I expect every minute to find him again, but I feel I have done him the greatest kindness. ![]() Borel sent her carriage for it and I will be shown the grave. Daisy waited in the hall, when all was over, she wrapped the body in a cloth, put it in the basket, Mme. I gave out after carrying Hero down and fled to my room. “Thanks to Madame Borel’s influence, all formalities were fulfilled, papers signed and I was allowed to have the little dog put out of pain here in the garden. Two months later, the Glessners received word of Hero’s final days: Monday evening at supper, we had a large cake, ordered by my sister, on which could be read ‘Hail the conquering Hero comes.’ He is a conquering Hero, every one in town is admiring him.” In a letter sent to Frances Glessner, she noted: Miss Scharff asked to take Hero with her when she sailed for Switzerland to visit her family in late April 1892. The coachman received a $5.00 reward (about $167 today). Hero had apparently slipped out the back gate undetected late the night before and had roamed the alley for hours before being found. They met up with a neighboring coachman who reported he heard Hero in the alley about 3:00am and brought him inside. The next morning, the coachman, Charles Nelson, and his son Norman, went out early looking for Hero. The local watchman was notified, who in turn called the police. The house was searched, but he was nowhere to be found. Frances Glessner and Miss Scharff returned home from the opera late in the evening and were surprised when Hero did not come down to meet them. Miss Violette Scharff, Fanny’s paid companion, was especially close to Hero, referring to him as her “angel.” She took primary responsibility for his care after George headed off to Harvard in the fall of 1890.Ī scary incident took place in November 1891. We have given him the blue velvet cushion.”įor Christmas that year, sixteen stockings were hung on the fireplace, and Hero’s contained a new collar with his name and George’s, along with a turkey bone tied up with a bow. Scott talked to him about it) he will lie in a coop full of young ones and let them nestle up to him. He snapped at a chicken when he first came up – and now (since Mr. He goes on tip toe when on the scent of a woodchuck. “The dog needs a whole book to himself – he is so intelligent. He killed four woodchucks since we came and is now having some fun with a great big blow fly on the window.”įrances Glessner arrived at The Rocks soon after and wrote: “Hero does not know us yet and when we walk around or knock at the door, he barks or growls. George Glessner acquired Hero as he traveled to The Rocks with Isaac Scott in July 1885. It is now among the least known of the terrier breeds and is considered endangered. The Skye Terrier was recognized as a breed by the American Kennel Club in 1887 (two years AFTER the Glessners acquired Hero they always seemed to be on the cutting edge of things). Fanny Glessner received a copy of that book (which remains in the library today) less than a year before Hero became part of the family. An illustration also accompanied the story “Puff and the Baby,” found in Book of Cats and Dogs, and Other Friends, for Little Folks by James Johonnot, published in 1884. In 1840, Queen Victoria began keeping Skye Terriers, both the drop-eared and prick-eared varieties.Īn image of Skye Terriers was included in The Illustrated Book of the Dog by Vero Shaw in 1881, and this led to its great popularity and introduction to the United States. The breed is known for being intelligent, strong-willed, loyal, and a good hunter. The Scottish dog breed originated on the Isle of Skye, the largest and northernmost island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The Skye Terrier was acquired by the Glessners in 1885 and died in 1892. In honor of National Dog Month, we celebrate Hero Glessner, the smallest member of the family.
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