Show A curious carious northern legend on the coast of there is an island known as the island of talking dogs the curious story connected with this little spot of land and the one which gives it the name it bears is this according to an odd asiatic legend the first ingali tants of the far north did not employ dogs but drew their walrus rib sleds themselves after ages had elapsed men made an atte attempt ampt to use the dogs of that region v which by the way talked just as men do as beasts of burden the talking logs dogs however argued the caso case with their would be 8 masters and were not long in proving that they had enough to do to catch game for themselves and the children of men but the men soon learned the use usa of the bow and the spear thus thug ruining the occupation of the tabing dogs again an attempt was made to harness them to sledges but the talking canines rebelled and all swam out to the island afterward known by the title given in the opening here game was scarce and the dogs soon turned cannibals and by the end of the first winter there were only seven seven left some human ns volunteered to row out to tho island and bring off the remnant of the dog colony but the dogs refused to leave their barren island each earnestly asking what people are you we have never seen you before for this untruth chami the dog god took their voices from them and until this day they have been the dumb servants of man st louis republic |