The Van Buren press., 1869-06-29
MISCELLANY.
The Difficulty about that Dog,
BY JOHN QUILL.

This was the cause Of all the trouble
Losr.-On the 10th instant, small
Terrier Dog, with brass collar upon
his neck, and the tip of his tail gone.
Answers to the name of Jack" Five
Dollars reward will be given to the per
son who returns him to JOHN Quill, No.
S4 Rickety Row. ri
inserted the above in The Daily Flip
flap, in the hope that might recover the
animal, to which | was much attached
The Flipaap goes to press at 8 a. m. At
half past six l was awakened by pull at
my oor-bell. got out and opened the
window. AS ] looked out | saw man
standing in my front yard with a mongrel
dog. tied to a rope lie gazcd up and
observed:
Hello are you the fellow who lost
a dorg?"
"Yes, am" .H. .
"Well, then, I've fetched him." said
the man. r..s.,.. l..frsr.
then explained to this wretchcd hui
man being that my dog was a terrier,
while his looked more like a log Of wood
with half the bark off and proped up on
four sticks, than dog Of any kind
"Well, amt youa going to take him p
81 wouldn't have him as gift. And
| want you to move Off now, or I'll call
the police"
"Now, guess you think you're smart
don't your I'd bust you over the jaw
for five cents, would. You don't know
a good dorg when you see him, you
don't" and lie went out, after ripping the
palings of the fence.
In about half an hour there was anoth-
cr ring at the bell. went down. There
was man with six dogs Of a variety Of
breeds.
"Wh-wh- which of ems him, b b boss"
said this feller, for he suffered as If he
would strangle on small syllable.
"Neither Of them" ...
"Y you said his na,name was J.Jack,
d.didn't you?'
"Yes, that's it."
"W.well then, wh-wh- what dye call
th-thatY' says he, as he sung out Jack
and the whole six dogs looked up and
wagged their tails, like lot of spawned
oxen in 1y time.
"Why, l call it confounded nonsense
to expect me to take the whole six dogs
because they're name Jack | don't want
to start sausage mill, you understand.
Mincc meat isntip ny line"
"Ww-w-well, a.sf you going to take
him 7"
"Cortainly not, do you suppose l am
gbberiag idiot?'
W.w.w-well, you Instant have him
now if you want him. ! w-w-wouldn't
trust a decent d-dog with m IN man like
you, anyway"
And the six CANNES fell into line and
trotted down the street after him.
had not got fairly into the house be-
fore there was another ring Seedy look
ing man with a semi decayed yellow dog.
His ribs stuck out so that he looked as
if he had gorged himself with a spiral
spring.
"You advertised for dog, believe.
Well, caught him around here in the
alley, after desperate struggle. Fine
dog, sir"
"Well, don't think he is. He looks
to me as if he wasn't well. lie is too
ETHEREAL for this world, young man, de
pend upon it."
"Oh, not at all sir, only shedding his
coat, sir; all good dogs do at this time
Of year" See that sir" said this seedy
Caucasian, holding the dog by the coli
of the neck See how he yelps; that's
a sign of pluck; that dog would fight
million wildcats, he would, and lick en-
too, sir"
"Get out" 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 sign that
he's well trained; no raw dog behaves
like that | want you to know. Now,
s'posc you fork over that five"
:" Not much don't want him, my
friend"
"You won't do it9 Well, then. take
him for ssventy-fve cents, and say no
more about it. He's n valuable animal.
You'll never get another such chance
81 tell you I won't have him.
"Well, don't then" said the man, as
he kicked the animal over on my Hover
pots and broke three Of them, while the
brute rushed madly down the middle OF
the street. =, -.
Just then n big rutllan in slouch hat
came up with q bull dog, sprung in the