"Deko."

A Detroit paper gives the following interesting account of a remarkable dog:

The propeller Maine, of the Northern Transit Company, called at this port Friday, bound down on her way from Chicago to Ogdensburg, and among the through passengers was Mrs. W. J. R.—, and Hetty, her seven-year old daughter, who were going to their home in Albany, N. Y.

While the boat was moored at the Northern Transit Company's wharf at the foot of Third street, the little girl engaged in a play spell with "Deko," a large Newfoundland dog, who is a fixture at the wharf, and as well known in the vicinity as any of the many boats which call there. They were having a glorious time when the girl ran along the wharf towards the stern of the boat and with her head partly turned to look at the dog she ran headlong off the wharf into the water. "Deko" stopped an instant as though shocked, then sprang into the water near to where the girl was floating supported by her dress and cloak and about ten feet from the wharf. Taking one of her shoulders in his huge mouth the noble dog supported her until a small boat put out and she was rescued from her perilous position.

"Deko" thus added another event to his already eventful life, he being a most remarkable dog. Marvelous stories are told of his sagacity. Two years ago he was an inmate, a sort of nightwatch, in the Northfield (Minn.) Bank, and was on duty the night the notorious Younger Brothers robbed that institution. He had a fight with Charles Younger at the time, and to this day carries a broken tail, caused by a bullet from Younger's revolver, Since his residence in Detroit, "Deko" has learned the sound of various propeller whistles, and instantly, when a Northern Transit boat signals, the dog jumps, and, if in the office, barks furiously to be let out. If the boat arrives late at night, when the clerks have all gone to their homes, "Deko" starts for the Cass House, where one of the clerks boards, and before the boat touches the wharf has some one who can talk on hand to receive the Captain. As one of the Captains says: "If 'Deko' could only talk, he

could run the office at night without help." As soon as a boat is made fast to the wharf, "Deko" steers for the door of the cookroom, and will not leave until he receives a meal, and, after eating, he stands guard at the gangway until all the freight is moved and the order is heard to haul in. Then he jumps ashore to wait for the next craft.

A Cold Water Horse.

The pump was in a corner of the horse box in which the horse was accustomed to be shut for the night, and the coachman used to be puzzled at the fact that when he came in the morning the end of the stable was always an inch or so deep in water. At last he suspected that the horse might have been the delinquent, and so fastened him up without giving him any water, and watched him unobserved when let loose in the morning. The animal went at once to the pump, and took the handle in his teeth, and worked it up and down, and, when the water was in full flow, placed his mouth under the spout to drink. He could not endure being watched while pumping, and, if he saw any one observing him, would rush at him with open mouth in order to scare him way.

Bird Charity---A Little Wren Adopts Four Orphan

Robins.

Last summer a pair of Robin Red Breasts built their nest in the vicinity of a fashionable country boarding house. In due time the heads of four young robins were observed by some of the boarders peering above the sides of the nest, when some thoughtless boys passing that way shot both the parent birds and left the young ones to perish.

The ladies and gentlemen, moved to pity by the poor helpless young birds were devising plans for relief when a little brown wren flew to the nest, surveyed the unfortunate state of things for a moment, then disappeared. In a few minutes it returned bearing food of some kind to the starving robins,

Much surprised at this the human sympathizers resolved to await further developements before proceeding to put their plans of relief into operation and were delighted to find that the wren had in real good earnest assumed the care of that orphan family. With untiring energy it hunted worms and food of such kind as was suited to the wants and tastes of its proteges, and continued its kindly offices until the birds were full fledged and were enabled to take care of themselves. Strange as this may appear, we have it from the most reliable authority.

A Dog's Appreciation of Money.

A Quincy, Ills. journal tells this story: "A few evenings since, while a number of persons were chatting in a drug store, a gengentleman came in, followed by a small dog. While the master around the store

was procuring some medicine the dog walked room, and finally picked up something and ran to one of the gentlemen and attracted attention by scratching his clothing. The man looked down and noticed that the dog had a piece of paper in his mouth, but thought nothing more of it. The dog, not satisfied, repeated his apparent appeal, but not with success, and then went to his owner, who took the paper and saw it was a ten dollar bank note. The dog had found it on the floor, and evidently knew that it was valuable. It subsequently transpired that the money belonged to Dr. J. T. Wilson, and it was returned to him. The dog was rewarded for his sagacity by the present of a handsome new collar."

A Remarkable Horse.

Miss Charlotte Thornton of Woodford, Ky., has an old black horse which goes straight to the blacksmith-shop and deliberately walks in, unattended, every time he loses a shoe. A negro boy usually rides him to drive cows to and from the pasture. One day this darkey didn't come to time, and the intelligent horse drove the cows to the pasture. At another time he went to the pasture alone and drove the cows home.

How a Dog Won a Wager Under Difficulties.

"One day, when Dumont, a tradesman of Rue St. Dennis, was walking in the Boulevard St. Antoine with a friend, he offered to lay a wager with the latter, that if he were to hide a silver six-livre piece in the dust, his dog would discover and bring it to him. The wager was accepted, and the piece of money secreted, after being carefully marked. When the two had proceeded some distance from the spot, M. Dumont called to his dog that he had lost something, and ordered him to seek it.Caniche immediately turned back, and his master and his companion pursued their walk to the Rue St. Dennis. Meanwhile a traveler, who happened to be just then returning in a small chaise from Vincennes, perceived the piece of money, which his horse had kicked from its hiding-place; he alighted, took it up, and drove to his inn, in the Rue Pont aux-Choux. Caniche had just reached the spot in search of the lost piece when the stranger picked it up. He followed the chaise, went to the inn, and stuck close to the traveler. Having scented out the coin which he had been ordered to bring back, in the pocket of the latter, he leaped up incessantly at and about him. The traveler, supposing him to be some dog that had been lost or left behind by his master, regarded his different movements as marks of fondness; and as the animal was handsome, he determined to keep him. He gave him a good supper, and on retiring to bed took him with him to his chamber. No sooner had he pulled off his breeches, than they were seized by the dog; the owner conceiving that he wanted to play with them took them away again. The animal began to bark at the door, which the traveler opened, under the idea that the dog wanted to go out. Caniche snatched up the breeches, and away he flew. The traveler posted after with his night-cap on, and literally sans culottes. Anxiety for the fate of a purse full of gold Napoleons, of forty francs each, which was in one of the pockets, gave redoubled velocity to his steps. Caniche ran full speed to his master's house, where the stranger arrived a moment afterwards, breathless and enraged. He accused the dog of robbing him. 'Sir,' said the master,