River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-08-30
The NeMsboy's Dog.

A late number Of the Neus Of Calves
ton, Texas, contains the following: The
newsboys of this city have long been the
owners of large Newfoundland dog,
which answered to friendly salutations
when addressed as "Tige." He was an
intelligent animal, and enjoyed the bene-
fits of a good education in his peculiar
line of business. He knew all the police
officers Of the city, and whenever the
boys felt like RECALLING themselves in a So
cial game Of chuck a-luck or "high
die . Tige took up his position on the
ramparts of safety, and never failed to
gave the alarm when "peeler hove in
sight. During the Christmas holidays
and all the state occasions he was decor
ated with all the gorgeous paraphernalia
that the inventive talents Of his keepers
could suggest, and invariably, at the eX-
tremity of his caudal appendage, "bunch
of blue ribbons" and of which he was
very proud, ifa wag of his tail could in
the air could be taken as an indication of
his internal emotions Yesterday about
twelve O'Clock, while rambling around the
city in quest of his usual amount of rec
reation, Tige had the misfortune to en-
counter stray piece of medicated dog
meat. He looked at, smelled at it, and
concluding that it was all right,he opened
his mouth and took it in. 1t was not
long however before "Tige" began to
show signs of being sick. The news of
of his malady spread among the boys
rapidly. He was taken in charge and
brought to the place of rendezvous in rear
of the Nescs office and the medicine man
of the newsboy brigade was summoned to
his relief.
He came and prescribed copious
draughts of sweet milk, which he order
| ed to be followed by heroic doses of cas-
+ tor oil, but the treatment was IL vain.
/ The boys rubbed him and bathed him,
/ but it was of no use. Soon Tges intel
/ ligent eyes began to lose their luster,
/ and he was no longer able to swallow.
! Mr.. NJ Kenefc was sent for, and sug-
( gested that a dose of epecac administered
/ in hot water would "do the business for
/ the sufferer. but hot water could not be
/ hadand as a dernier resort one of the boys
I tried to catch a bottle of steam with
which to wash down the emetic. Before
he succeeded "Tige" had breathed his
last, surrounded by his friends, the re-
cipient of all the attention they could
bestow upon him. Late in the evening
his funeral took place from the residence
of the BOYS, near the corner of Twenty
ninth and Mechanic streets. They uti-
lied the mail cart of the Naos as a
hearse, and draping the wheels with
Grape and all the appropriate emblems of
sorrow, they placed the remains of the
dog in it and covered them over with a
white cloth. On the rear of the cart was
this inscription "Poor Tige is dead, our
pet.n Jimmy Harron was the marshal of
I the procession, and mounted upon a mus
tang,he led the cortege through the streets.
The hearse was drawn by the boys, who
kept time to the measured taps of the
drum at the head of their column. All
the principal streets of the city were
paraded, and Just as the sun went down
the boys dumped "old Tige" into the
bay from the planking ON Williams
wharf. They offer reward of $40 for
/ the policeman who gave him the poison.
Thus ends the existence of a well-known
character of this city.