The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-06
sEHENADING THE PIC.

Last night when tired out with the days
heavy work. the writer's head sunk upon his
manly bosom his eyes closed and gentle sleep
overcame him. How long he slept ls neither
here nor there. and what his dreams were is
nobody's business, Perhaps they were of a
convention presided over by Betgh and declar-
Ing tho Pic its official organ; perhaps they
we're Of q constitution with dogs In Il: perhaps
he had the nightmare. and Jennings lay like
lead on his bosom. gibbering fendishy the
while. The fact In, he was awakened by I'M
earthly noise which may be termed melodi-
ous howl. The sound came from Camp street.
and we Immediately rushed TO the corner and
behold, IN front of the Picdvune office. we were
m by most extraordinary sight.
Camp street was brilliantly illuminated with
| a thousand lights. whose irradiations showed
| innumerabe dogs ranged In line In front of the
| Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals" office. Half
of The dogs had coal oil lamps. such as are used
IN processions tied to their tails. while the
other half sported harmonious tin pans which
made delicious music as they ratified on the
stony pavement.
Every representative. of the dog family was
there. The line was formed with surprising
intelligence First the LEADER q broad, eedat-
and contentious New Foundland dog. backe ed
BY asnperb surly mastiff. after which, In double
| file, followed the aristocracy Of the Cdnidr rep
| resentatves of each tribe. the 1.-the aud agile
grey hound the intelligent setter. the jaunty
x-hound the ever attentive staghound the
attractive barrier. the stumpy beagle the old
bachelors type"-the terrier-and others OF the
| creme de "a creme Of the dog tribe,
Following this committee came q motley army
| OF dogs. ours, whelUs, black and tan. hunting
| dogs, spaniels. clumber -spaniels foes skye
| ter iefs. poodles pugs rat dogs, sptz doge all
| kinds aud all shapes OF cantnety. There wpra
| blue dogs, and yellow. and ii ok. aud whire.
aud spotted, and mortled and stripped and
variegated pups, all yelling. yeting. bowling.
scratching the ground and doing up Camp
| street IN lively style. The inevitable yellow ]
| was there too. In imposing n lmbars
The most remark able feature Of the pageant
Was the ll-dog battalion, formed in hollow
So lare in the centre Of which. stretched on lit
ters. were the mangled forms Of Pete" and
| "Crorpy,' the victims o. the last dog fight.
whose gaping wounds inpIored the RI and
shouted vengeance against Jennings.
It was evidently complimentary Eprenade
given to the PIC by the dog element In acknowl-
edgment of the old lady's aggressive position
against the dog fighters, and right royalty was
the thing carried out II Is true that several
bull and terriers INDUCED Ia spontaneous
fights during the eeremony-that was to be- ex-
pected: but when lean, lank and cynical vel
low dog, sort Of Thersites of bis kind,
at the Pics stalwartness on this i'm
speare to express his wonder at that ancient
journals attitude ironically said. Hath dog
money? Can a eur lend 5000 dueats ?" He was
yelled into silence and sat down upon in most
peIemptory style. After bowling in approved
Jog fashion and in the most harmonious style
| 10 the way Of Il serenade, the enthusiastic
aniihes gave three howls and tiger for our
oacieht neighbor an ID retired