Dogs of all nations. In prose and rhyme (1903) (14583607778)

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Title: Dogs of all nations. In prose and rhyme

Year: 1903 (1900s)

Authors: Miller, Conrad Jenness, 1842-

Subjects: Dogs Dogs

Publisher: New York, J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company

Contributing Library: The Library of Congress

Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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by pulling the string, it drew back the latch, andthe door opened: when callers entered, he would close thedoor by pushing it with his paws, and it seemed to pleasehis greatly, to have the privilege and pleasure of doingthese things for the old people. They called him Handy. XIV. TEOGAN. Trogan was a soldier dog and with his master went to war.For his courage and devotion he soon was winner of a star. Trogan was the name of a war dog who went withhis master to the great Civil War, through which the IN PROSE AND RHYME. 45 country passed from eighteen hundred and sixty-oneto sixty-five. Trogans master was a colonel. He did notwant to take Trogan with him, but he could not drivehim away from the regiment. In a little while he be-came very useful to his master. Sometimes he wouldhold the bridle rein of his horse when his master hadoccasion to get off. He would also watch the tent, sothat nothing belonging to his master would disappear,through stragglers following the army. Trogan would go

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up to his master in the morning when the bugle soundedfor everybody to rise, and bark if he did not wake in-stantly. He seemed to take the greatest delight in seeingthe soldiers drill, and when they were on dress paradeswith all of their accoutrements polished, he was extremelyhappy, and watched them as if he understood what it allmeant. When the regiment was sufficiently drilled to be 46 DOGS OF ALL NATIONS competent soldiers they were ordered to the front, and ina short time they were with the army, that had becomeengaged in a great battle with the enemy. This was Tro-gans first experience nnder fire. Some of the soldiersthought when the firing began he might run off fromfright, but they were mistaken. He remained with his mas-ter from first to last. He would run towards the enemyand bark, and then run back to the regiment and for-ward again, as if he were trying to imbue the soldierswith courage to do their duty and win immortal glory.Towards evening of the first day his master rec

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