The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-10-02
"NAP."
BY WIN. II. MAHER.

Lie down, lie down, sir T"
"Oh. never mind him, Frank, he won't
hurt you 90 right in.'
"Oh. yes,' said /. . il is all well enough
for you 10 say never mind him. but, by
George. he looks as il he would bear a
great deal Of minding.
"Nonsense,' said Alick, laughing; 81
tell you the dog will not touch you but,
If you will not believe me, wait moment
and will 90 i'm with YOU"
certainly was afraid to go into the room
alone. and think you, my reader. would
have thought discretion the better part
had you been in my place.
Alick was talking with his agent rs
came TO the hall door, and had walked to-
ward his library TO await his leisure but
when | opened the door large black dog
that had evidently been lying on the floor
started TO his feet with growl and ex-
hibited row OF teeth that would have
made good stock in trade for a first-class
dentist. He was Misunderstanding brute
and declined trusting myself to his mer-
cy rs | have told above.
Alck finished his business then took
me by the arm and led me into the room
the dog slowly dropping on his launches
when he saw his master. and | paid no
more attention to him until had finished
the business had in hand.
What in the world do you want with
such a vicious doggn | inquired as | lit
the cigar my friend gave me.
don't think much OF your Judgment
II you call him vicious-loOking dog"
was the answer.
What breed is hep,
He's a cross OF several breeds"
Yes. should think from the way he
showed me his teeth that he was all
cross -
Come, come. Frank, you must not run
down old Nap He has been too good
friend for me to listen TO anything but
praises of him.
"What did he ever do that was particu-
larly friendlyg- inquired.
"Napr I'll tell you what he did he
saved me fifty thousand dollars during
war-times."
| was about 10 give an unbelieving
ohuckle. but glance of Alexis face told
me that he was i'm earnest, so | begged for
the story.
ut was about the middle OF the war;
said Alick, when was treasurer OF the |
Grafton Drilling Company. Our office |
safe was as unsafe as a pine box would |
have been, and | disliked to leave a dollar |
~ 1t. There were several burglaries about /
the place and all of them were skillfully /
anu tAttuIpu.
zone night our office was visited. the
safe pried open with wedges and the con-
tents carried of. The burglars found but
a few hundred dollars, but the worst fea-
ture Of Il was that they had hit upon a
night when there ought to have been
large amount of money there. Weha re-
ceived large cash payment the day be-
fore. but instead Of trusting 1t to our old
safe had taken it home with me.
we wondered If the burglars had any
knowledge Of this payment. Ii they had.
then they must have extraordinary means
OF gaining Intelligence. and would know
whenever we received any large amounts
again, and would they not come at once 10
my house now that they had seen did not
trust the sateg The question was very
perplexing one, and had an angry debate
over Il with some Of our directors. / yas
~ favor of getting a reliable safe and en-
plooying night-watchman but was out
voted.
"Old Evans, indeed, went so far rs 10
say that. as lightning never struck twice
y me same place, neither did burglars Wis |
y old safes the second time. And he was
inclined TO think our money would be
saier II left in the office than IL carried 10
my residence. And he talked so MANY AZ /
me others into his way of thinking that a
ieSoiuuoh was passed declaring II against I