New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-03-02
;. Adventure.w with a Dog.


Going home the other night, in order to z polish
up for ball, we passed dog making q great noise
about rats, either real or imaginary under bridge at
street crossing. He was a pretty black and white
spotted cur, aud looked so handsome as he pranced
and barked at the hole under the bridge, that We in
passing nvoluntarily exclaimed "sick 'em - %
We had not gone fir before the dog went streaking
it down the middle of the street ahead of us. He
halted looked round then scampered round a cor.
ner; and just we were giving him up for gone, he
reappeared, making avery leisrrely examination Of
the fences and treeboxes just ahead of u.s. We then
formally attempted to make his acquaintance. We
whistled to him SOFTLY as well to make an impression
on his heart as to keep the Waterman over the way
from suspecting us, a newspaper man. of dog-steal
ing-which would never do in the world
The dog paid no attention to our whistle, but
struck off at tangent and got up great snufGng
after rats either real imaginary across the
street. We then set him down for some foolish dog,
who happened to be going out our way, and merely
saw proper to amuse himself as we have described
But when we had turned corner or two and found
him still friskng about us, in paralelogranls, semi
circles and trangles the points of which smet Of rats
either real or imaginary we began to feel hattered
with the consciousness that he was following US, and
merely making all those fancy foursnes around us to
show that he was dog Of parts and knew something
of the world.
Whistling to him again, he came up, pleasantly
yet efficiently, and permitted us to pat his head. He
wagged his tail responsibility. We were friends. His
beauty, intelligence and vivacity equally won upon
u.s. aud was not until we had arrived in front oil
our domcil that we happened to remember that we
had no use for a dog, and no accommodation for SC
gentlemanly dog as the one we had fallen in with
So, with tinge of that regret which is usually felt
in parting company with pleasant travelling com
panion concluded to leave the dog in the street
to return whence he came.
As we opened the door, he came up with smile
(or some dogs do smile, and this was one of them)
and wag of his tail, which seemed to say, :" All
this is your home, is it? Well, I'll come in if you
wish me to- but if it's your pleasure, I'd wait
outside" We patted his head kindly, and then shut
the door in his face. a.. 49,
We had soon forgotten the poor fellow, in pre-.
pairing for the ball and anticipating its pleasant
elements We would not have thought of the dog
again that night, had we not beco me conscious of
great canine uproar in front of our house. We won
dered if it had any thing to do with our new friend
and felt uneasy. When we opened the door, our I'M
the step, his back to the door, looking considerably
put out, and whining in complaining manner.
The matter was apparent at glance The base
dogs of the neighborhood had recognized him as an
intruder and at tested his right to stop in front
Of any house in that street dogs in general acting
under the principle that might is right. He stood
his ground dogfully, and they retired satisfied This
must have been the case else he would not have been
posted at the door so devotedly when we came out
Besides his whine, and look and attitude the STEP
said distinctly as if he had uttered it in Webster
English, I'm not fond of fighting-never was-and
would not have fought just now, but for the absolute
necessity of it. My feelings are hurt considerably
still think the less of YOU for all had to fight
on your account -
We felt it cruel to desert dog that had fought for
us, and so we determined to provide for him. We eat
ted him on the head and Sides and indicated to him
as well as we could-not understanding dog Latin we
could not tell him-that we had high opinion of him
aud would adopt him from that moment. But we
were going to ball, and wanted his pleasant com.
pany along the street. He followed us as before
seemed to forget his fight became risky again, and
kept in our vicinity we being the center, and rats
either real imaginary the external points of his
circumgyrations.
But when we got back to the noisy and busting
part of the city, where the theaters blaze and the
cotfeehouses shine, and the loafers crowd the ban
quotes, and the cabmen play with their whips, and
where, above all, the watchmen don't dare to 90 tc
sleep-when we reached this vicinity, we say, oul
spotted friend grew wistfu He sobered down in his
movements and several times he stopped behind lis
and looked after u.s. in apparent doubt to the pro
fpllDwinr MS firth We IN
him. He followed us little way further, and then
stopped again. Again we whistled +; but to no pur-
pose. He looked at us kindly and osciated his tail
by fits and starts las if in extreme doubt. His whole
manner seemed to say, " I'm afraid. You're dssi-
pated. You keep bad hours. l can't understand
your dressing up go out at this hour of the night
have good opinion of you, but you'll make bad
master. can't run with you any longer. Good bye !"
He turned about, and when we last saw him, he was
travelling straight down the middle of the street
in apparent forgetfulness of rats either real or i'm
aginary.
OF course, when fairly in the ball, and whirlng
about amid its bright-eyed beauties, we forgot all
about the pretty spotted dog. We had delightful
time OF it, we always have at balls. But when, at
three O'Clock in the morning, we wendell our weary
way homeward, lazily summing up the adventures OF
the night the one which we thought of most, was
that with the spotted dog-the brave, gentemany
dog, who fought for and then cut acquaintance
Poor dog! May he never be sausaged!
Eonstables and justices of the Peace.
Oar venerable Contemporary, the Bee, is somewhat
excited about the action of the Legislature in regard
to Costabes and Justices of the Peace in this parish
and says, in the issue Of Saturday morning:
bill has passed its second reading i'll the Senate
taking the election Of Constables and Justices of the
Peace out of the hands of the people of the parish of
Orleans, and authorizing the Governor to appoint
these oicers The bill applies exclusively to this city
and parish, In all other portions of the State Con
stables and justices of the Peace are to be elected
heretofore. Was such monstrous and partial legis.
lation heard of? Are the people Of New Orleans
parahs outcasts eions, that they must be excluded
from the rights conferred all other parishes in the
State? Is this the legislation which is to subdue ex-
ctement and bring about tranquility and peace? Is
the dominant party determined to secure supremacy
in New Orleans by taking away from the people the
power to elect any officers, State or municipal and
requiring them to be governed exclusively by the
muions Of the Executive? We have fallen upon evil
times, when acts of such gross iniquty are coolly
adopted 10y an memorable majority. In regard to
Justices of the Peace if the act is Of the tenor re-
ported it is unconstitutional for Article rs Of that
instrument says that Justices of the Peace shall be
elected by the qualified electors of each parish district
or ward for the term of two years, ETC. These off.