Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1871-07-27

Ia with a brass collar upon his neck, and the q
cr his tail gone Answering TO the name 81 "Jac X
Five dollars reward will be given % the rsrso
Who etnrns him TO JoHs ouiLK, No. 81 kickit
Row.
You see | inserted the above in tn
Daily FiPfap, in the hope that
might recover the lost animal, to whic
was much attached. The F7ipfa
goes to press at 5 A. Nj. At hall
past six was awakened by pull a
my door-bell. l got out Of bed ant
opened the window. AS l looked on
saw man in my front yard with
mongrel dog tied to rope. He gare'
up and observed:
Hello are you the fellow wha
lost dorgs'
YES, l am said I, short and sharp
We'll then, I've fetched him. sale
the man.
l then explained to this wretchet
human being that my dog was ter
rier, while his looked more like log Of
wood with half the bark off, propped
up on four sticks, than dog Of any
kind.
We'll, amt you a going to take
him?'
Il wouldn't take him as a gift. And
want you to move off now, or I'll call
the police, you miserable disturber of
my restp / said Indignantly.
Now I guess you think you are
smart, don't your I'd bust you over
the jaw for FIVE cents, I would. You
don't know a good dorg when you see
him, you don't, and he went out, af-
ter ripping the palings off the fence.
In about half an hour there was
another ring at the bell. l went down.
There was a man with six dogs of
variety of breeds.
'Wh-wh-which of ems him, b-b-boss,
said the fellow, for he suffered like
he would strangle on small syllable.
Neither of them
'Y-you said his n-n-name was J-Jack,
d-didn't youg'
Yes, that's it,
'W-w-well then, w-w-what dye call
th-tbat@ says he, as he sung out Jack,
and the whole six dogs looked up, and
wagged their tails like a lot Of spav-
ined oxen in fly time.
why, call it COMPOUNDED nonsense
to expect me to take the whole six
dogs because they are named Jack. L
don't want to start sausage mill, you
Mince meat amt in my
line
w-w-well, amt you going to take
himg
Certainly not, do you take me for
a gibbering idiot?'
'W-w-well, you sh-shant have him
now if You want him. Iw-w-wouldn't
trust a decent d-dog with m-man Hike
you any way
And the six CANNES fell into line
and pranced down the street after him.
1 had not got fairly into the house
when there was another ring. A seedy-
looking man with semi-decayed vel
low dog. His ribs stuck out so, that
he looked as if he had gored himself
with a spiral spring. ,.g
you advertised for dog, I believe.
Well, l caught him around here in the
alley, after desperate struggle. Live
dog, sir
Well, don't think he is. He looks
to me as if he warn't well. He 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 does il at
this season Of the year. See that SIR
said this seedy Caucasian, holding the
dog by the cuff Of the neck. See
how he yelps, that's a sign of pluck
that dog would fight million Of wild
cats, he would, and lick EN- too, sir
Get out ? / exclaimed, and the dog
put his tail between his legs and broke
for the gate.
See that sirg. sec thatg said the
man, as he seized him, that's sign
he's well trained; no raw dog behaves
like that, I want you to know. Now,
s'pose you fork over that fve.'
Not much. I don't want him my
friend on Aai ~ 81 81 >. ~
you won't do it9 Well then take
him for seventy-6ve cents and say no
more about it. He's valuable ami
NAL. You'll never get another such
a chance --1 n--4e
Il tell you I won't have him.
well, don't then, said this man, as
he kicked the animal over on my flow
e--pots and broke three Of them, while
the brute dashed sadly down the mid
die of the street 1
Just then big rufian in slouched
hat, came up with bulldog, all
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