, 1873-07-18

windows with, up to tho mighty diapaaon Of
the Newfoundland, whoso croacondos arc strong
enough to wake up all tho other dogs In tho
neighborhood, md sot them OF In fuguo Of
concentrated hendishness, to which all the
rooatesb, g,inoa-hons, and poacochs that arc
lying around loose contribute their most potent
diasonanccs. Mr. Cushing seta forth in his
complaint TINT ono Kol1y doth wrongfu1ly keep
= dog, Which now and aforotimo In used and
accustomed to bark continually by day and night,
and that, on Saturday last, tho defendant
did then aud there allow the dog to barb
necessarily from early in tho day, through tho
whole day md night following, and did thereby
hinder md prevent tho plaintiff from studying
and transaoting his lawful business by day, and
deprived him Of his sloep during the night, 30 90
inJuriously to affect his health and tho peaceful
uao Of bis property. On this scoro ho claims
$4,000 damagos.
Mr. Cushing has thus commenced crusade In
tho interests of the health md morals OF tho
whole pooplo. It will bo easy for him to show
Tint these canine nuiBances gradually undermine
health by depriving poople OF sloop, md TINT
thoy arc running tho morals Of tho people by
causing profanity in every noighborhood,
and in almost every house. 1t la not eyery MN
who can rise from his couch and hurl his con-
enough, and, II ho did, tho dog wouldn't caro- for
them, but would only bark tho louder, and,
chcrishing q rovongoful feeling, would tho ne1t
dny probably crafty 1t by biting off pIoco Of
tho throwor'a log, or koop him indoors all day
by lying in wait for him at tho front cato, pro-
tending to bo asleop. II tho victim should DO
so successful aa to shoot tho dog, thon
al tho other dogs In tho neighborhood
would make common cauao against him, or
tho dogs owner might shoot baca. Thore
is no safe way to get ut tho dog except by got
ting at tho dogs owner through tho courts, or
olso by tho use Of "pizen." The public will
therefore expect Calob Cushing to do lis whole
duty In the premises Let him exhaust Dlack-
etono, Kont, and Chitty before he gives in. Lot
him attack Kclly aud Kclly's dog with buttors,
rebuttors, and sur1ebuttors, with injunctions,
Eojoinders, capiascs, prmcipos, doolarations, and
oil the other weapons in tho armory OF tho law,
until ho has overwhelmed Kelly and forever
slut tho nolsy mouth Of Kelly's dog. LET
him not look solely to himacn and to his own
convenience, however, for that would 10 sol-
dsh. Lot him remember that tho eyes Of
the universe aro upon hun, and that ho is to-day
tho venerable representative, not of little pont-
up Nowburyport, but OF O boundlosa continent.
Let him. therefore, obtain decision as broad as
the continent, which may bo ospread forth On tho
1aw-books, so that Kelly may DO warning to all
dog-ownors from Maino to Oregon, aud from tho
Arctic to tho Antarctic, and Kolly's dog warm
ing to all other dogs, that aIlonco is golden. II
Caleb Cushing can accomplish this, ho will no.
have livod in vain.
What Viatas Of pleasant possibilities opon to
the gazo Of ono rolocting upon the suppression
Of Kolly's dog That miserable animal is not
tho only diaturbor Of tho public poaco and de-
moralizer Of the public tempor. There is tho
ancient Thomas and his companion Tabitha, who
mako night hidoous with their unsocmly court
ship uudor ono's windows. No antidoto has yot
boon discovered for tho bano Of their NOCTURNAL
juukotiDgs. They boar charmed lives. They
arc impcrvious to the gentle persuasion Of boot
jacks, or tho convincing appeals Of pistol-balls.
Ono Of our noighbora has fred at q cat, sitting
and alnging in Ills yard, night after night, without
interrupting her little tune, not to spoal Of ill.,
torrupting the cat. With uuseem1y profanity
ho VOWS to keep on practicing at tho folino
Troubadour II 1t takes ali summer, notwith-
standing tho fact TINT no ono Gun venture out of
doors aftor ntghtfall, owing to the eccontrtcitos
Of his eliooting.. Tho cat, however, can DO Bup-
proHaad by Mr. Gushing in tho sa1no manner rs
Kolly's dog. Thea thoro Ia tho man who plays
the orackcd violin, commencing about the timo
you aro composing yourself to sleep; tho woman
who knowa but two tunes and thumpB tlom On
tho piano all day and night; tho fond who
shouts " "bor-reea, bor-roos y at o'clock In tho
morning, and his alter ego, tho fond, who,
an hour later, whom you arc just rolling
over for your finishing nap, bavls
"fo-iah, fe-ihh" undor your window; tho lto-
insurance solicitor and tho vendor of patont
nostrums; tho hand-organ man On tho oornor,
and the children OF Sunny Italy who make
"moo-aik with fiddle and harp. What vida