Holiday journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1879-1879, 1879-12-03


together, except at weddings. saw
the bridegroom, happy, laughing, fussy
as an old hen with her last lone chicken
holding black dog tenderly In his arms
and clutching his bride by the elbow,
to help her on the car. The brakeman
shouted:
"Hold on take that dog to the bag
gage car"
Dismay, CONSERVATION, terror, came
out and sat all over that young
mans face, but 1t frightened up again
with happy thought. He dropped his
BRIDES arm, and folded both arms about
the dog of his heart.
=" No you don't, he shouted; emo you
don't. I've got a letter for that dog.
from the superintendent Of the division.
This dog goes with me-"
And he danced up and down the plat
form with excitement; while the brake.
man helped his bride on the train, and
thenthe young husband followed, cling
ing to that precious dog,
But when the party came back into,
the sleeper, then there was scene.
The porter looked at the dog uneasily,
and said he "allowed II was kind of
onregular, totin' dogs into de parlor,
cars" Whatever misgivings he may
have had on the subject were speedily,
cleared by passenger, testy old GEM
tleman with a back as broad as a county
atlas, and breath SO. short that he
breathed three times In speaking q.
word of two syllables, an old gent with.
the baldest head that ever Knocked hair
oil, head with fringe of upright,
bristly hair all round it.
His bare feet spread out on the floor,
his suspenders dangling down behind
him, his fat face glowed with rage, and
no roared out to the porter:
"out with that dog. No dogs sleep
where l do. / amt used to it, and /
won't have 1t. Trundle him out.
"Hold on there" cried the confident
husband, 'that dogs all right. I've goti
letters"
"Blast your letters" roared the old +
party, "The whole Uuited States post
office department can't crowd a dog in !,
on us. Tell you, young man, it amt
right, 1t amt decent, and, by gum, it.
amt safe. Body Of man in the bag
gage car now on this very train, that
was bit by lap-dog two weeks ago
while he was asleep, and died Just
eleven days afterward. Country's full 1,
Of mad dogs"
This was lie about the dead man,
but II woke everybody In the car, set '
all the women to screaming, and armed &,
public sentiment against the dog.
" But I tell you the dog isn't mad, >"
persisted the owner, and he'll have to /.
stay in here. have letters from the J.
superintendent of the division"
| "Blast the superintendent roared
the asthmatic passenger triumphantly. !.
He's got nothing to do with the sleep.
ing car. Take the dog into a day coach
and shut him up in wood box. Throw
him overheard. don't care what you
do with him but he can't stay here"
But, my dear sir" pleaded the :,
young man.
MDon't want to hear nethingi", :
yelled the fat passenger. al don't
! travel with amenagerie. Nobody wants
your dog in herep'S
mo. Nobody Nobody wants him 20
came In hearty, fearless chorus from
the other berths, the chorus. carefully.
and modestly keeping itself oRt of sight
80 as not to detract from the power of i
the solo who was gasping out the most .
terrific denunciations, Of all dogs in
general, and especially this one particu- ;.
lar dog.
plead.
"Devil take your dog, SIR" the old ,
passenger would gasp. What is your
dog or any mans dog to my eomfortp
say. / shanlt aleen with him In thia