Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-07-18
ORR jGLE DOts.

Mel table Hyrdc, Why, nothing at all
She dreamed She AAa 'eeu III ''e Masons nan
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urugIy dog came to Us, one morning,
like the Mcdonald 5 baby
.o,,. io ,,,.r,..l,.-o Int, l,,-o-
And, similarly, the hrst thing he did was to
howl to the iuli extent ol his capacity, which
WAS great. HE hrst thing we knew OF HIM
he WAS sitting upon the door-Steps, a DIS
connected laci' ana hllins the AIR with his
lamentations.
Ihe captain Went out TO see what manner
oi dog tins might be, Tor we well knew
that It was neither OF our own, seeing that
tluii- the Maltese terrier, was eurled up on
the sofa, and Ban, the Newfoundland, was
lying on the rug. IN exclamation from the
captain summoned Us % the piazza, and
there. for the inst time, We saw "our ugly
dog.
There was nothing about hlm to indicate
the important part he was aitcrward to play
in our family history lie was big dog. Of
NO breed m particular, but rather. as II
seemed, oi all races IN general. The shape
oi hi> head aud his blunt muzzle seemed to
indicate bulldog stripe among the many
bars sinister OF his scutche0n; bat then he
had lop-ear>, with thin. scanty fringe,
which dlmly suggested spaniel. lie was
neither smooth. nor shaggy. nor rough; bat
his coat reSembled an Old door-mat worn out
IN spots. lie was shert-bodied and long
legged, and that his falf tail, which
malice or aecident had left him,
was, like hi~ ears, thinly fringed
with coarse. long hair ~ to his color.
the groundwork seemed to be dirty, yellow
i-h white. irregparly spotted with patches
OF faded MalteSe-cat color, and he was also
" tickeI here and there with pea spots Of
dull yellow. His one eve. for he had lost
the other. was ms one good point, being like
a deer-ho1nd IN color and expression. lie
WAS thin 10 >taryation-point he was dirty,
aud dHi---ed, and dl>conSolate, to the last
degree which dog nature can endure and
apparently be had made up his mind that all
hope WIS -'ne- and he had taken his place
on oar door-~iels TO sing his own despairing
dir-c-
No sooner, however, did he behold the
whole family about him, than he lifted him
self ou bis hind leg. and began TO beg,
h1wiu- moumiully all the time. Fluff gave
little lrpoi disgust, turned short round,
and went INTO the house, evidently unable to
endure Tie sight ol SO much yulgarity and
ai9tI'>-- ban. Who seorned to attack a
brother ln ir'nhle. and who was never rapid
90 ad9l luu- any resolution stood staring in
a-''ii~imrnt ai the sight OF a dog ON his
"iuI i'->'
Ih ihr name oi goodness, sad the cap
fD
cal
WI '''r>e' something was produced and,
""'4 'nt stranger had IN some degree salts
'ei i.'' munger he testified, IN every way
""i'" "a dog could hiS Intense thankful
"'-'.
suppose we shall have this beast added
To- -'r iaiHiiy meuasere, now, said |.
we 4oe>n belong IN the village, for
.hiAA ann generally acquainted with all the
''-> iu tAe place.
VI course. we can't keep him, said
tue captain. 1t would be too much to
nave another dog. dare say he'll trot oil
When he has rested a little
Vi course the ugly dog did not trot off.
ana though We declared, every day. that we
could NOT have him, almost equally, of
course De became member Of the family.
1t Inst De- in~iuuated himself into the shed.
where Ban gave him share of his own
quarters then he modeStv and humhly took
un corner in the kitchen. and then fol-
lowed the little bovs INTO the rorlor bring-
Ing in bis mouth Charlev's gloves. which had
been dropped in the ward and. in the
coarse of few DAYS. " the ugly dog" had
established an equal rigbt with ban and the
eats llewaS knowing creature and could
fetch and carry. as well as bec. He was ir-
reIroarhablc in doc morals and his soul
seemed to overflow with affection for ever,
member of the family e,en c,r Iittla orrc-
CANT, and contemptnous Fluff. who harked
himself faint the first time the stranger came
into the house. and omitted no opnortunitv
To show his own ~uuerioritv toahe ugly doc.
who could have swallowed him like a pille
No one in the place knew ANYTHING about
the creature. and We Guessed that be had
stayed away from a tr5,elins. ooy,rar Which
bad passed through the ploce a few dovs he
fore In week Z. the ngIv doc., L3d ha-
come lavorite with an i-o,n tLe roaster ~
the house down TO tbe cat and tbc three
kittens. who contracted a bob;t of sittinr
upon him. liberty which he seemed :, ~ ~
wise to resent. lis very ncliness was n sart
of recommendation. NJ one els, had sncb
a very ugly dog. and he was so meek and
grateful and loving. that no one not consti-
tunonally ayerse to dogs could have resisted
his advances.
4 few davs after he came. heard that an
old friend III oDr ,,,s ,it;,,,, ~ =
in Galoosa. a place about fourteen miles from
the little settlement of NIavsyille. where our
lot had been cast for the last few wears
was anxious to see Mrs. 81 Clair. and to
hear news of our friends in New York bnt
there seemed to he difficulty in getting 10
Galoosa
One of our horses happened to be lame.
and the other, though peaceable enough
IN double harness, was apt to be skittish and
hl-condueted when driven alone 1t was
quit impossible for the captain to leave his
business at that time, and it seemed
that, unleSS could borrow or hire horse.
the visit must he given up.
Now, IL was not easy to get hold Of horse
IN Maysyllle There were, to be sure, three
or four teams belonging to our saw-mill, but
they were all engaged three deep in their
lesi'll''e business anu as 1t happened. all
t. t',e o'l'l noi9t1 III .ne pI"ce We're either
my ~ ol sioA. Iei"''rn.iy T resigned myself