The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-06-16
A Theatrical DOG.

The TUrf, Field and Farm publishes
the following commical dog story, Pre-
facing 1t with the remark that u doos not
vouch for Its truth, not remembering
where II was found;
The writer once owned dog. He WA
spurious pointer, which wicked WAg
once pSlmed of upon me Gs q full.
blooded and well.bred descendant Of O
well. known hunter, noted for his lntelli-
gence and his discriminating nose. I call
ed him Ponto In his puppyhood; but Rs he
grew older, and the fraud developed,
changed his name TO RIave. he was q
good hunter-fOr sheep-buE his nose
could not be depended on for featheredJ
game. He would come TO q dead point
on q grasshoper, and run headlong over q
covey Of quail the next moment. KnAve's
best hold, however, was In the circus line.
He had very extensive circle Of low
bred acquaintance, and was riDgmRSIer
Of a canine hippodrome, which met every
night in the flower garden.
KnAve had been having deal oftun Of
my expense, 80 ono day ! concluded to
have little at his. took him about
half q mile away from home, tied an
oyster can to his tail, gave him q stlmu-
lating kick; and turned him adrift.
never suspected the speed there was In
that dog. He looked like q white and
liver colored comet whi2Zing through
space. have observed that nothing en-
courages dog 80 much or tends more TO
the development Of his speed than to
make a medium for the rapid transit OF
tinware between given points.
Knave having yielded such splendid
sport, l tried him again and again, until
he began to take an interest In the pro-
ceedings. He would bark and stand qui-
etly while the oyster can was being al
tached to his thick pleblan tail, and then
at the word he would start at his highest
speed, ~ ii shot from . cannon. His af.
iectatiou Ol fright was the best piece Of
acting ever saw, and he quickly seized
upon opportunities of adding to the SEN
sational features oi the display. His IA
vorite run Of Saturday afternoon was
around the circular track surrounding the
courthouse grounds, TO which from one
to two huudeed rural horses were gener-
ally hitched, all OF which would take
fright, break their halters, and start for
home at lively canter. That noble dog
also delighted In scudding down q side.
walk crowded with people, upsettlDg the
men by running between their legs and
frightening women into convulsions.
Once he grew impatient at the long de.
lay In lashing his freight 10 the tall, and
started prematurely, running hundred
yard OF slspping pace before he discover.
ed that he was q flying light. He sneak.
ed back, looked sheeplshly apologetlC,
backed up again, and waited until bunch
OF TN clippings wns securely fastened.
By.and.by these dog races became an old
thing with US boys. but the appetite grew
upon KuaYe, until he didn't feel In good
health II he missed his diurnRl sport"
Then he got to collecting all the tlnWare
he found lying around loose, and storing
II up for future use. Il, by any chance,
we forgot TO exercise him, he would 20
his tin pile, select promising oyster can,
or section of stove pipe, carry It In bis
mouth to one Of his biped friends and beg
pIteously 10 have 1t tied on.
Knave's enthusiasm for the turf finally
led him on 10 his death. As he grew
older his taste grew more faStideouS. BE
came 10 prefer new tlnware 10 that
which was furnished by atmospheric oXi-
dalton, and having little respect for either
moral or statute laws, he stole abund0ntly
from eYlllsge shop. Finally an appren-
tice detected him In the act Of getting Oh
with string Gf pint cups tresh from the
mint and gave him q fatal clip with the
hammer, which caused him 10 yield up
friSky ghost. We buried him on the hill
with q bic jacst hesdboard, bearing IN In
scription 70 the effect that we could have
better spared better dog.