Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-07
EVENING STAR.
TEUN DER AND TILT.
rFrom sam Sticks last book.I

Of other dogs--the strength of that joint is SUI
( riing, but his chest, sir, his chest, see how
/ that is formed on purpose for diving! Ii j.
/ shaped Internally like a seals, and then, OBJ
! serve the spread cf that webbcd toIt. and the
I power of them paddles There are tw" kinds
/ Of them, the shaggy ana the long haired, bu'
/ think those Sh 'ggy ones are the hacdsomest
! They are very difficult to be got now OF the
! pure breed / sent to the Bay Of Bulls fo!
| this one To have them in health yen mdst
make them zs-y out of doors in all weather
! a d keep them cool, and, above all, not feed
/ them too high. Salt fish seems the best + o.
! for them. they are So fond e it. Singular
| that, amt it! but dog is natural, sir, and a
.nal aiu't
! 4" Now, you never saw 4 eoIGsh at the
/ table of p Newfoundland merchant Ia your
: !ife He thIDi;s too much Of the shOp
act, in my opinion, inc dog is the Only ger
/ t'eman there Tie only one, rsw that tie
| Indian is extinct who has breeding and blood,
! IN that IaLd of oil, bIubbcr. AID ic-bergs'
Lord, | wish one OF them had been thore
! 70 have heard Lin, wouldn't he a harpoonc'
i'm that's all JIe made q considerable of g
! loHg yarn Of il, an as it was text be hau
often enlarged on. L thought lac never wouiG
nave ended, bnt ike other preachers when b.
! got heated. spit OH the slate. rub il all out
and cyphCr il over again. Thinks l to my
! sell. L !! play you a bit. my boy"
Exactly, sas there is the same di.-
iereIce in do5s ana nors,s as there is in nen.
/ Some are noble by nature. aud some va ga;
! each i EnQwA by lis breed
- L uc. sad tC. very tue. and he stood
! up little straighIer, as II it did lin good to
/ hear republican say that, tor his father Wa
! n t Eiri. 4 very just remark SAID ne, AM
! he eyed me all ,veIi rs il lie was rather sur
! DilS =! at ny penetration.
/ - Hut the 1vnrSt of a. =sSs r sis that .
high-bOrn brute, end hi ;h-brel man II
I NY good for orc tLiHg. ApuiEter vii! point
/ 2 t:"'i-LOUrd run setter Will Sct--a iu'.-
! deg fgnt-5.d 4 NewtoUgd!er will swim; bui
! wEat -.se axe tn Y god for Now duke !,
a duKs, aad tie GcrIl tliIs else. All ~
/ expect 4 him j. 10 act arl look like one
! ,ajd l c"u'd point uut me that GC.4 even 0
/ trayD Il he writes book. and | believe
| Scotch ON" by the nclp Of lis tutor did once;
OF p.akCs 4 speech. yuG say, conc now, that l.
| very well toT dGke. and 20 o.. u II. a. ma
| II.a ant quite - III h bryd, aUd h is a L.
| uc Letter. aad 80 on, downward. " zen You
| s"t 10 dn "a !, WHY, be may De good for NOR,
| tai = liaa oC,. 1 AIT quite su-c "a cicss
ain desist5Ie, AMI in ia WY ysu :oU'in't
i.Hp.uve the int.Ili,gcue of JoJh horse ro-
| b,cnem, ami t),s-you tn. = p, sl , S.,is i.
So Ii a. na-u,;.. Ia yOu, said he, IJt lkiuE
! he sni'cA OF IeuI' crncy th-t L throw in i,r
| run, and l" hin- uneasy. -, s.iS h.. 10y
Wy o. tUin.nS tlo cpuvers .Ipn.) the 5 "a
{ ~ Il DIS Is Vcry WpLur.,U' | Val I'll ga
an i1"cdvte Vi t3Is one a has surpr:sei ey.-
I!D,dr u wh,m Rave related i.
- A.-si uIlinc. u.y du;:es Tod ne . George
Is,,.---. take it ia -. LtCI You know il Il
Is Z gi-&2 ,-.ona ..:,aIed il t!sc ceIt,v Of TIE
! hartTr &C II lax, has powerful battery uL
| it, aEl berIa:ks for the accommoI.-ti0n o;
| troops There WIS I compI- Y Cf ny L, giuunt
| stationed there AZ the time. | took tuIs d.
| a'd 2 snail terrier, called Tilt Ia the boat
with me. Tie latter was a very active little
| follow that the ,neral La / given me a Il W
| weeks before. lie was such an amusing croa a
| tnrc that he sOoU became q universal IdvUritc,
aid WIS suf red 20 come iist, th e house, priv
llere EhlCh Was never granted 10 lhis geGtl--
m'Ii, " IA" pi.i no regard u Ibe appearance {
! MS rJat, TA.ch WAS ui,rn wet and dirty, and
WHO w-.5 therefore CX: udel.
- IIU coaseque-c WAS, Thunder was jeal.
Gus, AID would Got associate with him. ana {
e".i ae took any .b giy he tGTueI Ca MIN aud
| punished HIN severely. T-!s, however lie
never presumed u ID in my presence. "a &c
knew woui'i lot suffer it, and therefore, WI,
they both accompanied me Ia lry walks. IL,
big dog coiteutld Iimseif with treatil the
| the o'her WITH pcTi~ct iCdid rcuce and co4-
| ;,upt. Upon tins OCc is.on, T-uIlcr lay iowl
In tie b a, AMI composed himself t. sI.yp,
while Inc Iit.o fciiYw, who was tGll VI lie aLa
aTim2ti Z, md aFpe.rod q. X he did not
know what il vas 70 close his eyes, sat up.
looked ever the EUuYgle, ard seemed t. Cn-
] y the ding uLc' mmoniy He watched the
motions o. tIe mea as ii lie understood what
was required # them, and was anxious th,y
should acquil themselves properly.
- IL knew said /, it was what sailors
ca q &Vg-Eatch.
'''Vcly gooa, id he. but looking all t..
time as Ii he though the Interruption vely
bgd.
- After having male my inspection / &c.
TUNED 10 the buas f,r the purr"sv OF recross-
in t. the tow, when / missed the terrier
1Luidrr vas close at my heels, and wh,n
wh!stleG LUr the OtheT waggud his tail and
loohei up IN ny .:ce, as ii lie wOuli s&Y,
never mind tLaC foolish d., | AIN her IA
that i onou h, or is there anything you wait
Inc to do
- After calling in vain, | went back t. the
barracks and inquired Of tie men for Tilt. bu.
no one appeared TO have seen him or noticed
his motions
49, After peranbu'ating the l;ttIe island in
vain, happened to ak the sentry if lie knew
where ne was.
60 Yes, sir, be is buried in the beach.
49, Buried in the beach, sail l. with great
anger, vino cared u kill him Tell me, sir,
imme iiltely.'
- That large dog did it, sir lie eniiccl
him down L. The shore by playing with him.
pretending 10 crouch, aud then run alter hi;a;
aud then retr1ltiag, and coaXi.g him 10 chase
him; and when h. got him near the beacn, lac
throttlel him III al instant. and then scrat5l
cd hole in the shingles and buried him. COW
ering him up wiCh the Il avel. After thai, he
went into the water, and with his paws wash
ed his face and head, shook himself. and vent
up to the barracks. You will find the terrier
just down there, sir.
And sure enough there was the poor little
fellow, quite dead, and yet warm.
In the meantime, Thunder. who hal
watched cur proceedings from Il distance .
soon As he saw the body exhumed, felt as ii
there wa 4 :0UII-marjial holding over him
self, plunged into the harb,r, 1 swan 2cross
to the town, anu hid ms If for sevcra. days,
until lie thought tie affair had blown over;
ard then approached me anxiously and eau
tiousy, lest he should be apprehcnded and
condemned. As was unwilling to lose beth
OF my dogs, 1 WAS obliged TO overlook it, ard
take rim back to n'y confidence. A strange
story, ain't it, Mr.. Sick!
-. Well. it is saws L. but dogs do certain