New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-02-19

beershops ofback slums and Sunday
night is with each the favorite time.
for their perfo rance. Il IS rare IN
deed to find . doggy man wholly un-s
interested in the doings Of the sscheck
-me-dears'' and it is equally unusual
to>happen on a "slammer' Of chat.
finches to whom the ''pints'' and.
properties of a black nd-tan are
not familiar in the mouth as house.
hold bread. Now long cherished
a lively curiosity as to what manner
Of men frequented these places, so
when q few weeks ago / learned that
a dog show was to come off on GER
tain Sunday evening at the Bishops
File, l at once determined to assist
thereat. 1 was told that several
gentlemen had promised to exhibit
their celebrated studs of breeds
whatever that might mean and that
a well-known fancier would take the
chair, faced by IAN equally we'll
known sporting character, and | con.
fidently looked forward to an enter
tanning, if not improving, evening.
On the appointed night sought the
rencote district in which St. Didy.
mus.street is situate, and found it a
locality in which mud and murky
gloom, evil smells and unearthly
noises, were the most prominent
characteristics. The gloom and
noises are owing to the streets mar.
rowness, and the fact that one side
is occupied by lofty row ofhouses,
formed out of arches, over which
railway trains necessarily rumble
and shrek; which the surrounding
tan.pits, bone. boilers, and heaps Of
vegetable refuse account for any oil.
factory offence. Ihad little Difficult.
ty in finding the ''Tile," which nest.
led lovingly in one Of the arches be.
fore alluded to-, It proved to be q
beershop of the ordinary type, ex.
cept that from the popularity of its
situation certain archiness, pervad.
ed all its details. The front of the
bar was crowded with men and dogs
of all shapes ond sizes. The bipeds
were as rule of unmistakably
doggy appearance, and l Rugged
myself in the thought that ''tht
Fancy" we've in force tonight. Thu
company was not refined, but wa.
less rough than l had expected and
blasphemy and bad language were
by no means in the ascendant. Col
lars were not as a rule worn, save by
the quadrupeds; close.fitting caps O.
the 1'hard-puncher' peresasion were
much affected; and in the matter O.
Combinations tightness seemed
indispensable. Bnt chief,
the middle-aged and elderly section
sported glossy silk hats and bandan
mas Of marvellous brilliancy. Ever,
body except the dogs, was smoking
and even they were not inaccessible
to the force of example, for a dissip
ated-looking Yorkshire terrier, VIII,
had evidently seen better days sa
upon his launches, holding shor
pipe between his teeth the while
with an indescribable air of rakisl
raffishness. Everybody, too, hat
with him one or more specimens O
the friend of man, some of them of
singularly unfriendly appearance
At a table near me sat a young mar
Of gloomy visage absorbed in con
temptation of a bundle of snow-whit,
hair deposited on a cloth of man,
colors before him. The bundle !
was told, was a''champion Maltese, ;
and l at once endeavored to cultivat.
the champions acquaintance. Blu
a long course of prize.winning hac
so pulled up this animal with vain
glory that my efforts at Cancellation
were vain. For the benefit of 9th
ers, | trust this particular Maltese
may have sworn himself to celibacy
like the Knights of his famous Ord
er-and that he may keep his VOW
A brindled bull of great size ant
ferceness was on the other hand un
pleasantly demonstrative in his at
tentions to my long ulster. It was
only after repeated visits during
which this degraded creature had
conducted himself after the manner
of Launces incorrigible cur, that
became aware of his proceedings
through a gruf but friendly admon
ition to ''Kick that there brindle ir
the jor gnoner!" Hastily gathering
up my superduous skirts [ sought a
fresh chair, but the brindle would
not be denied, and again and again
returned to the charge, till a horrid
suspicion crossed my mind that
must have been made the victim Of
some such unsavory trick as the wick
ed Panurge played upon the scornfu
lady of Paris. At lenght the dogs
owner noticed my agitation, anc
some skillfully directed kicks left mi
once more at neace. was wonder