Show bil bie dog BIL story ill tell you a dog story sam sald a gentleman to a charleston news and cour ier reporter recently that ts Is hard to believe and yet I 1 give you my word that it Is absolu absolutely teAy true now you doubtless remember that on christmas eve there was considerable noise on the firing of crackers etc this was I 1 noticed very annoying to my big mastiff who nho is kept in a small stable yard on my premises the dog however was I 1 thought secure as it was confined by a high wire ire netting and fence during the evening I 1 was obliged to go out to summon a physician on account of the illness of my little girl and after coming back about ll 11 sat up in a dressing gown and slippers to await for the doctors arrival presently there came a long ring at the bell and then another and another not the doctor said raid I 1 to myself and grumbling at the idea of callers on business at that hour I 1 went down to the door opening it imagine my surprise at seeing my loo pound mastiff standing with his feet on the gatepost gate post ringing the electric bell with liis his note it was evident that he had been reading the papers that the coachman had left about aboul the stable and finding himself locket out said to himself ill press the button and hell do the rest I 1 of course invited him in and escorted him through the house to his own quarters where here I 1 I 1 found he had broken through the wire netting anti anil probably gone out to investigate the christmas christinas bombardment liu but he had forgotten the way back and so BO called me sip p I 1 |