The literary echo. (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1851, 1851-07-10

as New orkers generally took the oppor-
tunity to ruralize, while the city was filed
with non-residents who came in to enjoy
their annual feast of brick and mortar, and
take look at the elephants. The city
wore very lively appearance. Flags and
streamers hoated from the numerous pub
lie buildings, and the shipping, and the ladies
displayed the various colors Of the rainbow.
In many parts Of the city speeches were
made, dinners eaten, and toasts drank and
drinkers too. Tho pyrotechnical exhibit
tons were splendid Apropos of elephants
of which | made reference, we have an
exhibition which is decidedly unique
There has been, for number of years
past, a law Of the city to the effect that, du-
ring the dog-days, every specimen Of the
race found in the streets without muzzle
on should be slain without the benefit Of
judge Or jury and, on the executioner
presenting himself before the proper au-
thority he should receive fifty cents as the
reward ofhis prowess. And such was the
remorsless zeal with which every loafcrstrove
to execute this law, and the dogs too that
the doom of every puppy found walking on
four legs, without the protection Of a muz-
zle, was certain his fate was almost as in
evitable as is t! a: ofthc poor fugitive flying
from the Southe ern taskmaSter's whip who
already hears the deep-toned bayings of
the terrible blood hounds on his trail
But if perchance he did escape the poor
follow could lead but q dogs life Of it,
while the law was in force, by skulking in
back alleys and noisome by places. All !!
no doubt, if the poor hunted fugitivcs
could talk they would sonic Of them a tGh
unfold which would make humanity weep.
But our worthy Mayor, who deserves great
credit for his humanity in this instance, at
least, has this year introduced a modifca-
ton of this law which is worthy the genius
of a Barnun, and should cntitlc him to
the sincere thaIks a the whole dog popu-
lation, as giving them something like a
chance for their life, Or at least the oppor-
tunlty of being, as the hangman in Barn
aby Rudge says, worked off gentcclly.-
BY fencing in lot uptown there is form
ed q very capacious yard of some five OF
six acres in extent, into which every dog
caught without muzzle is placed, and hi
captor is paid the fifty cents fee. But he
has Mt yet escaped the possibility or ever
the probability Of being Knocked on The
head, for if his owner does not in the course
of the next twenty-four hours after he i
in placed the pound, pay afi Q oftwo dollar
and take him away he is knocked in the hca,
and his body mysteriously disappears
is not known for certainty where it goe
to, but sausagcs arc quite cheap about thcs
times. 1t was a rare sight to see this col
lection of eight or nine hundred yelpin
ours, of all colors sorts and sizes. Their
g were white dogs, black dogs, and gray
there was the pugnacious bull, showing
set of teeth with surly growl which woul
. make cold shiver creep over one the1
was the delicate poodle, VIII ch never be
fore experienced a reveric Of being pan
:. pc:cd and pcttcd further than the playf
!. :, chidings Of his mistress; there was IL
! fleet greyhound, and the trusy mastff, q
- in one grand collection; anl very oftc
/, giving practical illustration Of Dir. Watt
-, advice to
,oI "Lct docs delight to bark and bite