The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-29
A Canine Sketch,

The following dog story from a recently pub.
lished work entitled "The Attorney by John
Theodore Irving, nephew of Washington Irving :,
will serve to dispel melancholy. 1t is akin to his
uncles description of the little pugnacious dog
whose tail curled up SO tight as to lift his hind
legs from the floor
Just then the door opened, and Mr.. Rawley
walked in, and close at his heels stalked Bitters
Both seated themselves; the one on chair and the
other on end directly in front of the surrogate.
Mr.: Jaeger looked at the dog with the solemn eye
Of surrogate, and shook his head az only sur
rogate can shake it.
care you one of the Witnessed" inquired he OF
the dogs master.
81 am, sir," replied Mr.. Rawley. esI was cub
p9naed to testify; and here's the document" AS
he spoke, he laid upon the table paper which,
from having beensevera days in that gentleman 3
pocket, had faded from white into a snuff color,
and particularly crumpled.
whats that animal doing here?" demanded
the surrogate.
''He hasn't had time to do anything" replied
Mr.. Rawley. che comes when comes. He goes
when goes. He's peeler''
'The animal must leave the court. It's con-
tempt of court to bring him here,'' said Mr.. Jag
ger, angriy. sRemove him instantly
Mr.. Rawley had frequently been in attendance
at the police courts, and once or twice had had a
slight taste of the sessions; that he not as
much struck with the surrogate he otherwise
might have been, and be replied:
al make no opposition, sir, and shall not move a
finger TO perwent it, There's the animal, and any
officer as pleases may remove him. | say muffin
ag'in it. knows what contempt of court is, and
that amt one.'' And Mr. Rawiey threw himself
amiably back in his chair.
.'Mr. slagg," said the surrogate to the man with
frizzled wig, sremove the dog
Mr. Slagg laid down his pen, took off his specta.
Giles, went up to the dog and told him to get out;
to which Biters replied by swapping at his fingers,
as he attempted to touch him. Mr.. Rawley was
H.. e IL rr,I'-
looked up at him for instructions, and, receiving
none, supposed that swapping at scrivener's fin.
gers was perfectly correct and resumed his plea.
SAINT expression towards that functionary, occa
sionally casting lowering eye at the surrogate,
as If celebrating whether to include him in his
demonstrations of anger
s'Slagg, have you removed the dog?" said Mr..
Jaeger, who, the dog being under his very nose,
saw that he had not.
ono, sir. He resists the court" replied Mr.
'Call Walker to assist you," said Mr.. Jaeger,
sterny.
Walker, small man in drabs, had anticipated
something of the kind and had accidentally with
drawn as soon as he saw that there was prospect
of difficulty; so that the whole court was set at
defiance by the dog.
Witness" said Mr.. Jaeger.
!Sir,' exclaimed a thin man in the corner-who
had been subp0naed, to his own great terror, and
who at that particular moment had idea that
he was the only witness in the Notwithstanding to
his feet under the vague impression that he to
be sworn on the spot, and thoroughly convinced
that testifying and committing perjury were only
different names for the same thing.
"Not you-the man with the dog.'
Mr. Rawley looked the court full in the face
s'Will you oblige the court by removing that
animal?' said Mr.. Jaeger, mildly.
''Certingly, sir" said Mr.. Rawley. Critters,
go home" Btters rose stiffly and went OUT first
casting glance at the man with the wig, for the
purpose of being able to identify him on some flu.
ture occasion; and, having comforted himself by a
violent onslaught upon small dog belonging to
the surrogate, whom he encountered in the entry,
was seen from the window walking up the street
with the most profound gravity