Show SAVED BY HIS DOG intelligent canine dug doe his matter ceat of a carein care cave in henry miller came as near losing his life near greggs ili this fall as a man could and still escape and it was only owing to the sagacity of his dot doe that he escaped death says an exchange miller went out one morning in search of nuts taking his dog with him when he alighted from the train he proceeded to a walnut grove two miles south of greggs after filling his sack he espied a woodchuck on a neighboring side hill and shooting at it ran it into its hole leaving his dog on guard he went to the house of jacob meyer yer a mile distant and borrowed a shovel with which to dig the animal from its burrow miller soon dug a deep pit in the side of the hill when suddenly a portion of the overhanging bank gave way and buried him under a half ton of gravel fortunately his face was not covered and he was able to breathe but be he was so BO weighted down it was impossible to move a muscle he shouted for aid until he was hoarse and was about to give up in despair when he be thought of his dog calling the faithful beast he bade him dig the dog seemed tp comprehend and scratched gravel so zealously that at the end of half an hour miller was able to move one arm and roon poon succeeded in escaping from his position he was so thoroughly frightened he took the first train back to the city before leaving he be refused an offer of 50 tor the dog |