, 1874-12-27
MR, SNILEY:S NEjY DOG.

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Mr. Smiley lives en- one OF tho avenues. He
has been bothered good deal lately BY his little
6-ycar-old Charlie. WHO wanted him to buy him
L dog. Last Tuesday Smiley while downtown
| was met on tho street BY man leading largo,
| good. .natured-lookinS Newfoundland dog. Sni-
| ley asked tho man il he wanted TO sell the ami
/ NAL. OF courbe the man said no. but after
great deal OF pickering, Smiley persuaded him to
make the sacrifice for $40 note. Smiley had to
! walk all the way home and lead the dog BY =
strap as he could not get him to go into car
He was amply repaid for his trouble. however,
By seeing the evident pleasure his little boy
took With the dog. Smiley stayed homa ali the
afternoon trying to mako his purchase roll over,
and sit up, out at last ho gave it up, concluding
the dog was too old to learn anything new.
After supper he vent over to the butcher-si1op
and got whole pailful OF beef-bones, which no
put in the coal-shed, and then shut tho dog in
for the night. The dog was quiet enough
until he had eatea all the meat OF tha bones
Then lie commenced to get uneasy: Smiley,
after locking tho doors anu turning out the gas.
went to bed. 1le had just got into doze. when
he was aroused BY an unearthly howl and moan
combined. lie had jumped clear ont OF bed at
back t a asap deindins himself Nth tho 81 bsiief lei
that the dog would now keep quiet; but the
performance had commenced, and the dog
gave Smiley such beuedt that he saw
release him, or he would not
get wink Of sleep that blessed night Flo got
up, vent out, and opened the door OF tho coal
shed. The dog, oveEjoyed to see him. com
menced jumping on him. and scratched the hide
cuff and ran. Tho dog, thinking he meant fun,
geso chase. and there Vas a lively and exciting
race round Sniloy's backyard. The dog
gaining on Smiley, when the latter mounted an
h.rr 1-ax+ R1Fr .1sr
tracted tho dogs attention b7 throwing a
piece Of stick over into tho. corner OF
the yard, aud when tue dog went after it
had been warc1iug him, and, making dive. se-
cured the greater portion Of his night Garment.
Smiley. after throwing tie broom 1t him. a.ain
went to bed leaving linn in the yard Tue next
morning upon arising Smiley went out to SEQ tho
back fence. Thinking that ho was lost, he went
down before breakfast and nut an advertisement
in all the papers, offering reward for hid re-
turn. Upon going home. What did he SEQ
but the dog sitting up on tho front step. Smiley
was pleased to think that tho dog was not lost
after all, and commenced to net him but, nosic-
ing that ho WAS all covered with feathers, no
drove hlm OF. Opening the door to 70 in. the
dog rushed in between his legs, and carried hIn
of his feet against the hat-rack, complesel7 do
molishing it. Then tue do. went around tue
stove wagging his tail, and knocked tho
coree-pot OF the hear:h. Smiley now
made Him i1a down IN C0.HeE Tll.!o
the family ate their breakfast Just as
they had begun eating the cat came .auntesin,:
into the room. This rlled tho dog. and Ae mado
a spring fur tho cat, which jumped up into
sm1leys lap, aud began to spread its claws znl
spit. Smiley took the cat BY the neck and threw
it downstairs, where tho dog followed after,
aud tinished il. After breakfast little CDarlia
wanted to play with tho ucs; 60 SMILEY tied ons
end Of strap around Charlis's waia.
and the other to tho dogs collar, GO
that the dog could no: get n11y
from him. Then ho started down -town
again. 10 had been gcne but few minutes
when the boy went into the front yard. The dog,
seeing the gate open, and smelling Smieyi
tracks, took nc.lon that ho would go down
town too. He w5ns through tho gate in spite OF
all Master Charlie could do. and started down.
street at lively trot. By stra,nlng every nerys
the li1tlo fellow could just keep up with tho dog
They had Rono about TWO blocks when tho dog,