The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-15
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~,,n NGwroUNDLAND DOG.

One day last summer LOOK my P'ace
siderable amusement in watching tho va
rious characters. Two persons in par
ticular attracted my notice; one was
middle aged gentleman. stout rather
surly. taciturn, who paid no attention TO
any living being on board, except huge
Newfoundland dog, that was painting or
iolling out his tongue, or roaming among
tho passengers, showing them out OF his
way, frightening children by suddenly
covering their faces with one lick OF his
great tongue, and convincing nervous Ia
dies that he was going mad, by the vgoE
with which he stuck out his legs while
rolling on his back upon the deck. His
master eyed these pranks with a sly
smile, and seemed quietly to enjoy the
terror occasioned by the antics ofhis bur-
ly friend. 80
The other person whom | especially
noticed was very pretty and well,dress-
ed lady. Young lady she would no doubt
have been called but that she had with
her little girl, about seven years old,
who called her mamma She was evil
dently possessed Of nerves. Indeed, she
seemed to be possessed by them. and
their name was legion. Endless were the
petty annoy to which they subjected
her: infinite the dilemmas in which they
involved her. But her keeUest sutferngs
in this small way were caused by the un-
wieldy gambols of Lion, the Newfound :
land dog; and her incessant and Puerlle
EXPLANATIONS of terror, Indignation and
spite, against tho good-natured brute,
kept up the sly malicious smile upon the
lips of his apparently unnoticing master
The little girl, on the contrary. had to the
incre ased alarm of the weak mother
made friends with the monsters and for
long time amused herself with throwing
bits of biscuit for him to catch, which
feat. Notwithstanding the incorrectness o
her aim, he managed to accomplish, by
making boisterous plunge to one side
or the other; and when at last she timid
IL offered him piece out of her hand
and he acknowledged the compliment b!
licking her face and rubbing his side a
gainst her till he almost pushed her down
the little creature fairly screamed witt
delight. Her mother screamed too, bu
in one of the small hystercal screams II
which she was fond of indulging, ant
was followed by an outburst of anger a
Lions audacity.
GOOD gracious" she exclaimed, "i
that horrid creature should be mad he
have killed my child: And how dirty h
is, too! Look at your pelisse, Adeline
see what a state it is in! How dare yo
play with that dirty ANIMAL"
This transition from hydraphobia to
soiled dress was too much for Lions mas
ter, and he burst into a long loud laugI
IL wish, sir" said the lady, snapishly
"that YOU would call away that nasty do
instead of setting him on to annoy evel
body who is not accustomed to have sue
dirty animals about them." -.. ....
The gentleman said nothing, but bow
cd and walked forward; and | soon aft
saw him enjoying a cigar. while Liz
played the agreeable in his own rous
fashion to people who knew how to res
the expression Of his honest and intel
gentphysiognomy.
Little Adeline deprived ofthe attra
ton which had fixed her attention to Il
inside ofthe boat, began to see anus
ment in watching the foamins water,