Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-12-04
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MY DOG NAP"

''Lie down, lie down. sirl''
ooh, never mind him, Frank, he
won't hurt you; go right in"
ooh, yes" said |, ut is all well
enough for you to say never mind him,
but, by George, he looks as if he would
bear great deal of minding."
Nonsense" said Alick laughing; II
tell you the dog will not touch you; but,
if you will not believe me, wait momont
and viii go along with you"
certainly was afraid to go in 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 as
came to the hall door, and had walked
toward his library to await his leisure
but when | opened the door, a large black
dog that had evidently been lying on
the floor, started to his feet with a growl
and exhibited row of teeth that would
have made good stock in trade for 0
frst-class dentist. He was a yillainous
looking brute, and | declined trusting
myself to his mercy, as have told above
Alick finished his business; then took
me by the arm and led me into the room
the dog slowly dropping on his haunch,
es when he saw his master, and | paid
no more attention TO him until had fin
ished the business had in hand.
"What in the world do you want with
such vicious dog?' | inquired, as | lit
the cigar my friend gave me.
81 don't think much Of your judgment
if you call him vicious looking dog
was the answer.
"What breed is he p
Hes a cross of several breeds"
"Yes, / should think from the way
he showed me his teeth that he was all
cross. I"
Come, come, Frank, you must not
run down old Nap He has been toe
good "a friend for me to listen to anything
but praises of him"
"What did he ever do that was par
ticularIy friepdly?" | inquired.
NAP? I'll tell you what he did; he
saved me fifty thousand dollars during
war-times"
| was about to give an unbelievng
cbuckle, but glance at Alexis face told
me that he was in earnest, so | begged
for the story
cit was about the middle Of the war y
said Alick. ''when | was treasurer Of the
Grafton Drilling Company. Our Office
safe was as unsafe as pin-box would
have been, and disliked to leave dol
lar in it. There were several burglaries
about the place and all of them were skill
fully planned and executed.
zone night our Office was visited. the
safe priced open with wedges, and the
contents carried off. The burglar found
but few hundred dollars, but the worst
feature of it was that they had bit upon
night when there was not a large
amount of money there. We had receiv-
ed large cash payment the day before,
but instead Of trusting it to our old safe
| had taken it home with me.
owe wondered if the burglars had any
knowledge of this payment. If they had,
then they must have extraordinary means
of gaining intelligence, and would know
whenever we received any large amounts
again, and would they come at once TO
my house, now that they had seen did
not trust the safe ? The question was
very perplexing one, and | had an an
CRY debate over it with some Of our di-
rectors. was in favor Of getting re-
liable safe and employing night-watch-
man, but | was out-voted.
"OId Evens, indeed, went so far as to
say that, as lightning never struck twice
in the same place. neither did burglars
visit the old safes the second time. And