The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-05-06
The Dog and the Indian.

The full-blooded bulldog is the most
brutal and the least intelligent of his spe-
cies: its depressed forehead, its UNDER
hanging jaws and bloodshot eyes, unite
In forming the personification of the saw
age. Although capable of some attach
ment, it cannot be relied upon as a friend.
80 utterly without Intellect is the courage
OF the bulldog, that it will attack anything
that gives offence. Many years ago an
English ship was at one of our docks, on
board of which was a bull, dog. The
animal was so ferocious that he gained an
extensive reputation. Chained at the
gangway of the ship, he spent all the
hvelong day in the hopeless task of spring
ing at every person who came along, eth
er on pleasure or business. The owner,
first mate of the vessel, would sit for
hours and detail the wonderful teats of
this mighty dog. Crowds of idlers daily
collected, and there stood the hero, or
rather there raved the insane creature at
the multitude, each indulging the vague
hope that he would presently break loose
and pitch into somebody, and thus show
bis prowess. Among the idlers was an
Indian, who occasionally visited the city.
and made few pence by shooting an
arrow at pennies stuck in the end of a
stick. Upon the very appearance of the
Indian the bulldog was particularly vio-
lent, greatly to the amusement of the
fellow, who took malicious pleasure in
irritating the animal. The mate finally
interfered, and told the Indian to 60 away,
lest the dog might break loose and eat
him up. The Indian, not the least alarm
ed, in broken English announced to the
crowd that if the dog was brought down
to the ground, and chained to post, he
would, for five dollars, fight him with
nothing but his hands and teeth. The
money was raised, and the mate, after
expressing much reluctance at the idea of
having the Indian killed, brought the dog
down from the ship, and fastened him to
a post. The Indian, putting away his
bow and arrow and his knife, laid his
neck bare, and rolled up bis shirt sleeves.
A ring was formed, and the battle com
menced. The Indian approached the
dog, crawling on all fours, barking and
growing as if he was one himself The
bull-dog, meanwhile jumped and foamed
at the mouth, while his eyes beamed livid
fire with irritation. The Indian, howev-
er, kept up his pantomime, and gradual
ly brought his face in fearful proximity to
the dogs teeth. The mate now interfered,
for he felt confident the Indian would get
killed; but the crowd had become excited,
and insisted upon seeing the thing out
A mutual silence ensued between the
combatants. The dog strained his chain
in his anxiety to reach the Indian, until
it was straight as solid bar Of IRON
Suddenly the Indian seized the bulldogs
under lip between bis teeth, and in an in
slant whirled himself with the dog over
his back. So unexpected was the attack,
and so perfectly helpless was the dog,
with his feet in the air, and his jaw inn
prisoned, that he recovered his astonish
ment only to give forth yells of pain
whereupon the Indian shook him as cat
does mouse, and then let go his hold.
The dog once so savage, putting bis tail
between his legs, retreated from his ene-
my and screamed with terror to get beyond
the reach of the chain.-N Y. Journal