Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-08-10
a CHAPTER on Dogs.


brings out the dogs. Men who never had
a dog get one. It's mysterious thing,
but if ever man gets to foollng ABOUT
ward meetings and caucusing in politics,
it isn't long before some friendless dog be-
gins to follow him around. AND Then
somehow the man that you never suspec-
ted Of haying dog brings him out IN cleo
tion times. There are dogs OF all sorts,
but of those that we see we should like
particularly to speak of McGarrigan's dog.
He would pass for three different dogs in
Virginia In the Valley he is called a
sssqurrl' dog, because of a delusion that
at some time or other he has chased one.
| Over in the slashes of Hanover with a
piece of Irvine string around his neck and
ragged negro leading him you would be
told, "boss its de bess paussum daug in de
county, and over across in PoWhatan
you would see him lying sleeping in front
| of the cross roads grocery watching his
| ragged master asleep, who if awake would
say to you, "Colonel, that dorg kin tree
coon with any pup this side of the river. p"
His hind legs are higher than his front, his
body thin, his color dingy bla)k, which
nature with CHASTITY gayety h relieved
by whitish face. Above the rear legs
has been erected the short stump of tail
monument to departed caudal appen-
dage. He has a habltual deprecatory look
which seems to have come from hasty re-
treats from kitchens, and he has cast in
his eye which has come from keeping one
eye on piece Of meat and the other on the
cook. He always feels like an intruder.
and it was only yesterday that, his master
having gone out while he was sleeping I'M
der the table. the 'squrl" dog awoke and
with a cry of anguish, and his monument
tai tail sticking to his hind legs, dashed
out Of the room. Though nobody had SAID
word to him. He will be killed before
this campaign is over because he looks so
much like he expected to be killed that the
public will not be able to resist the temp
tation, and will kick him till he is no more.
Another dog, a Newfoundland, that has
mysteriously appeared in the political field
has caused much distress to his friends.
Filling the position of assistant night watch
at Female school, his exemplary conduct
has attracted much attention. His atten-
dance on the services at the Presbyterian
church has been noted, and while his
devoutness has been questioned, as will be
that Of any dog who attempts to catch
fly off his nose during prayer; yet his at
tention to the condition of the furnace
cold nights, and one or two heartfelt at
tempts to join in the doxolgy are accepted
as proofs that he watches over the physi-
cal and spiritual interests of the congre-
CATION. When he walked into church Sun
days with the long line of girls he would
look at the boys as much as to say. eff you
touch one of them, piece comes out Of
the calf Of your Leg But that is all
changed now. He has been loafing around
tine bar rooms and the ward meetings, and
yesterday he had fight with butchers
dog right in front of a livery stable. He
has become awfully dissolHte and we think
if he should walk into church at the head
Of the girls now, he would look at the boys
as if he should say, eff any girl here suits
yUu, Seuoleuol, IuoG PICh bel out duu Wdlh
her right off, Last Wednesday night in
stead Of going to prayer meeting he broke
over the fence after cat. This campaign
will finish him off. 1t is very sad.
We ought to speak of a setter that calls
often. No gentleman could have behaved
better for a while. Evidently he had been
we'll brought up. With the exception Of
fleas there was no bad trait in his charac-
ter. But last week his master was elected
an alternate and since that we have never
seen dog so stuck up. 1t wasn't two
hours before he walked into our office and
bit d piece out Of the cats back. Prosper
ity seems to ruin everybody. 1t won't be
long before he is on the down run; already
his collar is getting rusty, and it won't be
long before stray boys will be practicing at
him with brickbats. This politics is a sad
thing.