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A Wise Old Dog.t • , . . ., » • ~The Portland press tells some remark' • able stories of a dog that belonged to a Mr. Skillings, of Bangs’ Island, in Casco 1 Bay:When desirous of a change of life, her would swim to Portland, a distance of | over two miles, and, after passing a week -visiting, return. He would sometimes be found at Commercial wharf by Mr. Skil- \ lings, after several days’ absence, sitting in his boat, in which be- had come to town, and awaiting Mr Skillings’ coming on board to take him home. He . had accompanied Mr. SkillingB, at various times, to Watt’s Lodge, near Richmond Island, seven miles from Bangs’ Island; on gunning excursions after sea fowl, and he was a most excellent retriever. : -C; - IOn one. occam.oh, as the dog was getting 1 old, Mr. Skillings left his house without him, and, as necessary-for sea-fowl gjun-ning, before daylight. The dog;, finding his master gone, swam to* Cape Elizabeth to eome part pf the shore; which required nearly swimminga mile, and went to Cape Elizabeth'Lights, a distance or six milesmore,where he remained until Mr.Bkillihgs passed in his boat, on his return, when the\ dog swam - to the; boat, .was taken* aboard, and returned home with--his master. On another occasion; Mr. S. Bhot two; sea fowl while he was standing on top of Bald Head;'eighty feet above the sea.! The dog made directly for the water, by running down: until he approached ! the j precipice thirty foi forty feet above! the water, when he leaped in,/seized the Woi foM and swmwith them’ around to the; cbyo.; A common excursion forhim.' iu 'hia latteT days was to swim toHouse Island, merely to play with ?the sheep, which; though play to hfm, was a gredriWorryto them, for they in their -fright would make tor the water, and too many of them-beibg drowned, the owners were cpmphll^to, shoot him. -j :;r;; ,■ i:b: People who are curious in such matters’'map discriminate as they please between • instinct', aticl'reason, and howjmuch less.than ; reason'was shown m somo ofi.thte above:cases. - Itis weh suggested, how. ever, that a high dog instinct appearstnore elevated; at ledstj'thah a low order ol;bxmU'Tgwpt,r‘ .......
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Daily Milwaukee News
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Sun, Jun 12, 1870
Page 5
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Judith R.
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