The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-06-07

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The Taf N.a md Farm pubii.hes
the following comical dog story, preiac-
ing it with the remark that il does mol
vouch for its truth, not remembering
where it was found: "rhs writer once
owned dog He was . sparious
pointer. which swicked wsg once palm
ed of upon me as q full blooded and
we'll bred descended Of Q well known
hunter, noted for his intelligence and
bis discriminating nose. I called him
Ponto in his puppyhood; but as he
grew older. and the fraud developed. !
changed his name to Knave. He was
good hunter-ior sheep-but his
nose could not be depended on for
feathered game. He wovh come 10 a
dead point on . grasshopper. and run
headloug over . covey Of quail the next
moment. Knsvs's best hold, however.
was in the circus line. He had Q very
extensive circle OF low bred acquaint.
ances, and was ringmaster Of o canine
hippodrome, which met every night in
the flower garden. ..
Knave had been having . good deal
Of fun at my expense, 90 one dayI con-
cluded to have Q little at his. took
him out about half o mile from home,
tied an oyster can to his, tail. gave him
stimulating kick and turned him
adrift. I never suspected the speed
there was in that dog He looked like
. white and liver coiored comet whix-
zing through space. l have observed
that nothing encourages dog 90 much
or tends more to the development of his
speed than to make him q medium for
the rapid transit OF tinwase between
given points. .-. -.ts
Knsve having yielded such splendid
sport, ! tried him again and again, until
be began TO take an interest in the pro-
ceedings. He would bark and stand
quietly while the oyster can Was being
attached 10 his thick plebeian tail and
then at the word he would start ct the
highest speed. as II shot from cannon.
His afrectstion OF fright was the best
piece Of acting ever saw, aud be quick
ly seized upon opportunities OF adding
10 the sensational features OF the dis
play. His favorite run Of Saturday
afternoon was around the circular track
surrounding the Court house grounds,
to which from one 10 two hundred rural
horses were generally hilched, oil Of
which would take fright. brake their
halters, and start for home at . lively
canter. That noble dog also delighted
IN scudding down sidewalk, crowded
with people. upsettipg the men by run-
ing between their legs, and frightening
women into convulsions.
Once he grew impatient at the long
delay in lsshjDg his freight to his tail.
aud started prematusely, running a
hundred yards at slapping pace berore
he discovered that he was flying light.
He sneaked back. LOCKED sheepishly
apologetic. backed up again. and waited
until bunch OF tin clippings was Sc
curely frstened. By and by these dog
races became an old thing with US boys
but the appetite grew upon Knave.
until he didn't feel in good health u he
missed his diurnsl sport Then he
got to collecting oil the tin ware he
found lying around loose. land storing
it up for future use. IT. by any chance
we forgot to exercise him. he would 60
TO bis tin pile, select promising oyster
can, or section OF stove pipe, carry il in
his mouth TO one OF his biped friends
and beg piteously TO have II tied on.
Knaves enthusiasm for the turf
finally led him on to his death. As he
grew older his taste grew more fsstidi-
Gus. He came 10 prefer new tinware
to that which was furnished by stmos-
pheric oxidation. and, having little re-
spect for either moral or statue laws, he
stole abundsntly from the village shop.
Finally. an apprentice detected him 10
the act OF getting of With . string oi
pint cups fresh from the mist, and gave
him fatal clip with the hammer. We
buried him on the hill withs He jactt
head board, bearing an inscription to
the effect that we could have better
spared q better dog"