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Show T Killed Himself for Love of Dog. Dack of tho suicide of Fred Vogler, a farmer of Cherry RIdgo, Pa., who hanged himself In the woods near his home, Is a story of lovo of great depth In tho heart of a man for his faith ful dog. It is n story of a man's appreciation of a dog's life of devotion devo-tion and of tho man laying down his llfo upon tho altar of that friendship. friend-ship. Rovor always had a series of wags of his tall nnd joyous barks for hlB master. The dog appeared happy when with Vogler, and the master always al-ways showed a similar feeling. Thoy wero "chums." Vogler's son, who was told to bring homo somo bread the other day, forgot It. There was but ono loaf in the house, and tho father Insisted on gtvlnr a big share of that to tho dog. A quarrel between members of tho family followed. Ho tossed most of the bread to Rover. Then the quarrel was renowed. Tho man threatened suicide. He hurried toward to-ward tho woods, throw a ropo over tho 'limb of a tree, placed a noose around his neck and jumped off tho box on which ho was standing. Philadelphia Phila-delphia Ledger. |