ae, iany a. ped "Chow" so! tuzurious "Tabby" soho tleomers which ha harrowing. tale at 7 me, down to Shang the presen
have had, hocdled im tom mem" Re Mea a Only. leat week a Wahu. mishionvary. attacked to the American Church Blission, the Rev-"V, H. Gowen, arrived in Shanghai with atring of five handsome dogs and charming Persian cat," the latter appearing most. distjnétly discon-eerred at the turn affairs had taken and 0 bored with the undignified proceeding thot/she went on a food strike to the edification of everyone, Feminine-Greatures, the world over, have the privilege of pouting on cogedsion, we know, 7 But while Miss Patsy, sulked. in her box and wondered why Persian cats) were born with luxurious instincts when they were not able to gratify them to the full, the five dogs, named respectively, Peter, a brown and white pointer, Rex, a grey and white pointer and the deadly enemy of colleague Peter, Dolly, an Alsatian, Plate the chi and Philip the Irish setter, went up fon deck and enjoyed the situation {ike philosophical souls, the fk of which one appreciates in, such trying times. 'They jumped rope with the children and proved in other ways their entire sympathy' with the entertainment provided them. All had been collected from
having been forced to leave thout them or elec to, remain ithout provisions for earing pro-parts of Wuhu, their own-werly for them. Refugeeing had, however by that time, begun ite in the ordinary course of even Peter anid Pluto and the est "ey had been hoisted on the hulk by glad to escape the cares and at Wuhu earlier in the month,
ibulations attending shifting for oneself if one is a dog in China la slightly vain of one's person
jowered upon their rescuers when abearance. Appreciation was that frst evacuation took place March 9.
Tails were wig-wagged {n token of this and tongues rogistered. joy and affection on some of the bluejackets who did the hoist. ing of the trusting souls on to the bal Then they were taken back agai in into.the city and somewhat later anid good-bye to their owners in crest-fallen way.
Gone were the pleasantly carefree feelings for the moment, but a good run restored philosophy so that when the final evacuation took place under the good offices of Dr. Gowen everybody but Patsy was happy.
Coming down, a miniature pani ie was caused when the ship was fired 'How could a pet chow be oxpected to act under such cumstances'
The conundrum ans wered itself, however, and the dogs took the hint from their small human play fellows. They continued their romping as soon as the word came that they could go on deck again.
Mr, Gowen's sol itude for this family of pets included turning them over to temporary masters a3 soon as Shanghai was reached, and the original masters some of whom still remain in Wuhu know that thei pets are well looked after now, which is somehow the ma consideration when the time for: parting comes.
Other pets have been brought! down by Chinese servants in whose care at the rious ports foreigners had left th animals, and anyone who had to leave behind a creature whose charm grew in retrospection, aa charm very often does, will tell you that this was one of the most distressing phases of the evacua
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