The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-26
The SOrrOwful End Of a Vagrant
Dogs Career.
Etc., ETC., ETC.. Etc, ETC.. Etc.. Etc.
"HOw wonderful is Death
Death and his brother Sleep!
One, pale as yonder waning moon,
With lips OF lurId blue"

One pale as yonder waning moon,
With bps OF luTld blue"
We cannot doubt that fine and exquisite
frenzy prompted the author of Queen NJ lb" to
pen these lines. And yet we have never been
able to realize the wonderful aspect of a
dead dog. There is something ghastly and re-
puIsive about it. We know of nothing more
ghastly or repulsive, unless it be the carcass Of
q dead cat Some men spurn it with their feet,
while others will scarcely even deign to spit
upon it. Such men, of course, are not entirely
human; but their actions go far towards show.
ing the bad repute in which the body of life
less dog is held by the community at large.
WHY DOGS ARE KILLED.
No person We presume, objects to dog liv-
iur out his allotted days ppon the earth, pro-
vided always that he is not vitiods dog. Auu
even in such case there is no absolute feeling of
insecurity, if the animals head be furnished
with cage of wire during the continuance of
the summer meats. Yet the fear OF hydro
phobia Is one which annually haunts the minds
of nervous people, from the first day of May to
the last day of August. The fact that dogs do
sometimes go stark mad, and fly at man and
beast in reckless, passionate fury, is sufficient
justification OF this fear in the eyes OF the law.
And, therefore, the fiat has gone forth, among
all civilized peoples, that dogs who wander
through the streets during this period without
wearing bit of wire over their noses and under
their chins are tie Legitimate subjects of the
King of Terrors 1t is bad for the dogs of that
there can be no doubt at all; but it is ii bless
ing to the community at large, of which dogs
are not considered as forming part.
THE MEN WHO CATCH THEM.
To quiet the nerves of these nervous people.
and to render everybody secure against the
dread contingency of madness, there is in the
community q class of men who are known by
the title OF " dogcatchers." Almost every one
has seen them. They are usually-in this city,
we believe, invariably - OF African descent.
They are also addicted to the wearing of striped
shirts, and have other peculiarities of dress and
person by which they can, be identified. The
name of Captain Francis is the most illustrious
that occurs to us in this connection. While he
lived, the dogs OF the Quaker City had sorry
time OF it in the summer season. His glance
alone was certain death to an unmuzzled cur.
If he chanced to look upon such dog that dog
was as good as a dead dog, and not whit better.
But for two years after the Captains death,
which took place some four years since, the
dog-tribe had respite. The wretch who has
barely escaped the gallows is alone qualified to
tell how great was their enjoyment of the general
lOoseness of the warfare which, during these
two years, was waged against them. There was
no system about it, and lack of system is as
fatal to the dog-catching business as to any
other.
Two years ago, however, the mantle of the
lamented captain fell upon the shoulders OF Mr..
Alfred Brogan, gentlemanly young man OF
color, who is considered master OF his art
For the iurthprance of his task the city furnishes
nm with horse and wagon, and an annua
appropriation of one thousand dollars. Fo
every dog he captures, by fair means or foul, h
receives the sum of fifty cents. The proces
goes on until the appropriation is exhausted
and then it stops In New York there is a crop
headed gentleman by the name OF Montgomery
who buys up dogs at discount, to any numbe
that may be offered, and then patiently trust
the city for his pay. That system of ful6llln
municipal contracts has never worked well wit
US, and the dog-catchers, with a tincture
wisdom for which we cannot give them to-
much credit, have probably never thought {
giving il a trial.
Whatever assistance Mr.. Brogan deems nece
sary he must procure al his OWE indiVidu'
expense He has three men in his employ
present. Two of these are ordinary mortal
who have somehow or other imbibed a hatre
OF the canine race. The other Is quite th
reverse. He is known as Professor" Pric
and has followed his sanguinary, dogmatic cal
ing for full sixteen years. 1t would be impos'
BILE to conceive OF a more accomplished artist
any trade OF calling. He has trick of catchir
dogs that rejOices the heart OF every nervol
person. He mas knack of knocking them ov
the head, when caught that would put ne
yous person all in a tremor, could he but must
up courage sufficient to witness the operatio
If the "l9rofessor" had been endowed with
tithe of the System" for which Captain Franc
was noted, he would have been the head al
front OF the dog catching fraternity at this da
THE ANNUAL CRUSADE.
The annual crusade against the unmuzzl
surs commenced this year on Monday, the IA
Gay Of May. At haifOa O'Clock on Z
morning of that day, Chief Brogao mounted
AOgYan, and started for the Wara' His CO.