May 4, 1895.] 
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Upon investigation we indeed beheld our lost Beppo; 
but oh! so tired, dirty and humiliated, cowed and cring- 
ing, quite unlike our free little Beppo. About his neck 
there still hung a piece of hempen rope, which he had 
broken with heroic determination. How mute, yet elo- 
quent, were his eyes as he seemed to tell his story of suf- 
fering and wrongs. And how happy was he to be once 
more washed, fed and put into his clean bed to rest and 
sleep. Surely, aristocratic little Beppo had learned a les- 
son not to be forgotten. 
lie had never admired any commondooking people, 
but now he seemed to shun them as one does a pest. After 
a day or two Beppo was himself again. He even began 
to watch the paesing omnibuses, for once he rode in one 
with his mistress while being brought to this, his la.ter 
home. Never did he fail to sit upon articles of clothing 
which had been worn by his beloved mistress, first drag- 
ging them, when he could do so, to his bed. 
Beppo knew the time for the milkman to come to the 
back door, also the ring of the ever-welcome letter carrier 
— yes, even the very letter coming from his beloved mis- 
tress Beppo seemed to recognize. Surely he had a sense 
of her, for his fine little nose would smell them and he 
would evince a knowledge that would make him happy. 
But the years went on toward more grief for poor 
Beppo, for his dear little mistress, a wise and beautiful 
maiden of about six happy summers, fell very ill. She 
could no longer take him in company with her family of 
little children, her adored dolls, to the front windows to 
speak of the busy passers-by, or to watch the coming and 
departure of the friends of the family, something so fondly 
enjoyed by all, even the silent dolls. It often seemed that 
they were somewhat conscious of the intelligent tone and 
tender care bestowed upon them, for little Viola was such 
a darling little mother to them, explaining everything so 
precisely to her dear dolls that even Beppo seemed to re- 
gard the little family as real beings. He took part in 
many of the plays of visiting and of having company. 
He was also very fond of going to the bedside of Viola 
with friends that she loved; and he seemed to know the 
ones she seemed to love best. Sometimes he became ner- 
vous at their long stay, and was relieved to have them de- 
part. 
One day, when all was silent and the last doll that had 
been dressed by his little mistress had been put upon the 
stool near the bed, Viola opened her eyes suddenly us 
Beppo was seen licking the china face. This quite 
amused her, and she said, smilingly, "Oh, B^ppo! my 
doll Lilly does not care to be kissed by you so often, but 
she likes you, Beppo. Now get down and mind. Beppo, 
don't beg me so to get up; you are too big." 
After the death of his little mistress and friend Beppo 
was very unhappy, and whpn her picture was brought 
and set on the floor he went to it and lay down by its 
side. 
This was spoken of , and by some of the observers it was 
thought to be mere chance; so the picture was taken to 
another part of the room, when he again followed, lay 
down by it, kissing or licking the glass which covered the 
dear, sweet face. He even seemed to look expectantly at 
all the little white hearses when they were passing the 
house, as though he looked for the return of bis little 
mistress, whom he saw put into and taken away in one 
of them. la fact, he, upon the occasion of the funeral, 
was determined to ride with the little casket, and had to 
be taken away by main force, which seemed to cause him 
great sorrow. 
Beppo lived to be old beyond his kind. He lost his eye- 
sight, his teeth and some of his hair, yet to the last he did 
not forget to sit up, sneeze, beg and speak as taught in 
the early years of his life. I am sure he would often feel 
grief, as dii poor old Jack, the faithful. 
One trait, quite positive, Jack did inherit from his 
mother. She, alas! was not well fed, but went on market 
days to procure some meat, which she would hide away 
until needed. Jack sometimes would do the same, and 
often went to the very same places in spite of all efforts 
to teach him not to do so by feeding him plentifully. 
The sagacity of this dog was almost beyond belief, 
giving impetus to the thought that men arrogate to them- 
selves too much, that they do not accord enough of rights 
and proper respect to the animal kingdom, the "dumb 
friends" who must often be made to suffer deep wrongs. 
Better be thoughtful of the feelings of all things, lest, 
by some just law of life, we be confronted by our acts. 
Even the ever-living ghosts or souls of these poor faithful 
creatures may compel us to see ourselves as once did 
they, our faithful, suffering friends. Alto Ventura, 
Cincinnati. 
New England Beagle Club Meeting. 
The quarterly meeting of the N. E. B. C. was held in 
Mechanics Building, Boston, April 19, President Joslin in 
the chair. The following members were present : H. S. 
Joslin, F. "W. Chapman, Geo. F. Reed, Henry Hanson, 
A. D. Fisk, B. S. Turpin, H. V. Jamieson and W. S. 
Clark. 
The Treasurer's report was read and accepted. Mr. C. 
J. Prouty, of Scituate, Mass., and Harry Tallman, of 
Greene, R, I., were elected to membership. It was voted 
that a field trial be held this fall at Oxford, Mass., be- 
ginning Nov. 5, classes and prize money same as last 
year. Voted, that selection of judges be left with field 
trial committee. Messrs. Joslin, Fisk, Shallcross, Hanson 
and Clark were elected field trial committee. Voted, 
that the Club apply to the A. K. C. for admission. Voted, 
that specials be given same as last year, namely, for best 
All-Age and Derby entry respectively, bred by owner; best 
voice, greatest sustained speed, best trailing, most stylish 
worker, and best starter. Mr. W. B. Atherton, in behalf 
of the American Stockkeeper, presented the Club with a 
silver cup, to be known as the American Stockkeeper Cup, 
to be offered for the best beagle of the fall field .trials. The 
cup was accepted, and a vote of thanks given to Mr. 
Atherton for his generosity. 
A meeting of the executive committee was next held. 
It was voted to postpone the appointment of judges till 
the July meeting, 
W. S. Clark, Secretary-Treasurer. 
Brighton Tobe's Pedigree. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
Having purchased the field trial winner Brighton Tobe 
from Mr, T. G. Davey at the New York show, I should like 
to correct some erroneous statements made ia regard to his 
breeding. Under the above heading, in the Feb'y 16 issue 
of Forest and Stream, was published a notice of Tobe's 
pedigree written by Mr. W. B. Wells, including a letter 
signed E. Tinslev, in which Mr. Tinsley claims that Hall's 
Lucy, dam of Lady Cypress, was by an imported English 
setter owned by a Captain Massie, out of an Irish setter 
the property of Mr. John Moughan, of Toronto. Again, in 
the March BO issue, Mr. Wells writer an article in which 
he speaks of Tobe's Irish and native blood. I wrote Mr. 
Davey about this matter, who in turn wrote Mr. Tinsley and 
Mr. Moughan, the breeder of Hall's Lucy. The following 
letters were received in answer to Mr. Davey's corre- 
spondence: 
"Hamilton, March 30.— Dear Sir: I regret being the inno- 
cent ca.nse of injuring the reputation of so good a dog as 
Brighton Tobe has proved himself tobe. Mr. Wells wrote 
to a friend, here, requesting him to get the breeding of Hall's 
Lucy. Mr. Hall requested me to write to Mr. Wells, giving 
me the breedin g of Lucy as he received it from the person from 
whom he received her. It was a surprise to me to learn that 
my letter to Mr. Wells had appeared iu Forest and Stream. 
I did not know when I wrote Mr. Wells that Lucy figured in 
Tobe's pedigree. Of course, if Mr. Moughan says that Lucy 
was bred from pure English setters, his statement must be 
correct, he being her breeder. My recollection of Lucy is 
that she was a handsome lemon and white, and one of the 
best that ever quartered a held. If Tobe with his grand form 
equals Lucy's field work, he is all that could be desired and 
a dog his owners have every reason to be proud of. You are 
at liberty to use this for the purpose of correcting any mis- 
understanding that may have occurred in consequence of 
my letter to Mr. Wells.— E. Tinsley." 
"Toronto, April 11.— Dear Sir: 1 cau say that T never bred 
my Irish setter hitch to an English setter dog of Captain 
Massie, and if necessary can take an affidavit to that effect. 
I have not kept the pedigrees of my English setters.it now 
being many years since 1 owned and shot over them. The 
pair I had were lemon and white, and good ones at that. It 
Pointers as Squirrel Dogs. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
Your correspondent's desire for information concerning 
the use of pointers for hunting squirrels would have 
astonished me had I not met a gentleman from Missouri 
last fall who thought it wonderful when, in passing from 
one field to another through a strip of woodland, one of 
my dogs treed a squirrel. 
My observation leads me to believe that most pointers 
"tree" as naturally as they point, and all could be trained 
to that end with but little trouble. 
I have owned pointers almost since I can remember, 
and have never been without at least one that could be 
depended upon to furnish good sport in the woods after 
"varmints" of every kind. 
Bird dogs, setters as well as their smooth-coated cousins, 
.make the finest coon, possum and squirrel dogs we have, 
because of their great speed in the woods and the accuracy 
with which they locate the particular tree wherein the 
game has found refuge. 
My experience with curs, hounds and mongrels, all of 
which are said to make fine coon dogs, has been limited, 
or, more properly speaking, circumscribed, as I have sel- 
dom been in the woods without a bird dog that gave his 
slower companions small chance at anything other than 
a voice in the racket at the death ; but I have noticed that 
the pointer is rarely fooled by the .tricks known in negro 
parlance as "tappin' trees," while the meaner breeds, with 
few exceptional individuals, invariably bay a number of 
times when some wise old coon is surprised in bis noc- 
turnal rambles. 
The pointer that is trained to hunt in the woods under- 
stands his business aB well and enjoys it as thoroughly as 
he does work in the fields. So soon as the command is 
given him to go, he bounds forward at the height of his 
speed, seldom comes in, and never utters a note until sat- 
isfied that the object of his search is ensconced in the 
branches directly above him. 
BRIGHTON TOBE. 
Copyright, 1895, by C. H, Phelps, Jr. 
Brighton Tobe, whose portrait we publish this week, 
made an excellent record last fall in the chicken trials at 
Manitoba. He is owned by the Eldred Kennels, Phila- 
delphia. He displayed excellent bird sense in his work 
and exceptional judgment in finding and locating his 
. birds, and he ranged well. 
is only within the last seven or eight years that I have, kept 
Irish setters. I trust that this will put the matter right. — 
John Moughan." 
Mr. John Davidson writes me about Hall's Lucy as fol- 
low.*: "I shot over Lucy in ludiana, October, 1871. 'She was 
then about two years old. She was a sweet little lemon and 
white ticked bitch, and I never heard her called anything 
but an English setter. I have her pedigree as being by 
Captain Massie's Shot, imported from the kennels of the. 
Hon. John Scott out of Mr. Moughan's Dina." 
I think this will set at rest the Irish setter scandal. I will 
now take up the native, where the so-called native blood 
comes in Tobe's pedigree is on his dam's side. Douglas, sire 
of champion Liddesdale, was by Davidson's Dash IX. out of 
Doll, she by Prince Dona. I give a pedigree of Dash II,: 
Davidson's Dash II., by Dash I. out of Fanny I., she by Ned 
(black imported dog out of a liver and white ticked bitch) 
out of Bessie (Rock — Rose). Dash I., by Rob out of Bessie, 
she by Rock out of Rose. 
I wrote Mr. Davidson about his Dash II., and the following 
is his reply: "Monroe, Mich., March 31.— Dear Sir: I must 
say that the dogs you inquire about were used when people 
bred for work and appearance; pedigree was only a secondary 
consideration to performance in the field. Iam now speak- 
ing of over thirty years ago. Rob was brought here by a 
sporting Englishman, and was a handsome red and white 
dog, with beautiful dark eyes, and a most sensible good per- 
former in the field. We knew nothing of his pedigree, nor 
cared, but bred to him largely and with the best results. 
Bessie's superior in the field I have never seen. I had her 
from a pup to the time of her death. Ned was a very hand- 
some jet black dog, got by a black dog imported by a Mr. 
Jewett, of Buffalo, out of a liver and white ticked bitch, and 
a most hardy, fearless breed of dogs they were. They were 
all English setters, though whelped here. In those days we 
had no blue bloods, except the dogs that made themselves 
such by their performance in the field. We judged them by 
their actions, not then- ancestry. I know of no man living 
who has used setters in as rough a country or bagged as 
much game over them as 1 have done, or tested their hardi- 
hood and game- finding qualities more thoroughly. I have 
never found anything in the dog line to stand by me like old 
Bessie and her offspring. — John Davidson." 
Outside of Hall's Lucy and Davidson's Dash II , Tobe's an- 
cestors can be traced back as in the pedigrees of the straight- 
bred Llewellins. Though Tobe has a very small percentage 
of the blood of Davidson's Dash II. in his viens, I attribute 
much of his level-headedness and staying powers to that 
source, and I only wish that he had more of it. I would be 
pleased to send an extended pedigree to any one interested 
in the matter. Theo. Stokges (for Eldred Kennel). 
Nw York. 
The Toronto Kennel Club's bench show, held last week, 
is reported as being a great success. Messrs. J. F. Kirk, 
Montague Smith, and R. Gibson were the judges. The en- 
tries numbered 402. 
If there is a difference with regard to the instinct of 
the pointer in this particular in other sections and the 
South, I think it is attributable to the way in which dogs 
are handled. 
The majority of our planters, upon coming into posses- 
sion of a puppy, no matter how valuable, turn him over 
to the tender mercy of the cook and pay but little atten- 
tion to him thereafter until he is old enough to break. In 
the interim he is allowed to run rabbits, chase the fowls, 
suck eggs, follow the darkies or his master at his own 
sweet will. The older dogs take him hunting every day 
during the summer, that all are not trotting over the 
country with their owner, who never thinks of confining 
bis ppts for a minute. The result is that, together with 
much mischief that must be painfully unlearned, they 
acquire, in many instances, knowledge, of great value 
that dwellers in kennels may never hope to attain, and I 
wish to add, by the way of paxentbesis, that when it comes 
to bird-finding for shooting purposes, I believe we have 
the best doga on earth, I know of one pointer at any 
rate that trees squirrels, coons, possums: that runs rab- 
bits for the boys, sucks eggs, kills chickens from pure cuss- 
edness, and would steal the last piece of meat in his 
master's house if the opportunity offered and he could find 
a corner in which to bury it until it was palatably mellow; 
that for the past two seasons has met and defeated in the 
hunting fields several field trial winners with their blush- 
ing honors fresh upon them, and that has been pronounced 
by two owners of winning dogs "the greatest bird-finder 
on earth." 
Some day I will write up the attainments of a few 
pointers I have known. , Will Scribbler. 
Gbeenbribk, Ala. 
Omaha Dog Show. 
Omaha. — The Omaha Kennel Club's second annual dog 
show will be held Sept. 18 to 21 at Omaha. This show oc- 
curs at the time of the Nebraska State Fair at Omaha, and 
many attractions are being provided for the entertainment 
of visitors. The "Knights of Ak-sar-Ben" will give a 
"Mardi-Gras" parade and ball. The premium list will 
probably be about §2,500 and specials. Entries to close 
about Sept. 4. E. L. Marston, Sec. 
Secretary W. D. Brereton (No. 66 Third avenue, Pitts- 
burgh, Pa.) writes that the constitution and by-laws of 
the new Bull-Terrier Club of America may be had on ap- 
plication to him. 
