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Show Tho cases on record ln which dogs havo risked tholr lives to save their follow creatures aro almost as numerous numer-ous as tho acts of heroism chronicled ln tho annals of humanity. Tho finest modal that was over struck would not havo beon too great a reward for tho noblo act performed by Budgo, a spaniel, span-iel, in ln a recent Hobokon flro. Budgo lived at 413 Fourteenth strcot, together with fifty carrier pigeons, a dozen fancy rabbits, and her own four puppies, pup-pies, only a few days old, Before tho building waB woll alight Mr. Seins, tho landlord and owner of Budgo, managed to escapo with his family, but tho carrier pigeons, tho rabbits and tho puppies wero forgotten. forgot-ten. Budgo, was absont at tho timo, but returned half an hour after tho flro started. For. a momont sho stood aghast at tho flames, and then, realizing that her family was ln dire danger, sho daBhed through tho flro and In a momont returned re-turned carrying a badly blistered puppy. Her anxious faco woro a look of; qulot triumph as sho left tho Uttlo croaturo ln i placoot,Batoty nndonce, Woro returnod to the burning building. Again sho camo back with another puppy, a Httlo more singed this timo, but also living. Her own hair was now ablazo, but, unmindful of tho pain, sho dropped the pup In tho streot and started back again. But a young man who had stood by watching hor caught tho dog In his arms, and In Bplto of hor frantic mtrtiircles to return to hor nerlahlnir family refused to let hor go. Had ho dono so sho would havo gono to hor death. So badly burned was tho bravo animal, ani-mal, that an ambulanco was called, and sho and tho pups woro taken to tho dog hospital, where thoy wero detained de-tained for nearly a week. Of all tho live stock in that building tho only creatures saved wero tho two puppies, pup-pies, and thoy oweu their lives not to man but to what, ln this lnstanco at least, proved to bo tho nobler animal. Mother lovo was tho causo of tho death of Daisy, a beautiful Httlo fox torrlor, tho daughtor of Mouso, a noted prize winner, tho property of Col. O. A. Stovons, a millionaire Daisy belonged to Capt. Woodall, who has chargo ot tho barges of tho Now Jcrsoy Ico company. com-pany. Daisy waB tho niothor of four puppies, which wero born on Now Yoar's day, and sho was tho proudest parent In all Now York stato. In tho socond week of January last Capt. woodall made tho discovery that ono of tho puppies was doad, and when Daisy was away ho throw tho Httlo corpse into tho Hudson, but tho tldo was low and tlioro was no current to carry It away. Whon tho mother returnod re-turnod to hor litter sho instantly saw that ono was missing. Sho wont wild with anxiety, and raced from barge to bargo looking for-hor-lost puppy. At last sho caught sight of It bobbing bob-bing up and down n tho wator, and in nn Instant sho was after It. She swam to tho sldo of the, body, took It In hor mouth and turned toward tho snoro. But tho ley waters of tho river woro too much icr" tho gently bred dog, and though sho raaxlo tho most horolc offorts to save herself and tho puppy, which sho fondly Imagined still Hvod, It wan no uso, and nftor a Httlo whllo sho gavo up tho atjompt ns a bad Job, and beforo help could come sho sank, carrying tho puppy with hor. Capt. Woodall was almost cs grlof strlckon for his pot as Daisy had boon for her offspring, und offered a big Toward To-ward for tho two bodlos, which were Bocureit by a boatman. An attompt was nlado to bring up tho thrco Httlo orphans on tho b'ottlo, which sucoosd odso woli that' they, aro now growing! lacTemw Teseurvj I 1 .her ieatL puff up and almost old enough to understand under-stand tho story of their mother's Horolsm, which capt. Woodall's llttla son Is nover tired of telling thorn. Another coso ln which a dog mado a horolc attompt to save tho llfo of a friond wnsi that jpfJack, a wired haired terrlor. Aftor ho had bon in tho family for a few months a stranger was Introduced lhAjsbnp6 ot u fluffy little black King Catties spaniel. Jack and tho now arrival who was called Queenlc became firm friends, sleeping sleep-ing ln -tho samo basket and eating from tho samo plate. Quaenio was devoted to tho Ore, end would Ho lnsldo the fender and go to sleep peacefully. Whenover Jack "fouiuUijor In thfa,aKorouB position ho would 7oolc f-haf"roraaTnomcnC-and then, tnfcng her by tho neck, would place her on the rug. Ono evening ho camo to his master with a look of anxiety .making a peculiar pe-culiar nolso, half bark, half whine. Ho looked at his master for a moment and thon left tho ro6m. Returning again ho mado tho hi mo noise and started for the door, tooklnc back at overy stop. His master was busy Just then and took no notice until for tho third timo ho returned, whon tho mas-tor mas-tor roso and followed him. Tho dog lod tho way through several passages and finally Into tho kitchen, walked up to tho range, and placed ono paw on the ovon. Tho flro was out for tho maids had gono to bed. and on opening open-ing the door there waB Queenlo at her Inst gasp. Sho had not been burnt, but simply suffocated. . Every offort was mado to rovlvo tho dog, whllo Jack stood by with a look of tho most lntcnso anxiety on his faco. But it -was no usd, and tho Httlo body was taken into tho garden and laid upon tlm lawn. Jack gavo ono glance at his friond, put his noso to hers, then ran off. Ho was not ccon again for threo dayB, whon ho returned re-turned dirty, bedraggled and lame. Never did ho over ontor that kitchen again. He had mado a noblo offort to save his friend, and it was not his fault that tho density of ono man's comprehension had proventod hls succeeding. suc-ceeding. ' |