Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-02-26
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Lille down, lie down, sir.
"Oh, never mind him, Frank; he
won't hurt you; go right in"
"Oh, yes" said I, "it's all we'll
enough for you to say never mind
him. but by George, he looks as
though he would bear Il good deal
of minding."
"Nonsense," said Alick, laughing;
81 tell you the dog will not touch
you; but if you will not believe me,
wait a moment and 1 will go with
you"
1 certainly was. afraid to go into
the room alone, and 1 think you, my
reader, would have thought discre-
tion 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 wait
his pleasure; but when 1 opened the
door large black dog that had evi-
IDENTIFY been lying on the floor, start
ed to his feet with a growl, and ex-
hibited a row of teeth that would
have made good stock in trade for
first class dentist. He was a vii
lainous looking brute, and declin-
ed trusting myself to his mercy as
told above.
Alick finished his business, then
took me by the arm and led me into
the room; the dog slowly dropped
on his launches when he saw his
master, and paid no more attention
to him until l had finished the bust
ness in hand.
"What in the world do you want
of such vicious dog?" l inquired,
as l lit the cigar my friend gave
me. ..- -z5z-s
'I don't think much of your judg-
ment if you call him vicious look
ing dog" was the answer.
"What breed is he?"
'EHe is a cross of several breeds. .
"Yes, i should think from the
way he showed his teeth that he
was all cross" =.
"Come, come, you must not run
down my Nap He has been toe
good friend to me to listen to any.
thing but priase for him."
"What did he ever do that was
particularly friendly?" ] inquired.
''Nap? 1'l tell you what he did
he saved me $50, 1000 during the wal
times.
1 was about to give an unbeliev.
ing chuckle, but a glance at Alexis
face told me he was in earnest, so
begged for the story.
at was about the middle of the
war;" said Alick, 'ewhen was treas
urer of the Grafton Drilling Compa
ny. Our Office was as unsafe as /;
pine box would have been, and
disliked to leave dollar in it. Their,
were several burglaries about th'
place, all of which were skillfully
planned and executed.
One night our office was visited
the safe pried open with a wedg,
and the contents carried off. Th,
burglars found but a few hundred
dollars, but the worst feature of 1
was the hit upon a night when ther
ought to have beer a large amour
of money there. We had received
large cash payment the day before
but instead of trusting it to our oil,
safe, had taken it home with me.
We wondered if the burglars ha,
any knowledge of this payment.
they had, then they must have ex
traordinary means of gaining intel
ligence, and would know wheneve
we received any large amount agail
and would they not come at once t
my house now that they had seen
did not trust the safe?
The question was very perplex
ing one, and l had an angry debat
over 1t with some of our directorl
L was in favor of getting a reliabl
safe and employing a night-watcf
man, but / was out-voted.
Old EYens, indeed, went so far o
to say that lightning never struc
twice in the same place, neither di
burglars visit old safes the secon
time. And he was inclined to thin
our money would be safer if left
} the Office than if carried 80 my res
dence. And he talked 80 many {