The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-06-24

- Jack Five dollars reward will be given to
No. "a Rickety Row. 81 tgsai,s.7a NJ. s1.s i
inserted the above in the daily
Flipfap, in the hope that might re-
cover the animal, to which / was at
tached. The Flip,aap goes to press at
5 a. m. At half-past six 1 was AVA
kened by pull at my door-bell. 1
got out ofbed and opened the window
AS looked out l saw a man standing
in my front yard with mongrel dog
tiedsto 3 rope He gazed up and OBJ
served,
"Hello! are you the fellow who
lost dorg?p , s ,au
Z eyes, I am"
I "Well, then, I've fetched him." said
the man. Il T. | ~ .aNto I
: then explained to this wretched
human being that my dog was "a ter
tier, while his looked more like log
with the bark off and propped up on
four sticks, than dog of any kind.
"Well, amt you going to take
him?"
al wouldn't have him as gift.
And I.waatyou:tOmoFe offinow,z or
I'll call the police"
Now ! guess you think you're
smart, don't you ? ia bust your jaw
for five cents, 1 would. You don't
know a good dorg when yoH see him
you DON'T, land he went out, after
ripping the palings off the fence.
In about half hour there was an
other ring at the bell. went down.
There was man there with six dogs.
of variety of breeds.
Wh-wh-which of 'em's him,
b-b-boss," said this feller, for he stut-
fteredsasa il he would strangle on a
small syllable.
Neither of them"
"Y-you said his na-na-name was
Jack, didn't your"
eyes, that's it,"
"W-well then, wh-wh-what dye
call that ?" says he, as he sung out,
"Jack,,, and the whole six dogs look
ed up and wagged their tails like a lot
of spawned oxen in fly time.
Why, call it confounded nom
senseto expect me to take the whole
six dogs because they're named Jack.
Ia, don't want to start a sausage mill,
you understand. Mince meat isn't in
my hRe.2zD as,sass "a
W-w-well, amt you going to take
HIM ?" .--..s.,
Certainly not, do you suppose /
am gibbering idiot?"
|, W-w-w-well, you sh-shan't have
him now if you want him. wouldn't
trust decent d-dog with m-m-man
like you, anyway"
Il Andt the six eanincs fell into line
and trotted down the street after him.
hadn't got fairly into the house, be-
fore there was another ring. Seedy
looking man with semi decayed yel-
low dog. Hisribs stuck out so, that
he looked as if he had gerged himself
with spiral spring. ~ 81 sol ~. 8 81.
{" You advertised for a dog, 1 believe
Well, ], caught him around here in the
alley, after a desperate struggle. Fine
dog, sir"
"Weli, dodn't' think he us IS. ~ He He
looks to me assif he wasn't well. He
is too ethereal for this world, you
man, depend upon it."
"Oh, not at all, sir. Only shedding
his coat, sir; all good dogs do it at
this time of the year."
J." See that, sir, said this seedy Cau-
casian, holding the dog by the cuff of
the neck. f..See how he yelps; that's
a good sign of pluck; that dog would
fight million wild cats, he would
and lick 'em too, SIR"
"Get out!" I exclaimed, and the
dog put his tail between his legs and
ran for the gate.
? "See that, sir? see that ?" said the
man, as he seized him, "that's q sign
he's welE trained = hos raw dog acts
like that, / want you to know. Now,
suppose You fork over that FIVE"
A "Not much l don't want him, my
friend" gii sse fn'fl -
"You won't do it? Well then take
him for .seyenty-fiye cents, and say lie
4 more about it. He's valuable ami.
NAL. You'll never get another such q
chance"
8" 1 tell you won't have him."
"Well, don't then, y said this man
rs he kicked the animal over on my
| tiower-pots and broke three Of them
while the brute dashed madly dowI
the middle OF the street.
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