte strain, and \auic. of stiD another strain, allot 



which he assured ,.rr. 1 t. but e-e h had 



points Of excellence. Now, if I purchase from either of these 

 strains, how, under existing circumstances, can 1 be assured 

 that Ihave a thorough I ireii beagle. By all means let. those 

 interested in breeding the beagle form „ be,-,; m -iei, and erect 

 a standard, and then the beagle will become as he ought, fco 

 be — a dog that will attract attention and assume his true 

 position before the publi E. A, Fessemorn. 



TowNsExn. Mass.. June 'J,'!, 16S:|, 



Editor Forest and Strewn: 



Mr. A. H. Barber, of Townsend, Mass.. ui last. Forest ami 

 SiREAjtsavs, "I purchased to-day a beagle bitch that, won 1st 

 prize at last. Lowell bench show," Who did he buy of; f 



en iii last week's Forest ami Stream, iu giv- 

 of eyes it should he "pleading" instead of 



N. Et.MORE. 



OLD STUB. 



enormous stub-tailed, crop-eared, heavy-jawed 



' is nearly as the stranger 



die bull,' and the rest I per 



J I F. Wii - 

 1 brute, of badly-mixed breed 



ulged In 



of at all 



ich a do. 



•To 



rd. Th 



about 



but iu a very guarded way. dexte 

 made a dash at tln-ii noses, aud witl 



ing their i .M.dd when hi leaped u 



■'I should about as he! wrestle W 

 with a. buzz saw," said the stranger. 



tor 



"Well. now. his right fill owner is Dave West. But Dave is 



iu Clinton Prison." 



"1 should thiuk he ought to be." said the stranger. 



■■Bin I liar's nothiii' agin Old Stub," continued the other. 

 ■■Mow since Dave's gone to prison, the dog just belongs to 

 everybody: the whole town kind er looks out for him. and 

 he don't go himgn neither. I can tell you. Bears like every- 

 body has an interest, in the dog. He is a great friend of the 

 children. Knows them all. Let him tind a child alone, in tile 

 street, and I'll be whipped if he dou't just lake it in clmrg, 

 and I hen von don't want to for' ~ 

 can just, tell you. Why. I tell vo 

 one 'of the most wonderful dogs 

 lived. Makes mc sad to think 

 if he'd only had the ( raining. ' 

 town of Catskill, no. nor in Gi 

 mm iv. natural intelligence than 

 dog goes everywhere Met liiu 

 of the river, didn't your He', 



hen that bell ' 



. I ' " ' - v ...turn n in eiuo ge, 



and that child much. 1 

 "—warming up— "Stub's 

 st do believe, that ever 



lime I,, 

 ill i [01 



the liex 



iust as 1 



"I sh, 



''i'i-ni 



loift io; 

 tackle h 



ith him 



u: d : 



I 11 f 1. 



inged i 

 hftwe 



her side of ihe river, and 

 id then got. off and look 

 r him on the oars. Docs 



e of the Hudson 



dogs would get. 



the stranger. 





no difference wh 



ere he goes: there. 



him; never kne\ 



T .but one dog to 



was drivin' a sta; 



to Windh .in 1 



ain; happened t, 



■ look back, and 



'( ,,ld Sl.uii pa.d.l 



ing along behind 



!--s he'd , , line. 



X !'!.■:■ .- Id got, iii v 



round to the kite 



icn.but. bless you. 



Stub always kr 



ows the. way to 



ie first thing evei 



y lime, and doirt: 



bedtime come I 



ook the dog out 





gular terror for a 





ly place like that 



care of it. I'll b 



i dinged if any of 





i team waitjn' to 



i,e a man woulr 



go to the door 



itber side: ami vi 



u can dash me if 



a ladder into the 



mow and unhook 



Id put them horsi 



s out. Well, as 1 



next day. comir 



g back, old Stub 



fhe coach, when 



one of them 'ere. 



but hi 



over a 

 to the 



running out of a, yard and makes 



See it. Old Stub didn't make ai sol 



smart Aleck by the back, tossed 



TOIL and paddled on. looking neil 



cleft. The last f seen of the shepl 

 ' e Stub 1 " 



rk li- 



the be 



lot 



f the; 



rbi 



mther of the 

 the Point, one night 

 id Bill Havens was 



his deep By mi, 



himself u] 



"- ',, tei 



,'olook come, and Jerry w 



and ot.ed out to go'roi 



Z'the 



buildings Men 



,1 Bill was 



dozing otT to sleep agan 



. when 



all of a sllddellt 





its up from the floor and 



lints to 



the door, showing 





mil taking on at. a terril 



te rate. 



Then son; 





e lifted the latch and stt 



ri ed to 



open thed.. a, in; 



i old - ' 



made a, spring and bark 



■d like 



all let loose, mid 



tell V' il, 



ihat door shut to mightj 



quiok 



Then we beard so 



ue one er. 



1. and blame if it, wasn' 



Jerry 



back from his ron 



lid, and t. 



•ving to get. into his roon 



But, 



by Jove, sir, the,. 



Id dog wa 



^ in charge; and dang n 



e [fhe 



was a going to let 



anyone m 



It was playing in and o 



ut, you 



plead 



, J Jerry's turn out Cold: Well. I g 



to freeze the door knobs off. Then old Jerry begi 

 with the dog. 'Stub, old boyl good dog, Stub' I mod oat 

 fellow. Stubby! There now, be still, air. Down, Stub! 

 Stubby, old- chap, don't you know me." But, I'll be whipped 

 if Stub would down for a cent,. Not, much. He was in cna.r.ge, 

 and the more Jerrv talked he just took or. worse than ever. 

 Then Jerry hollered out to us. '0. Jim. hold Stub till 1 get iu.' 

 ■Bill, I say Bill, are you awake 1 ;' But me and BUI didn't let 

 on to hear him; ami then lie\1 try to coax the brute, on the 

 oilier side of the door. Well, we just let him stay out there 

 till he finally started to walk around again to keep from 

 freezing, and then we got up and held old Stub, both of us, 

 till he got in. He was so put about, that I'm dashed it he 

 didn't try to drive the dog out, info the. cold, but old Stub de- 

 cided to stay, and I'll just tell you he did, too, and would of 



slaved if t.herc'd been twenty Jerrys. Yes. sir, he's a big 



« watching, aud U' he'd oldy had the training—" 



hens.' and old Stub came flying Over the fence followed°by a 

 broom. Ail hauJs joined in the- pursuit, and the strange' no- 

 ticed that those who had been loudest in the hero's praise now 

 ■■heaved" the biggest "rocks" At him aa he disappeared in a, 

 cloud of dust up the causeway. 



"Bet the drinks he's back before the boa I 



ne took it mi. 

 "Never kflowed him n, trouble the chickens befo 



id she was seared to she 

 iei . hanged if lie didn't. 



"Talkii 

 puppy I 1 



;." said another, 1- yo 



e this spring. It I 



Jo Peters, and, do you know. sir. Jo would) 

 dog to-day; he's three-fifths pure blood, am 

 like that is worth s:;tlii. dang me it it, ain't .' 



U'.'JIT A GOOD fJOt-i.— I h,-r 



dog-. 7. ,k. yourself,! have ion 



ought to see the 



... i here in 



on a cake of ice; 



. froze him- 



ln. Gave him to 



;.;,:. . hi lor that. 

 i pur blood dog 



struck with tiie edi 

 Sterof jettinj i 



■ nf. I 



; on :■ 

 many 



lll- 



TKNNFSSKE.^Nashville. Jim 

 run and killed a large number of 

 His pack of hounds cannot be -y 

 tinent. and though not nnmberin, 

 they can catch any fox that, dan 

 his 'hole is close by when the alan 



or a- he brought it in. "Mr. 

 like to part ;-!:!. I;,.-,. would 

 plied he. "But 



•e.'" "(111. '.'.-• II '",! -. 'Il :l n; 



1 baby if monej mough wt 



ell you, the man ain't yrt born 

 seventeen dollars an' a. half." 

 and my purse was low.- Tue 



■en oreight couples, 



lefore then i. . ' 

 nes.-J. D. H 



KENNEL NOTES. 

 NOTICE TO CORRESFONDHNTS. 



Kennel notes are inserted in (Ins column tree Bl .li 

 puWicatiau of notes, oorrespon(lent> "■11 ST hive ik 

 rietihir., of ,'it,.knnhniil: 



t. color. '■. -..mi,' and t ndl 



a. nreed. i tiyer « i Ilea 



f dea 111 



1 e(lhi| 



■•,' ol ■ . 



;oi,l dam. 



Hi . 



■ ■ ■ ■ I ■ ■ . I 



mst he/,'.,/,,,'.,/ •.M'ilte,,. I 'nmmmiiuatt 



■only, and signed will] writer's name. 

 NAMES V I.AToib'.l. 

 - .sve Inxtmctiana ,,' Are,' <■/ til (s i 6ii«;l li 

 ■est Fat, l-nr.-xi nraeU and Worext l'»„. p. v vie. v. .\ , ,-,,..,,. 

 it Kennel Clul-.. boa. lo„. om . for black, white had Ian Eaglisi, 

 r dog puppies, in Prince u,, v .il , Pol. I.'i.v -Judo) ouj <A i. 



.',....' . . .. . i,. i ,,i. ; . . n„,.|finb.l,otirl,ui 



for blue belton English setter do* tmppleK.liJ PrTnee Imval 



■R;n, .lunol i. el of I OWSt Fly I A , lam's n , , I.e. ... 



Klls 3 , 



Muitmi. .lime Hi. 



Queen— Bow. Mr. Krtward (Jrtell's (New OrleuuB, La H 



wliite pointer hiieh Munson's Vimen to his How June "-! 



SVi-ti- rtlrw-lin. Mr K. 1. Martin's Wihninplou. 1ml lo-l 



setter bitcti Reetii ifilcb,— Fire Fly, In Mr V. H Pieoe/s i.denel,,. 

 iEleiio-Ro~ei. .lime 15 



WHELPS; 



*te"- ,'s. ,. o,.;b „il„;,i,< ,1/ h'jti'l ol till- ,..,'...,,, , 



\.-m<- Mr. \\ . ft feni;s,, r , '- I 1 1 ii,b...,i. V V Uin ternei hitch Ke{ 

 tie (Gamester Vix-em, Jim n..-b llu-e,- duusi. by Mr, Henry fm 



o , by 



19), by 



lluffin; 



whdpe 



Pa-btoMt 8. il 



lieagleg, doK and bitch, 



; M. Jl. VissfviElixalieth 



Idg- ■ 



. 1» 



anil white EiiKlisli seller liif.Ii, -.'1 nin, nils old 

 BIl". "Id, Papeilhihoken. X. J.i m '.I. ,t, 



vv York). 



PEEISENTATb INK. 

 ! oi.fbant,',,,,--. "I KtMd of tkia i olIUH 

 ,,,.. Black coekei sumnel, whelped H'el) ". 1 ss,:; , blank lYmec- 

 Priucess''. by Mr. \V. li. Williams i Niaek. ^,. \ Me Mr.. I '. 

 (Ne, " 



Jet. Black C 

 — Princess i. h.\ 

 Kennedy I New 



Nettie, live 



,p.i 



."iilnn 



e'l' 





-illiclc Prince 

 VtePbersnn 



■an-l 





IS-aifllack 

 tO Mr, A. tr 



irhel 



,-aek. N.'y.' 



iss.-t iBlooS 



to Mr. O. B. 



...ri 



i.M' 



,- rork i irm 



net Sybil.. 



