The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-08
a DOCS VISIT TO THE DOG SH w.


which have been made in the neighborhood as
to the noise caused by the canine multitude, and
its injurious effect on the nerves of the human
inhabitants of that district If this should be
So we may look, no doubt that full justice Will
be done to the human nervous systems OF IsliDg-
ton, but possibly great injustice may remain
behind. From our own observation we should
say that the exciting effect of the exhibition is
far greater on the nervous systems of the dogs
them elves, whether confined in the building or
only within hearing Of IT. than on those OF the
higher race. Dogs, we must remember, have
been little used to public life, and the first effect
upon them OF this compulsory Imprisonment in
q great canine society is very much like that
which is produced upon a sensitive child when
it Is hlst lett alone in the mullitudnous solitude
OF public school, There has been, for obvious
reasons, no petition to Sir George Grey on the
part OF the dogs either of England or 1slington
10 place this annual institution under proper in
speotion and regulation, but we hope that if he
really visited the hall he may have taken au in
tellgent spaniel Scotch coolie with him in
order to aid him in his inspection by presenting
the matter i'll another point OF view to that on
which the human selfshness OF Isllngton has
concentrated its too exclusive attention.
We at least were greatly struck by the effect
produced on the mind of clever little halEbred
Scotch terrier which plunged into the midst of
this great canine public in company with our
selves, aud By the Ieclploctl effect evidently
produced on the intelligence OF some of the pri.
soners by this vlsit from reporter of their own
species. The little creature, far from being diff
dent OF reserved, was naturally very sociable
animal, and on meeting even complete strangers
OF her own species, especially if they have ang
kind OF human introduction or recommendation,
will usually establish at once friendly relations
with them, crUuchlng down and wagging her
tail violently. She has usually pre- erred the
society OF much larger dogs to that of her own
proper tribe, and especially OF retrievers, to one
of whom of her own sex she has been as enthu-
siastically attached from mere puppy as school
girls sometimes appear TO be to their affection
ate and didactic mistresses. On the stgength OF
this association she has always seemedto enter
very easily and warmly into the feelings of this
tribe and had only just returned from a Whit
suntide holiday among hospitable Essex retire
Yers OF fine breed and great saoacty.
AS it happened, we entered the exhibition at
class To- the retrievers' benches, and anXiously
watched the effect of the greeting between the
fifty-odd manacled members OF this class and the
acute little inspector. She was received with
noisy outburst of feeling that was quite over
powering, and evidently painful to her. The
camor indeed was so great as she passed, and
the efforts OF the chained retrevers so violent to
reach her, that the little creature, usually so
frank and communicative, retired absolutely
into herself. Whether he dogs were with one
voice lodging complaints against their treat
ment protesting against their embarrassed form
of existence, demanding better ventilation, and
explaining the complete failure of "Condy's
Patent Fluid" (by which, many placards
asserted, the air of the hail was purified at a
vast eXpense) to gel its "nascent oxygen" fairly
born out of the nascent stage into the atmO.
sphere OF the crowded assembly, we cannot say.
But it is certain that very pointed communica-
all Sides which at once surprised and depressed
her.
What was particularly noticeable, tco, in this
part OF the show, was the much more voluble
Communications addressed to our little terrier
by retrevers of birth and name, retrieVers with
past and tradition, than by the less distin-
gushed members nt the order. There was one
"major' eloquent and impassioned to the
highest degree, probably on the subject OF his
wrongs and when we came to know that his
grandmother Gyp belonged to the keeper OF
orH nd vUal nf local
fame that his ereatgrandfather Sailor fought
the whole Climean campaign in company with
Captain Duff, of the 23d Welsh Fusiliers and
was buried among the white cupolas OF Benares
aud monment erected to his own memory III
that historic city, we were able to under
stand his bitter indignation at the oppressive
physical conditions OF his Isngton existence
1t was relief TO our ears TO get past the too
eager and eloquent bench vi retrievers, who
perhaps, because they still hoped to retrieve
the past, had more to say than any other dog
in the exhibition, the settlers alone excepted.
We next had to pas the forlorn Irish water
spaniels who, politically uneducated like tn
race among whom they live, took little notice o
the inspecting dog, but much OF the lnspecGn
men. Each OF these seemed to implore ever
kind-looklng visitor TO purchase him, as tn
Circassian slaves are said 10 do in the Turks
slave market. Among them the fine watel
spaniel Jock, late Nep," as the cataloeu
quantity terms him, the winner OF many prize
in sucn exhibitions, who has, however, neve
yet found permanent home in consequence
his good qualities, sat with red dishevee
locks, and vainly entreating eyes, soliciting
be purchased by some one who might cease
devote him to the ignominious fate OF habitual
attending dog shows in chains and OCCASIONAL
changing mis- name. All this class of dogs spol
little, but looked volumes at every likely fac
and we're intelligent, untldy, disorganized, an
toIlOrn.
Our little terrier, being herself in posses 20
OF happy home felt great delcacy IN gain
at these poor creatures, who could see how
was with her, and crept past their mute fac
with more sadness than she had before sho vi
even when overwhelmed by the frank and nof
oratoIy OF the retrievers. Thus we came to Il
larger dogs whose creed was either mo
hopeless, or more ascetic for they 'spoke d.
word OF SORROW" and imploIed no compa
sion by their looks, though some of them-tl
masti1s at least-evIdently "bitterly thought
the morrow These magnificent dogs, with Il
large dark circles round their melancholy eye
looked out sternly from under their eyebroI
on the scene around them, like necessitariau
if not fatalists, who knew that no represent
Jion of their case TO the outer world Wou
either hasten or delay the hour of their releas
Mr.. Hanbury's splendid pair, ''Prince" al
Duchess" lay close toRether, as If seeking
each others presence some protection fro
the vulgar public opinion around them al
encouraging each other to find in self. .conter
plation relief from the tussy and noisy her
'Odt pf'0f0nunl UGllguS; ct drCe0" was written
each face, and they looked, without betrayl
even PASSING interest, on the little terrier
she trotted past filled with that kind of emoti
OF awe and that overwhelming sense OF pow
with which countryman Is possessed when
first enters the House of Parliament and sc
the greatest men and statesmen of the di
Only now and then did the grander dogs op
their mouths al all. They had generally been
fhOee shows before and aVidantlv ho Upd IN IN