American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-12
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he could not attain that cat. AS fast as
we wake around to unwind the chain,
Simms' dog would make a fresh circuit
and give il a new turn. Meanwhile a
crowd gathered, and the observations
made upon the situation by the boys be-
came embarrassing. A policeman unrav-
eled the dog at last; but we should PEI
haps have gone more rapidly toward
Simms' if the dog had not been possessed
by an irresistible desire to be sociable
with every other dog that came within
square of him. Every now and then he
would make a dart for some adjacent dog,
while we were not thinking, and would
either PROSTATE us on the pavement or
Jam us against some ill-natured passer by.
Once Simms' dog obtained too much
sociabiiity. There was a bigger dog,
which seemed more anxious to commune
with Simms' dog than the latter
did with him. The brief interview
ended with fight. We were
SO much interested that when hostilties
began we climbed impetuously over
fence, in order, as it were, to obtain
better standpoint from which to view The
conflict We watched the fray from the
other side, while we passed the chain be-
tween the panels and endcavored TO
soothe the excited passions of the parties.
Simnis' dog, We regret TO say, whipped;
because. somehow, he wound his chain
around the others hind legs, and then
took n mean advantage of him by remov-
ing a cubic inch of his nose. Then we
concluded to vary the exercises a little
by starting for home again. But the
blood of Simms' dog was up. AS soon
as we began to cross the fence he made
such a savage demonstration at us that
we thought it would be a suicide to get
down among him. We determined to re-
main where we were. But S;mms' ami
NAL was animated by aggressive zeal. II
| we would not go 10 him he would go to
us. So he began to crawl through the
fence at The panel through which his
chain went. Just as he completed the
task we adjourned with singular prompt
ness 10 the other side Simms' dog looked
surprised and aggrieved, but he emitted
II savage growl and began to crawl back
again. 1t seemed then as if considera-
tions of strictly personal but very
urgent nature required that We should
return to the Previous side OF the
fence; and when we did, Simms' dog
gave scream of disappointed rage and
seemed to regard it as a sacred duty to
climb back at once. We like a dog to
have perseverance and determination, and
Simms' dog had. As these gymnastics
were fast becoming monotonous, we con-
cluded to vary them; so we let the dog
90 AMI IcpdlrGu 10 "a uelShUOIlHS tIec,
which we ascended, as if in haste. As
soon as thedog arrived he gazed upward
for while and drank in the scene. Then
he seemed satisfied and lay down at the
foot of the tree. to wait till we descended.
| He stayed there four hours, and 50 did
we. We couldn't desert such faithful
| dog as that. AT the end of that time
Simms hove in sight, and, standing there
beneath the outspreading branchesof that
noble old monarch of the forest, turned
his face upward and abused us scurrilous-
II for not bringing home his dog, as we
| had promised to do, intimating at the
same time his belief that we cherished an
| intention to steal the brute. We should
have dropped on Simms' head and crush
| ed him to the earth if his dog hadn't been
there. As it was, we overlooked the in
| suit, and he went home with his mena-
gerie. The next time we have a dog to
take home we shall kill him before we
start.-Mdr AdeIer.