Shepherdstown Register

Mr. Davis.

Immediately after the incarceration of Mr. Davis in the casemate at Fortress Monroe, an old dog, who was doubtless a rebel sympathizer, with that remarkable instinct for which the canine species are noted, appeared to understand that the prisoner there confined was a different individual from those usually held in duress in the fort, and when Mr. Davis, after long confinement and most brutal treatment, was allowed to breathe the fresh air and take exercise out of doors, the old dog's eyes glistened and his caudal appendage twirled in the air, giving undoubted signs of gladness. This dog followed the footsteps of Mr. D. on all his pedestrian excursions, and when he returned to the casemate would quietly lie down and patiently await the appearance of the distinguished prisoner. Recently the dog has fallen under the ban of the authorities at the fort and been expelled from that locality. Recognizing the fidelity of the old dog, and doubtless commiserating the forlorn condition of the faithful attendant, the ex-President has sent him to a friend in Norfolk, Va., with the request that the dog be well taken care of during his life-time. This trust will be sacredly fulfilled, and before many days, for his fidelity to Mr. Davis, the faithful dog will have placed upon his neck a splendid collar, upon which will be inscribed the name which his present owner intends giving him—Jefferson Davis.