Litchfield enquirer., 1862-06-12
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TIE Docs OF NAsHvILLE-A CANINE CoER- cIoxIsr-I might as wei! state for the informa- ton of doughfaced Yankee dogs and British bull terriers, that the Nashville dogs are all secession ists. And there are great multitudes of them, so that instructions take place in the street every night; and one can hear them bowling from mid night till in the morning about Abolitionists the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, and the privileges of the writ of habeas corpus If you look at one of them as you pass the front fence of his Secession master, land many mean Secessionists will keep two or three of the tricky nuisances, if they should have to starve their children to feed them,) he will growl at you, that he'll die before he'll take the oath. But if you shake your fist at him he'll utter whining growl and precipitate himself into a cellar or behind an out house.
 Some Federal officer brought with him to this city large, quiet, descent looking dog, supposed to be descended from brave canine tribe used by the Esquimaux Indians. He has thick coat of long, straight, black and white hair, great broad head, and rather short shaggy tail, which last he carries with great dignity, when not in action, hanging straight downward. As his name is difficult of pronunciation, and of still more difficult orthography shall call him Els quimaux, for short. He may be seen during business hours lying quietly on the pavement, in front of the United States Medical Depot, on Church street. Occasionally he patrols the city to see whether or not the Secesh dogs are behav- ing themselves, but never insults them.
 The other day as passed along one of our most frequented streets, saw, in a yard on the opposite side, what I took for an interesting dog fight, and made it convenient to cross in that di. rection but before had made half the width of the street, comparatively narrow, Isaw very large yellow cur skedaddle into cellar or back building. His flight was rapid, like one of Floyd's. Esquimax walked deliberately after him, with his neither appendage thrown up like a goats and waving gently, while facetious grin spread itself over his usually calm countenance When he had stood moment, smiling at his ter ri6ed Secesh through the gates of his fortress, a woman came out of the house close by him. With the good manner which characterizes true loyalty to the Government, whether in men or dogs, Esquimaux dropped his neither ornament to its usual position respectively retired four ol
 five paces, and deliberately lying down, took pos session of the yard in the name of the Govern ment. .s.,. -...,'-,. ,.,ss.,.s.ss l..t...5
 The particulars of the repulse as nearly as can ascertain them, were that Esquimaux, seeing the front gate open, walked civilly into the yard The cur, Snarlio walked rudely up to him and said" Are you for the South?' Esquimauz without moving his tail, replied I'm for ths Government" You're d-d Abolitionist, snarled the cur. You're an i'll natured fool, said Esquimaux. Thereupon Snarlio sprang a the canine Lincolnite, and finding himself in stantly thrown upon his back, scrambled up ant |skedaddled, as above stated. Esquimanx wa
 waiting in the yard, to administer the oath of al iegiance, when left.