Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-28
EVENING STAR,
A Dog Story.
BY CHINoUoPIN

| Bf Z HIN u 0P1N.
We stepped into the telegraph Office in Port.
land, ohio, soon after il was frst established
-ior.unateiy, just In the nick of time to wit
ness the following amusing scene:
Whilo the operator was explaining 70 n.
tae mysterious working of the galvanic cur.
rent and tho nsod'tS operandi Of its applca.
ton IN transmitting intelligence between dis.
tant places, tall, and particularly ungainly
specimen of the genus homo, stalked into the
once. lie was muscular brawny fellow, OF
tne species Pf@e, and to judge By his brusaue
dwelt on the frontier, or somewhere near snn
down, outside the pale of civilization. lie
showed the symptoms Of a rapid walk, and
hastily inquired
Telegraft office, eh ?''
1t is, SIR" replied tie operator, politely.
Runs from here to Dayton?''
"G0od; hev got right smart job fur
ye: lett thar afore sun up this morning. in
sich an ALFRED splutter, that L clean forgot
my dog at the tavern. He's mighty power.
iui good dog, stranger, tell yea cross be.
tWixt NowfoundlaRder and a regular bull
smart as mountain cat, and stout as A oriz.
zted bar. lie kin whip his heft in wild cats
cats every day, an is wuth ki-H-cktckon.i,,
10 10 hunt InJlns, an that's jest whar Pm gwine
NOW, want you TO TELEGRAPH him down here
IN double quick short meter, for the steambote
Is SwInd to leave in IN hour, an [ wouIdn't
lose the critter for heap"
we observed 9 comical expression fit over
the operators countclance as he pretended y
note down description of the missing quad
rupcd, and answered, "All right, sir" 70 an
assurance on the part OF his excited customer
that he would drap in arter the dog in half
an hour"
When he returned, the frst object which at
tracted his attention was a stump-taiIed pug
ot the most diminutive proportions, which was
tied to the leg OF the operating table, and ss-
luted him, as nc entered, with shriII bow
WOW WOW.
"You are just in time, sir. Here is your
dog, all K Only little out of breath,
owing to the rapidity Of his journey" said the
operator, blandly.
Whar!" interrogated Pike, striking an
attitude expressive Of astonishment which was
too pregnant for words
" Here, sir, tied 10 this table,
w h at that tecny sprinklin' Nv fizlled
harmy dog? You don't mean to say that that
thar dod derned short legged, little souint-
eyed, Iop-eared, NANCY beas. is nv dog No,
sir, that amt my dog Mine is the best dog
IN oreson-a wallopin', big, suplcndid ami
mlie-a reg lar beauty-atw two hundred pound
er, SIR. Phew. cuss a snake
AT this point the speaker, having exh austed
his vocabulary, stopped to take breath.
Very Singular extraordinary singular,
may say. Has your orrespondent made a
mistake, and forwarded the wrong animal ?"
Mistake bescusscd It's a reg'Iar swim
dlo, sir. That blasted tavern keeper up
thar has stole my dog, an sent ne this infer
mel little runt in his place What's the dam
agc?'
g Nothing, sir, as you have failed to get the
right animal, replied the operator, who join
ed US in an uproarious burst of merriment as
Pike left the Office, swearing she was gwine
up to Dayton to SoGty that dod- rotted, dog
stealing tavern keeper"