Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02
neeeiiralness OF Appearances.

vhl la Not keep dogs. although he lives IN
the clantrv and who declines social visits
O. ter-ous who 30. Mr. Tibbins IS, how
ever. Just aud impartial. My friends he
says. '~asll not complain of any ohscurity
lu my conduct ! simply offer them the al
Tentative, Iuc OF your dog not both. II
yOur TASTES ana preterances are such that
toa viii haEe lGrse or small animals lying
within yoar gate, yeipiug and growing at
every person wl1 enters, smelling at ankles,
and prolueias lively arprehensIons which
are ll, iu the least allayed by calling the
hea-,a rY1r fellow and remarking that he
was never known TO bite-if,' says Mr.
Tihb.u- % bis friends, these are your pre-
tr5cu.l-. We sill not quarrel. / respect
Your iIIl~yucrI~ie-, and ! beg you to respect
mine. while 1 embrace this occasion 10 men
tiIu tllt a-.1n- the most prominent OF mine
.- au iaiI-ra-i.iln % have my ankles smell
eI at hg dogs oi any breed or OF any size,
whether tlcy are poor fellows or not, and an
.a-a'#Ii ..c disgust with the barking oi
beasts when - to make social call
tlst It I- Very -eld-I in y0u or in any person
% -lh.c-t his friends 10 Such orieal~, | DO
r|- ~sg That leave entirely 10 Your own
ll-eur4t. only remarking that although
..a.s snakes are not yenomouS reptiles, aud
lar probably poor follows. do not think
.aa- those Who delight in having them coll
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,.-, ..-....l. .,l -r,-,fe5 ly the br5r,,l,bi-,
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..li, t,,.il.i =, g., General ,.-1.,5e AGAINST
I,,. ~ I,relr rod in Mr. (y,rpe-l- Isr-
t.r, from tf. \l-s - he saij ..ofan African
Kim, vain, h,l rsror s.an q b,rs, u,riI
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l.'..r .f A,-.i,a ,,.,sr. Nor H., b,rs.i
I...... l,..- ,.,. ever seem 900 OF ,.,,,r.. 81,
-...-. a tl..sa; Tfhiu.' in A world S.,
.g..,..i,,.. mr., l....- i,,,,,ro,,iar,, ga
s.-.... "a a,t-rr II. n .,cietr which b9l5. 4,
, ...-.-.r and ,,e....ory -el,-i,, L.,,r.s,
bread and nltter VIII often expose the dis
~enter o. a.ittlity- such man, IN acrowd-
RI and elegant assembly, who has lncautou>-
'F .,Jan heavily huttered sandwich, IN the
midst % "A bout % nailnage with youth, and
beauty understands the emotion Of those,
va1 with Nr. I55in-, dislike 90 have their
tuNle- >ue-.eI AZ 10y dog, yet who suddenly,
"lt.ln % n,i-ah'r- grounds and Tar from
e.l. perceive taai "a dog Is actually engaged
l i.at a!t'e
But Mr. 1illin- went ont meIrly upon
New Years morning. resolved At least 10 Iav
one yi-it. l8ny neglected, 70 neighb0r who
had become his neighbOr the summer before
Wha had .,.ven no signs OF dogs. and who, n,
lIbmu- assured himself, was much too sen
-lt.ca man % suffer them about his house or
grounds. Oar friend began the dav pros
lrr.a-lv. finding everybody cordial and gav.
ai doing. as be thought, his full share To-
n.-l the en.Iyeument of each call At last
a.taae to ,hc new neighbor's and went
a.uains gavly up the neat plank walk
.-a. tac gate, then turning briskly around
ls house. putting 1t, as it were, between
himself aud retreat. he was advancing rapid
IS toward tao ir1nt-loor, when he suddenly
~,..,eI. with a ~irScning sense of betrayal,
directly before him. within easy spring, 50 to
speak. las a large dog upon the door-mat
and lire.tl, unIer the bell He was asleep.
and uuln rerceiying him Mr. Tlbhins, as If
anon tIu.'c for silence. recounoitred the
situation To advance and ring the bel was
-inr.. madness. for the d5r would of course
awake tine iuomcnta foot struck the step.
and ip tho confusion of sudden awakening
y..It r.-,'tIi.. b. very re.k less and sanruiu-
ary. ami not in the least amenable 10 the
"Ilur ielow" h.audi-hment Mr. Tiblins,
therefore. without moving. looked up at the
windows. narins 10 see somebody looking
aIt whom be- might with beaming pantomime
-umm.u t., the door, and 50 save himself the
contact whiel seemed 10 be inevitable. Bat
there WAS u1 uac boxing ont, and the closed
windows scented 70 him 10 stare with blank
indifference. 40 Jaat he says be had before
10 idea how crae. windows can be. Ii then
occurred 90 him that il he could oren com
muucati1us with the kitchen, and cntice
some maid or man to the door without ring
ing. the difficulty would disappear. because
tlc maid or man would pacily the dog. Bat
90 reach the kitchen required a lateral move
ment which would leave the enemy directly
across bis lane of retreat. Moreover, any
movement whatever exposed Mr.. Inbins to
uieri-k Of makinga noise, which would
arouse the foe and prccipi,ate the engage
mrut he therefore maintained his position.
looking hopefully toward the kitchen, but.
seeing no one, be reluctantly held further
council with himself.
The obvious heroic course was 10 step up
on the piazza and ring the bell. Bat he
SAW. again, that it was impossible to touch
tle bell without bringing himself close To
tac dog, who would then, of course, awake