Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-03-28
SIMM s. DOG.
BIZ SAX ADELEY,


Ne did not want to take Simns' dog
homo for him; but Sinlms insisted
| upon it. He wanted to go somewhere
| to meet a man and SO he placed one
| end Gf the chain in our hand, snd left
before We had time TO remonstrate.
| So, "a it WAS absolutely necessary to do
something with the dog, We concluded
that ii would be better to do as Simms
suggested, and take him home. He
was large dog, and his temper was
not OF angelic sweetness. When We
started home with him, he seemed dis
inclined to go. He appeared to enter
tain Il preference for lying down and
thinking about thc succu-
lence and iuiciness Of tho bites he hal
taken out Of human legs during his
career. When we pulled at the chain
he growled. When we whistied he
rose and shook mp the hair on his
spine and showed his teeth. When
we attempted to drag him along by
force. he flew at our legs and attempt
ed to help himself to 8 mouthful, so
that Il" could il future have another
cheerful recollection upon which 20
muse ard ponder. We lodged and
siezed o cane, one end of which Was
inserted IN his collar, so that could be
kept IS respectable distance. Then
he was suddenly seized with an intense
yearding 10 reach Simms' house at
once. and he started with q jump.
For three or four hundred yards the
procession went on smoothly enough;
but We should, perhaps, have gone
more rapidly towards Simms' If the
dog had not been possed of an irresist-
lble desire to he sociable with every
other dog that came within a square OF
him.
Once Simns's dog obtained too much
sociability. There vas bigger dog,
which seemed moro an1ious to com
nunc with Simms's dog thau the latter
with him. Tho brief Interview ended
with n fight. We were so much inter-
ested that when hostilities began we
climbed impet',ously over "a fence, in
order. hs It were, II obtain u better
standpoint from which To yi.'w the CON
fict. We watched the fray from the
other side. while VIC passed the chain
between the panels and eutieavorod 70
soothe II" excited passions of the par
tles. S.,luass dog we regret TO say.
whipped. Then VT concluded to vary
the exercises little hv starting for
home again, But ti,s blood of Simrls's
dog WAS mp. A. soon as we began to
cross the fence he made such n savage
demonstration st us that we thought
1t would he At su;"i,!:: tp get down
among hinl. We determined to remain
where we were. Bat SimmS's animal
vas animated bv aggressive zeal. II
wo would not GO tn h.rl he would go tn
us. SO be began to crawl through the
fence at TIE panel through which his
chan went Just IL. he completed the
tnsk W. adjourned with singular
promptness TO the other side Simms's
dog looked surprised and grieved, but
he emitted # savage growl and began
10 crawl back again. II seemed then
as if considerations Of p strictly per
sonat. b'lt very urgent nature required
that we should return to the previous
side Of the fence and when we did,
Slmms dog seemed th regard it AS q
sacred dutv to climb back n. once We
like dog to have perseverance, and
determination. and Silnms's deg had.
AS these gymnastics were fast hccon-
ing monotonous, We concluded 10 vary
them : SO We let the dog go md re
paired To a neighhoring tree. As soon
as the dog arrived lie gazed upward for
awhile and drank in the scene. Then
ha seemed hatiafc,l, and lay down at
the foot of the tree tn wait till We de-
socnded lie stayed there four hours
ard 80 did we. We couldn't desert
such n fnlthful dog rs that. At the end
Of that time Simms hove in sight, and.
standing there beneath Tho ltspread-
ing branches Of chat noble ola monarch
4
and abused Us sCUrrilously fo- nuI
bringing HON" his dog. RS We lad
promised to dn, intimotinG Mt ihc same
'!nc his belief that w cherished an
intention is steal the l,rut-,. We
should have dropped ca Si'nn1. iicui
ard crushed him 10 tte earth. ,f his
dog ]ntn,t !, N tho q. As il Was. we
overlooked he Insult. and he v.nt
homo With his menageric. Tic next
time VIZ :'.v" dag t. take home rn
shall Kill i;:5n before vs. stn?s