| Show A curious northern legend on tho the coast of thero there is is nn island known as I 1 the island of talking dogs the curious story conn connected e acted with this little spot of land and the one which gives it the naino name it bears is this according to an odd asiatic legend the first inhabitants of the far north did not employ dogs but drew their valrus walrus rib bleds sleds themselves after ages had elapsed men mado made an attempt to use the dogs of that region which by the way talked just as men do as beasts of burden tho the talking dogs however argued the caso case with their would be masters and were not longin long in proving that they had enough to do to ca catch tell gamo for themselves and tho the chil children drei I 1 of men but the men soon learned the we use of tho the bow and tho the spear thus ruining tho he occupation of the talking dogs again an attempt was made to harness them to sledges but the talking canines rebelled and all swam out to tho the island afterward 1 known by the title given in the opening here game was sea scarce ree and the dogs soon turned cannibals and by the end of tha the first winter thero there wore 70 only seven left somo some human ns volunteered to row out to the island and bring off tho the remnant of tho the dog colony but the dogs refused to leave their barren barrel island each earnestly asking what people are you wo we have never seen awn you before for this untruth chami the dog g god took their voices from them and until this day they have been tho dumb servants of man S st t lou louis is republic |
