SOME DOG STORIES

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 5288, 28 May 1904, Page 15

SOME DOG STORIES

A Budapest lady has bequeathed £BSOO to establish a homo for ownerless dogs, because a lost dog oneo rescued her .from two thieves, and could not afterwards, despite all efforts. 6o found again. The lady’s heir sought to have tho legacy upset, but failed. At a recent sale of greyhound saplings hold at the Barbican Repository JOuglaml, 122 dogs changed hands, the total amount being 2240 guineas. 'The top price of tho sale was 130 guineas, which was given for a briudlo dog by Fanidon Perry—Thesaly, A litter of eight by I’ndor the Globe—Thnrlinoor sold well, 72 guineas being given for the pick. Six puppies by' Cleughbrae— Black Jane made 202 guineas, and five by Fanidon Ferry—Quadrille readied the same total.

In Manchuria dog-raising is practised upon a largo scale. A bride does not take her dowry in specie or in land. Dogs are tho dowry, six if she he tho daughter of poor parents, more if they be wealthy. The brutes servo as meat for human consumption, their magnificent coats being converted into rugs. Forty to fifty thousand of the friends of man are so treated every year.

Lady (travelling in Italy): “The brigands have stolen my husband and my pug dug.” Official: "AVo shall have to act very delicately in the matter, madam, or tho brigands may put tho captives to death.”

Lady Traveller (excitedly): “Tell them ransom shall be paid. Fido shall not die,”

Here is an instance of true Mid ..(ml humour. “Matha, what’s ’o dono wi’ th’m.lk?” “Gi’en it to the child.” “Dang the child! Thee shoulu ha’ gi’en it to the bull pup!”

Jack; “That’s a. fine dog you hare, Jim. Do you want to sell him?” Jim: “I’ll sell him for ten pounds.” ’ Jack: “Is lie intelligent?” -...Jim (with emphasis): “Intelligent? Why that dog knows as much as I do.” Jack; “You don’t say so? Well I’ll give you Jialf-a-orowu for him, Jim.”.

A lady, whilst travelling from a suburban railway station, had her pet dog with her, and, entering a first-class compartment, proceeded to make herself comfortable, when a porter put his head iu at the door, and said : “Beg pardon, ma’am, but no dogs is allowed ip the train.” Pleading ignorance of tho railway regulations, tho lady slipped half-a-crown into the man’s hand whereupon the portor shreweclly “Beg pardon, ma’am, I didn’t notice your dog was a cat. No charge for cats, ma’am. Thank’you, mam,”