Show A PET aa NOTHING BUT A BLACK FROWZY CUR c oa 00 W was loyl loya to hilll troop of N r and nd lie ile died at it 11 vot uke S good buldic that its was killed by APat 41 00 at WAS dover never a hande omo doc dog rill ill probably fall of going down osterley la in tho the annale of irma as a black and woolly dor do of no fular loular breed broad but nevertheless ho he ad d about tho heart hearts of tho the if of tho the troop and oot not it cavalry rf of M but would huto have resented it it given coon as quickly as an an it leveled at hie his sister or would willingly haro sharo bis his ration with la in tho the field flold that tho the dog might 0 hungry and this il Is not strange it is considered that tho natural q f of mm man for dumb brutes Is in inca led la in a fara faraway ways gomoto garrison bo the troop dog or troop cat or troop is e regarded aa as ono one ot of tho the parsons as of the organization and is i pro d 1 as a such against all outdo 3 k a little sketch touching only antakly upon a docs dows lifo and ila more particularly upon tho nor cr of bis his death it would bo be out laco aco to detail coone coons rise and ih th in the world ho ile realized tho the expectation expectations that were formed of in a the beginning developing into that was and intel t L withal ho be was biff big black nd uncouth ills lits was 0 good teat test for ho he was tirelessly od d in all the tricks that most doge dogs and was tin an apt scholar holar ec in connee once in the collection of photo hs is which many soldiers possess poi sess occupied place of honor with troop nt at least showing up dress n i blouse rind forage cap again ing on hid his bond boad and at other erect on bis his hind feet a pipe in noute and a dilapidated plug 6 head to in the fall of 1888 troop aim M red station marching u across try ry to fort walla walla wada u and coon colm of course was of arty party tho the mon ruen would as soon of leaving their horses id d a leaving him at walla a i coon cumo came into a larger baill and a acquaintance e were five live troop troops of tho the regiment ho he band stationed there and ho he I 1 the task of establishing supreme rity over the other garrison doge dogs largo argo it ono one for him to handle 0 a soon became acquainted with bo he men and wee was popular with although ho lie sho showed wed a preference hoo hoto who wore on an M on their ed s abers frequently when he with the men to town lally fally around pay day time ho he I 1 see a soldier somewhat well r the weather and describing is when ho he should walk a straight coon would immediately attach elf to this man no matter to troop ho he boldn bolon sred red the blue ea es were enough and would r leave him until ho lie saw him safe e garrison what instinct taught a do this mua remain with wilh the mysteries of the kind but that id d it to protect tho the soldier was ib for attached atti ched him lo 10 0 this irresponsible picco piece of huty coon would allow absolutely ly y but another soldier to approach ind und ho he was an uly ugly customer for izea to fool with be felt ruy ivy er r nebout two yura yo of walla t troop IM M and coon made armore more tho the calire second caa coing to arizona to relieve the h cavalry of the somewhat danis dallis dans dalls s and certainly laborious labor loas wo work rk arbing rutn tha the troublesome apache nl ne ns long shaggy hair fell before sears ears in tho hot climate of artall except a tuft at the ond end of 11 II and in thi this condition ho he started 0 p last trip ho he wu ma to make to pany be troop to their new now eto it t the cauton mont of san carloa carlos march arch waa was made from fort low rough the mountains mountain and was n one except for one inci where coon lost his lifo life the second evening crenin out tho the troop into camp in one of f the big a inthe raising their beads in the air at their back the can pening on to the bro broad b bir tr bandy undy plain in to front A days ith h water scarce and end the mer obbon around tho the mark Is s ome thing and very soon after r everybody in the encampment t the guard was sleep a about clock lock in tho the night however they aroused by two hou shots fired in succession i nd the cry ot of tho the I 1 tho the guard I 1 I 1 sleep of a oa am duty is the of f a cat in sany mony rei tila and bi few low moment our body wae was out the alarm came from the sentry lu in charge of the horses and hit his lory was quickly loomed lo Arned during hie his beare year ot of with the cavalry coon bad had made it an n invariable habit U visit all tho the posted sen sentries trios every night and his hi 4 round h hid hd d always boon looked for ns Ps confidently as that of the officer of abo dry tho night was stormy nad rind tho the sentry had loaned up to tho the leonnrd of at a rook to shield elmol as much as poablo pol poi biblo blo whoa whom coon mado malo his appearance shortly afterward thoro there was a commotion among the horfed tho the banary it to tho the cletts of tho the thunder and lightning but tho the dog darted among thora and just then a flash flah of lightning showed the guard two men man roldin about anions the thoa ilan bo he gave llie the alarm and immediately heard a clattering of hoofs down tho the canyon con j on with coon barking in full pursuit the herd was immediately examined tho horses were all thero there but several of tho the lar lariats lats vero were cut and it was a evident that a rang gang of borso thieves had been boon frightened from choir work I 1 kotbin could bo be done until morning nothing much under any but the excitement and sad discussion had passed tho the time rapidly tao the dull gray a dawn was beginning to appear and tho the full light of tho the sun eoon soon ahfoo forth then the question lon suddenly sud donly arose where was coon that ho he was not in the camp was cartain and after vainly whistling and calling a number of the men man walked down tho canyon in an endeavor to in what direction ho he had gone they had not far to go A coupie of hundred yards yarda away upon turning a rock thoy they found him dead his ills skull was crushed in as if it ho he bad had been struck by a heavy slick stick or tho the butt of a loaded whip and his death must have boon been and painless poor coon had ea bazl ft I 1 omo somo of tho the host best hones horses of tho the troop but it had cost him his 1110 not a vory very berolo death you say possibly not well weil wo 0 o burled buried him there in tho the canyon and marked his grao with a alio of stones which served both as a monument and as protection from butz ards and wandering coyotes cheri no 00 taps fired over tho the gravo grave but as tho the troop filed away and proceeded on its march many of the men bad heavy hearts for even though it was but a dog that they mourned they knew tho do dog bad always been kind and truo true and had regarded them all wl with h affection |