Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-20
GRANT ON HIS MUSCLE.

He Knocks Down q Man and BrOthe
And It was All About the Dog Law.
Washington Correspondence New York World
1t is not perhaps so well known that
like some other notable human friendl
and allies of the ''bull-purp," His Elk
cellency is a stalwart pugilist. Yef
such is the fact; and all Washington
within a certain charmed circle is nov
quietly revealing IN a recent llustra
ton thereof. 1t is now, according Il
our City Fathers, in order to muzzlC
dogs, that the dogs may 90 visibly
mad, and tEat black policemen ad hoo
may be duly rewarded for putting an
end to them.
The Presidents friend and brother
(in-law), MIR. Sharp, happens to own a
particularly fine and striking dog of ]
know not what breed, but a persOnable
and dignifed dog, presumably of no
mean origin. This dog the other day
was. disporting himself: in the area OF
his masters house, while his master,
unseen of men, sat above in the embras-
ure of a window. Suddenly there APP
peared IN the vicinity the state coach
provided by the municipality for the
comprehension Of all "yagrOm" dogs,
accompanied by certain dismounted
negro Uhlans, whose duty and delight
1t Is to catch canine offenders and eth
er hold them to ransom or drown them
promptly, as In each case may seem
best. One of these worthless, espying
the noble dog of Mr.. Sharp, forthwith,
recognized in him prize worth laying
hands upon.
The master of such a dog would
never leave him to perish in the pound
for lack of paltry five dollar bill. So
the thrifty son Of Africa crept up to
the area-fence and with soft words and
whistles enticed the unsuspecting beast
forth into the highway. There he
seized upon his prey, and with the help
of his fellows sought to folce the ami
NAL, loudly barking and with no mean
strength resisting this perfdious vio-
lence, into his fatal van. The racket
brought forth Mr. Sharp, high in an.
ger, and retaining his deceived and
foully captured favorite. The negroes
turned deaf ear to the demands of
Mr.. Sharp.
A somewhat short and squarely built
parsonage who had come out in CON-
pany with Mr.. Sharp interfered in sup
port of what undoubtedly was the Just
and well-fOunded protest of the dogs
next friend. To him, thus meddling
with grave municipal questions, the
burly black replied, not with words
only, but with gestures, bidding him
mind his own business" and seeking
by prompt pressure upon his Shout
der to enforce the suggestion. Ill
Jared the presu nptuous child of Ham!
For as his audacious hand was laid
upon his interlocutor's arm, that inter
locutor swiftly drew back, threw him
self into position" and with one we'll
delivered blow from the left shoulder
sent the champion of the Washington
Ring headlong into the roadway, there
to reel and fall PROSTATE and astOunded,
even as Black Molyneux, of Baltimore,
fell In the presence Of England's as
sembled chivalry, when smitten by the
fist of Crib.
To gather himself up, to rush back
upon his antagonist, to exclaim that in
his person "the law" had been struck
this was the work of a mo-
ment. Stand off, you black fool!''
shouted Mr.. Sharp hastily, putting
himself in the way. Stand off, this is
the President of the United States! :"
Alas alas that the hand which
signed the Civil Rights bill should, by
black ingratitude, be brought to uses
base as this!