Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-04-03

head out Of the window. Man with two
spotted dogs that looked as II they had just
recovered from a severe attack Of the mca
slcs. Fellow looked up and wanted to know
! 'if either one of them was him." Don,
use profanc language; so simply said "no''
and shut the window.
Door-bell rang eighteen times within the
next hour. Got up at last and dressed.
Began to cat my breakfast. Another ring
at the bell. Short man with shiny hat.
Wore what my oldest girl called "spit curls "
Had bull dog with head like cast-iron
water spout and crooked legs. Said he'd
found my dog. Told him that wasn't him.
Said he knew it was, rather savage. Dog
began to growl, and looked hard at me. As
sumed mild, persuasive tone, and described
my lost canine. Fellow said, anyhow he
was better dog than mine, and he guessed
he would leave him. ] said wouldn't
have him under any circumstances. Fellow
pushed the dog and said s.s.s ke,ch en-
Dog made dash at me. Springing inside,
and shut the door in his face. Went in the
parlor and watched him leave through the
front gate. Saw another man coming in.
Had ridiculous poodle with brass collar
around his neck. Threw up the window
and told him that wasn't my dog so he
needn't bring him in. He eyed me with a
sarcastic style and said | couldn't afford to
own dog like that. Told him Didn't
want to either. Said that dog had killed
his nineteen rats in four minutes, he had.
Said wouldn't believe him if he crossed
his breast to it. Fellow then dared me to
come out. Said he would poke me in the
nose. or something of that sort.
didn't go out.
Another ring at the bell This time a
fellow in fur cap, and a yellow mongrcl
that had but one eye. Asked me if I had
lost a dog. Said yes. Fur cap said he had
found him, and wanted the reward. Told
him that wasn't my dog. Fur cap wanted
to know if my dog wasn't named Jack
Said he was. lie then cahed his bilious
looking canine by that name. Dog tapped
his at,enuated tail against the pavement
three Or four times. and flung hi. undamaged
optic around in a wild sort of style. Wasn't
convinced however, and the fur cap left af
ter breaking the third commandment in a
most horrid manner
Hadn't got fairly in the house before there
was another call. This time a chap in tat
tered raiment, nothing purple about him
but his nose, and no fine linen on, or coarse
either, as far as could see. Had a big
black and tan terrier with him. Dog looked
good dea! scared. Had way of putting
his 'ail between his legs. My impression is
that the fellow went out and hunted up the
dog to get the reward.
Didn't seem to take kindly to his educa.
tion. Syntax was defective. Said he had
fetched back that dog of yourn' Told
him that was not the one | had lost Fellow
insisted that it was. Seemed rather down
hearted because | wouldn' rtake him. Asked
if didut observe how glad the dumb beast
was to see me. Said / hadn't observed it.
Fellow said I'd regret it if let such chance
slip to get a valuable beast Said guessed
Id have to let her slip. Then he thought
while, and asked me if / wouldn't lend
him five dollars anyhow, and take the dog
as security. Told him was unable to per-
ceive it precisely from that standpoint. So
he went away, looking as if he felt hurt.
Then another man came with fierce
looking hound with hairless tail. Hound
rushed right at me commenced exercising
his olfactories up and down my trowsers -
Looked as if he might bite with the least
provocation. Man said he'd brought my
dog. Told him rather sharp that my dog
was terrier. Saidso wasthis one. Caught
rats before his eyes were open, and had
been engaged in that blood thirsty occupa-
tion ever since. Told him l couldn't take
him. Man said he wouldn't leave without
the five dollars Said l would see him in
the tomb Of Capulets first. Fellow thought
l was swearing at him, and struck at me.
Dog took it up right off, few at me and tore
my trowsers, besides tasting my flesh.
escaped into the entry, shut the door and
locked it. Determined not to answer any
more rings. Bell was pulled two hundred
and seventy-fve times more. Don't answer
it. Understood afterwards that several Of
my friends had been to see me, and gone
away offended. About dinner time went up
and looked out Of the window. Found sew.
enty.fve or eighty men there, all Of whom
had dogs. Bull terriers, spaniels, setter
pups, boodhounds.. double-uosed pointers,
Newtoundlands, mastiffs, mongrels. Dogs
with strait tails curly tails, bob tails, and no
tails at all. Yellow, black, white, brown,
spotted and Aca-btten. l suppose that ever
went on four legs; or three either, were
gathered in my front yard. Put the sash
up, and attempted to disperse the crowd.
Crowd commenced to talk all at once. Dogs
all howled, yelped, barked, and snarled.-
Couldn't hear my own voice, and shut the
window in disgust.
Haven't seen my dog yet. Don'tever ex-
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