Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-09-21
A Dog that Plays Euchre.

.5st 49, HWGf
Remarkable Scene on the Steamer
MetiS-One of General Hillyer'.
Friends Wants Little Game
And is Accommodated i.
Euchred by a Drug Clerks Dog
On Saturday evening, June II
ia iistless party were sitting in
the cabin of the Providence steam.
er Metis. A dissgreeable north.
easter made it unpleasant to re.
main on deck. A middIe-aged,
keen.e eyed, sandy-haired man was
1.-THE most restless individual in the
cabin. He appeared to be some
what annoyed by the walking
backward and forward of dark
haired, fne-looking young man,
whose every step was followed
and movements watched by a
large sized Spanish poodle that
slightly limped with his left fore
leg. The sandy-haired man final
ly accosted the man with the dog:
81 say, stranger, it's very dull
here; can't we get up a game of
Ieuchre
81 don't care much about play
ing, sir; but my dog here plays a
tolerably fair game. Perhaps he'll
try a hand with you"
::.No jokes, if you please; l am
an old euchre player, and very
fond of the game. / once played
three nights in succession with
General HiIlyer, and beat him two
games to his one, "'said the sandy
haired man, rather sternly.
81 am not joking, sir; l tell
you honestly thai my dog can
playa good game of euchre. I'll
warm him up.a little, and show
you what he can do before you
play with him."
BY this time the conversation
had attracted the attention of the
other passengers, and they had
gathered around the dog and men.
Snow, gentlemen, please step
so as to form a good-sized ring,
and veil show you some speci-
mems of canine sagacity that may
astonish YOU" said the owner OF
the dog.
AS soon as the ring had been
made, the dog man shouted,
: "Come, Sport, give US a walk
around on your ear"
Sport Immediately raised him
self on his iorelegs, and walked
around the circle with his head
close to the carpet, his lame leg
giving him the appearance Of slid
ing on his ear.
The man next took a ten-cent
stamp, rolled it up into a Little
newspaper ball made dozen 9TH
er balls of the same size and ap-
pearance, mixed them up and
threw them on the carpet.
Snow, Sport, pick out the one
with the stamp in it.
Sport Immediately walked a.
round the paper wads. looked at
them eagerly, and pulled out the
one with the stamp.
Sports master now pulled
pack of cards, about the size of
ordinary playing cards, from his
pocket. Each card had a black
letter printed on it. The cards
were placed around in a circle
with the letter uppermost.
"Sport, tell these ladies and
gentlemen where you came from
this evening"
Sport walked around the cards
until he came to theletter p; this
he took In his mouth and, laid to
one side, and then took the letter
r and placed beside it, and so on
until he had spelled Providence.
sport, old fellow, where are.
you bound for 2"
Sport spelled cut New York in
the same manner.
The letter cards were then ia
ken up and pack of playing cards
laid in their place.
"Well,, Sport, what do you say
to playinga a game of euchre with
this gentleman? ?" inquired his
Sport didn't appear to be very
eager, but hung his head a little,
as if tired. 81 aa4
"Oh, there is plenty of time
you never retire until nine you
know, Just look at the watch"
Sport jumped to his masters
knees and looked at the watch,
which was held before his eyes.
"Now, Sport, tell us the right
time TO a minute.
Sport walked around the cards
again and took a nine spot in his
mouth, which he laid on one side
of the ring. Then he picked up|
a seven spot and laid it short
distance from the nine spot. He