Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-08-15
4 GOOD DOG STORY.

1t docs not make any difference whether your
name is keyser or NOT, il You want to buy a dog;
there is one for sale cheap a canal boat now
Drawing the billows somewhere cast of Frankfort.
The Captain OF the boat Is an Oswego man. and
it is but short week since he spliced his
;nainbrace and let out the reefs in his driver,
and got three sheets i'll the wind, and made all
necessary preparations for prosperous voyage.
His wife sang Write Ne a Letter, Lore. i'll the
cabin his children played on deck his steeds
aired their frames on the tow-path his hand was
on the rudder, and the mate was just recovering
from his farewell attack of deiiyfum treasns in
the forward cabin. The Captain gaZed proudly
around him, and could think of nothing neces-
sary to complete his happiness: but his wife,
wiser than lie. thought they needed dog-a
nice Newfoundland-to play with the children,
fish them out when they tell in the canal and
watch the deck hands when the Captain was of
after groceries.
Coming through West Utica ON Saturday, the
Captain bought nice Newfoundland dog. He
got him at bargain; in fact, he got him for
nothing. to speak, because the man who
owned the dog not around at the time the
bargain made. The Captain had the dog,
but still he was not happy. The dog had way
of barking at passing crafts, and so drew upon
his Captains boat frequent showers of coal and
wood. and he would dive down the steep steps
into the cabin suddenly and upset the Captains
wife. Once he lit right on the table and spoiled
n pound OF butter, and he WAS altogether too
playful.
Yesterday the Captain. who is pious man,
tied up, aud put out his plank just east Of the
city, and started with his children to 80 to the
park and to observe the day after the manner of
this vicinity. The dog started, too, and as soon
as he got on shore lie bagau to capcr anu wal
his tail and SO wag5ed one OF the children fat
on its blessed back. The baby yelled. and the
Captain made tender Remarks as he set 1t on ITS
pious feet. and some other remarks as he shook
his fist at the dog. The dog misunderstood the
man, and running back, full OF fun. and
made jump to lick Lis tars. He missed the
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canal. and the father. without waiting to make
any remarks, jumped il after it. The dog b.
ing To the water born. knew just what to do.
and he went cavorting OFF to get a good headway,
BARKING to himself at every jump, and ust a.
the man got to the top Of the water with his
darling child, the dog took fying leap ot aDont
twenty feet and struck ON top OF the man.
Well, the water that nan spurtc'i around was
boiling hot with the CGths he spyItteTJd with il,
and his wife pranced around on the deck of the
boat, and flung pole TO tie old man, which the
dog promptly seized and pulled ashera, and that
Captain was nearly drowned before he trou the
sod again.
The dog is an Intelligent animal very intClli-
gent, indeed; AMI just as soon as hc saw that |
mariners face he knew that something was
wrong. 50 he sluuk up the plank On bo.-i. The |
captain gathered what loose grant" and lumber
he could in hurried and earnest search. and
marched up the plank, the grinmt 81 figure of
Neptune ever done in Mohawk Valley mud. As |
soon ; he got on board lie opened hot fire on
tIle dog, ana tNaI saSitloI- DIult Ntll Ntillip
I through the forward hatch. and struck IL t!.u
bunk. where the mate lay musiug about tn" !
devil. When the mate the dog he thought |
the evil one had come for him sure enough. AMI |
he braced himself for o,-e last fight. 80 that
when the captain jumped down IL pursuit q; |
the dog there mutual misunderstanding |
all around. The Captains wife looked down
and tried to explain but there a confused |
Of bunk boards and hair. and bedding
and IS ana arms. with an occasional infusion
Of dog, and it seemed idle to waste her breath
in taking such circus.
To-day the bow of that fatal craft cuts tho
water soienlnly. and at the helm stands the
wreck Of that Captain, fastened together with
strips of plaster. and smelling OF liniuent, and
ever and anon lie sJIrrrlGorS the rudaor to his
wife, while he goes forward to hammer de-
jecttd dog. which is for sale. or to listen to the
rawlings Of the maniac confined under the i, r
ward Latch-Jt:ra Herald.