Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-01
An Unhappy Dog.

common or unclean.
An Unhappy Dog.
We dog Wednesday marched in with all due
solemnity to be fitted with muzzle by Mr.. J. J.
Conoley, as, the law Directs and dog less proud
of his single article ofdress, it would be difficult to
find Unlike the Queen of the Foo Foo Islands who
felt the gories of the toilet when arrayed in bead
necklace, and nothing else, quadrupedal friend
appeared as much ashamed as Georgia Major in the
spurs and shirt-colar costume of his country might
feel if suddenly introduced to the Empress Eugenie
and all her court in full regaa. Had he seen his
own figure in glass he would no doubt have tainted
at the sight of himself, free and Independent Of
a -- female dog-reduced to that extremity
not able to bite iea nor chew piece of live hog.
The thing is cruel.
If there were ANY truth in the old proverb, and
cry dog had, in fact, his day. when that dogs day
came round he would certainly have all the commits
sioners muzzled to see how they would like it. Let
any m ember of the said worshipful body just fancy
himself dog for short time, with flea population
that would entitle him 10 apply for admission into
the Union a State, and his mouth tied up that
he could have chance to bite back again--could
not return the "fre in the rear'-could not even
howl without nasal tWang, and see if he wouldn't
turn melancholy and misanthropic sullen and surly,
and go mad out of spite. Why, take anybody with
flee in each boot and he is miserable beyond de
scrption; but dog with at least one family on each
square inch of his carcass and his mouth tied up pre-
sens picture of abject misery and hopeless trbula-
ton too painful to contemplate. 1t is usual saying
when any goes away totally out of sorts, that
he has gone off with flea in his ear. Fleas in all
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annoyance. In Oriental countries they are still
ferocious than in this Western hemisphere and
no doubt the extreme feainess OF the Ishnaee has
been the means of perpetuating his leading charac-
teristc of having his hand against every man, and
every man having his hand against him. 1t may be
laid down certain that nation devote itself
10 the steady pursuits of industry until it has in
way got rid of the feas; and consequently it would
be folly to expect the fea.rdden Bedouin 10 set tie
down quietly TO make living. Who could keep
quiet under the circumstances? The romance of
semi-barbarsm is inevitably connected with the Elm
stitution of feas The Arab of the cities subjected
to the deeriorang influences of clean linen is quite
degenerate ANIMAL content ignobly 10 cheat while
his wild brother of the desert Isl magnanimous rob-
Der and throat. No doubt the extremely pugna.
clous spirit of the "age of chivalry' mainly ow-
ing TO the want of clean under clothes among the
knights, who, cased up in armor, and covered with
unscratchable feas necessarily have been rest
less and blood thirsty. Indeed dog with leathern
muzZle, and Norman knight with sheetiro one
must have been in pretty much the same defenceless
!, condition, Both had their tempers ruined
There is little chance for any quiet permanence OF
productive industry in the republics of South Amer
lam mill NC rlo of 4bo;~
been conquered 1t is all nonsense to talk abou
political causes. These little back. biters keep then
uneasy
oG- The amount Of nonsense which is deliberately
put forth by men who ought to be intelligent
is perfectly notifying. We notice in the last Fay
ettevIIle Argus repetition of stale and ridiculou
assertion or assumption, which common sense repu
dates After talking about the comparative increas
e of Northern strength. by means of folegn emigra
tlon the Argus asserts that Know. Nothingism pro
" poses to dsarm that emigration of its powers of az
/ erosion Now, everybody knows that aggregat
population and not aggregate citizenship is the basi
u OF representation in Congress- and that the reatv
s strength of the North to the South would not be les
Is sened one iota by DISTINGUISHING every foreign Dor
u citizen in the country. Why, negro population
Vic 4Not ehters July into Inc Federal OASIS, eve
where they are not allowed to VOTE Population an
: not actual citizenship is the basis, and Know Nott
II ingism by simply DISTINGUISHING white men an
If franchisng negroes in Massachusetts and Connec
II ticut, will not in any way alter that basis.
PROFESSOR BAcHE.-This gentleman, the able an
popular Superintendent of the United States Coal
Survey, arrived Tuesday, believe, in our town.
We regret having been out when he called at on
IS sanctum. He spoke 10 our Associate Editor, M
Price, in highly encouraging terms of the progress
bar improvement, every step of which more tina
verifes the prediction of favorable results and pu
+ final success beyond peradventure. 1t will be nj
cessary for the next Congress to make further al
preparation for the continuance of the work, and
sincerely trust that whatever the complexion of th
body may be- in other respects that its favorable
tention may be directed to this great and meritorot
work The town is about TO go in debt to bring trat
10 here Let it have an outlet of suitable capacity
NJ A FARM-Michael L. Sullivan, an Illinois farme
it is said, is about to plant 10000 acres of land