Show taffy a mastiff able watchdog household pet and favorite favorit of 0 the children of the neighborhood saved the lives of his master and mistress and their five children rece recen nth the family live on a farm in the outskirts of lowell mass while all were sound soundly ly sleeping the house caught fire from an aa overheated stove the mastiff bounded through the house loudly barking he aroused the heads of the family and they had just time to awaken the children and e escape from the burning huil building ding in the excite excitement in ent the family forgot taffy when the flames eames were sub subdued dued they found his charred body in the front rr arom om after saving the family it was evident that he had become confused in the smoke and perished he had done the h ro s part and the whole community lar laments bents the fate of ane noble animal A baby has been sent one mile by parcel post perhaps some person wanted to beet rid of a crying baby for an hour or iwo |