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Show iFINE DOG IS STUNG TO DEATH BY ANGRY BEES Caught Fast In Trap Near Log Used at Hive Animal Could Not Escape. Carver, Ont Patrick Roonoy, who has a farm six miles northeast of here, lost a valuablo colllo dog recently recent-ly In a most unusual mannor. Tho animal was a female and was such a great pot of tho f armor that ho' burlod her in a caskot such as would bo used for a child. Roonoy is n hunter and trappor as well as a farmer, and on his expeditions expedi-tions Sally, tho colllo, was his con- f r: 1 The Bees Were Stinging the Dog to Death. tant companion. Tho dog had boon tnught to rotrlovo his game, run foxes and malto herself generally usoful. Sho know whoro ull tho traps woro Bet as well as did Roonoy, nnd on mora thnn ono cold morning last wlntor sho mado tho trapper's rounds for htm, barking oxcltcdly at tho door whon hIio found gamo, nnd taking her ninstor to tho trap containing it. i At night Sally had tho range of tho farm, and so whon about two o'clock ono morning Roonoy heard hor barking, bark-ing, ho concluded that Bho had dls-covorod dls-covorod a skunk nnd was keeping It away from tho hen houso. Ho thoro-foro thoro-foro turned ovor to sleop. Dut tho barking kept up and after a time Roonoy beenmo thoroughly awako and roalliod that his pet was In troublo. Gutting Into his trotiBors and grabbing grab-bing his rlflo hu hastened across tho meadow to tho edgo of tho woods whonco tho sounds camo and blun-derod blun-derod upon tho dog, caught by tho foot In a forgotten mink trap, set months bofore. As ho bent ovor to rolcaso tho spring Roonoy hoard an angry buzzing In tho air and felt as though bo bad been priced by a thousand thou-sand needles. Ho Instantly realized that ho was bo sot by a swarm of bees and that thoy woro stinging tho dog to death. He worked desporatoly and rolcaaed Sally nnd thon, taking her In his arms, Hod to tho shelter of his house, followed clear to tho door by tho bees. Sally Beemcd to rally for a time, but at daylight day-light sho died and Roonoy was heartbroken. heart-broken. Ho later found that tho boos had hived In a log to which ho had fastened tho chain of tho trap. Whon Sally pulled on tho chain sho brought them out |
