The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-03-22
How a YaIler Dog was Sent Over
the Wires.

the Wires
A good story comes from Norwalk,
Connecticut. One day last week a
gaupt, slab-sided chap with parti-
clcs ofhaysced on his coat and in his
tow-colored hair, stepped up to the
telegraph Office at the depot and ask
ed if the boss was in. Tbs eperptor
assured him that he was, aadshis.1t-
raj friend vent on to relate that he
lived up in Danbury, hqdeQmed Swu
from there that morning, and intehdd%
ed bringing his brether's dog which
4 man in Norfolk wanted e BuS,'bgt
had forgotten is,,and,wantsd to know
If the dog couldbe sent down from
there by telegraph. The man Of
lisataing seq. a:goca shsas tes q
little I'm, NJ one answered.
Certainly, sir; that is matter of
daily occurrence. All that is neces-
sary for you TO do is to give mo a de-
scription of the dog, so that no mis-
take can be made; call again in about
an hour and the dog will be here"
at lisa yellow dog, with small ears,
and is about so high" said the gran.
ger, placing his hand eighteen inches
from the floor. He then took his de-
parture with the remark that he
would call again soon. The opera
tor then sent his messenger boy to
look for dog as near the description
as possible, which ho soon succeeded
in finding, it was at once brought to
the office, and secured to the opera
tors desk by means of piece of tele-
graph wire. After a little coaxing
the dog was made tolie quietly down,
and everything was in readiness for
our rural friend. Punctual to the
time appointed he made his appear
ance, and asked if the dog had come.
~ will see" said the operator, and
stepping to the instrument he tap
ped few minutes on the key, at the
same time inserting his legs under
tho desk, he managed to step on the
dogs tail which made the canine
yelp. "Ahl he's coming" said the
operator, and then tapping more furi'
ously on the key, he at the same
time kicked the dog clean from under
the table, who not rclishing this kind
Of treatment, barked furiously ant
ran around the Office with the wire
attached to his neck. aHiftY oerts
sir" said the operator, turning rount
to the countryman: "Uncommor
nice dog; must be worth $50; but he
is the hardest dog ever received
over the wires; he is so muscular, yoU
see, that he broke the wire, in fact Q
piece OF it is now attached TO his neck
which he broke off"
During the whole of this operation
the countryman gazed on the opera
tor with eyes wide open and full O.
surprise; but when the dog came
from under the table and was seen by
the countryman, that was the culmi
mating point, and he was struck with
amazcment. After looking at the
dog moment or SO, he said; "Say
Mister, he amt so big as he was, and
he is darker; how is that?
ooh! that is easily explained, " sale
the operator; you see the chemical.
employed in making electricity o
course darkcns his original color, ant
the velocity with which he passed
over the wire caused him to contracI
in size; but after you expose him tc
the air for short time he will soon
assume his original size and color
"Du tell" said the countryman
and, after placing fifty cents on the
counter picked up the dog, and walk
ed out of the office, remarking tina
'the man who invented them tolc
graphs must be very knowledge
BILE man."
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