The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-12-30

MADE UP FROM THE BEST CLIPPINGS
connacticut,s Biz DOG.

Connecticut's Big Dog.
Hartford Post.
Probably the largest dog in Con-
necticut is Ned who kindly takes
charge of the packages of the Adj
ans Express Company at the Of
fee on Asylum street. At his last
weighing he turned the scales at III
pounds. His size, however, is only
one of his varied claims OF attention
He developed at an early age a fine
sense of his duties and responsible
tiles and without any particular
training assumed the general care
of the premises by day and night.
His special charge is the COW
cred Enclosure at the rear OF the of
fee into which teams drive TO load
and unload. During tie day he
has nothing to say to any one driv-
Ing in wish goods for delivery, but
he keeps a close eye on anyone
who walks in, and attends him I'M
til perfectly satisfied that his bust
ness is legitimate. He judges q
| good deal by outward appearance
and will put quiet. but etfectual
bar in the way OF persons who look
shabby or seem to have no busine SIS
other than iounging and looking
about.
At night, however there is a
change. AS soon as the outside
doors are shut, he considers him
self fairly on duty. and will not let
anyone but the night watchman
and some of the regular employees
OF the office come in on any terms.
His disposition seems tt. undergo q
total change, and, whereas in the
daytime he Is perfectly good tenn
pered, and can be walked over aud
pushed about by almost anybody.
and does not offer any violence
even to those whom he considers il
his duty to watch, at night be will
put up with no intrusion or ia
millarity. For long time he was
accustomed to go for his dinner to
a certain restaurant on Asylum
street. He would take tin pan
and when it was filed he carried il
by one edge straight along the mid
die OF the sidewalk. No other dog
was ever known to inves igate thai
pan very closely, nor would Ned
him self touch a piece at this time
He used TO put the pan down in its
place on the floor and after half an
hour or so he would eat his dinner
For a long while there was 8
question whether he would fight
He was SO big that other dogs lei
him alone, and so peaceable that he
never attacked them. At last one
day noise was heard in the street
and an excited boy yelled that the
express dog and another were hav.
ing fight. Before the occupants
OF the office could get out, however
the whole thing was over, and they
saw their dog Jogging along toward
the office with his tail waving in the
air and no marks of haste or excite.
ment, while another big dog was
getting up Asylum hill as fast as
he could and expressing his feel
ings at every jump. 1t appeared
upon inquiry that the other dog
had attacked Ned unprovoked, and
that the latter had stopped long
enough toStoss him up bodily in
the air, and after seeing that that
was enough to settle the matter
had gone quietly on his way. He
is fond of carrying things in his
mouth, and often takes parcels
from the office to the depot or from
the depot 10 the office.
Although it is to be feared that
many readers will consider this q
blemish on an otherwise excellent
character, it must be admitted that
Ned has a determined hostility to
cats, and never loses an opportuni-
W to ATTACK one in the neighbor
hood of the Office. Tradition says
he has killed them by the dozen, al
though he looks to big too care for
such small game and too heavy to
be quick enough for them.
Some time ago, when all the dogs
had to be muzzled, Ned was in the
habit of going out for a daily
swim or wade in the park river, and
after a very slight experience,
found that the muzzle was neces-
sary accompaniment of these ex
cursions. When he was in the shed
his muzzle was of course taken off,
and it used to be hung upon a
nail about eight feet from the
ground, about as high as a man
could reach. In very short time
he would go and take it down him
self from the nail whenever he
wanted to go out for swim. A
curious thing about the muzzle
was that none large enough could
be found in Hartford, and it was
necessary to send to New York for
one.
A good many people have won
dered whether he is a descendant of
old Major, who occupied the same
office for twelve or fourteen years,
and there seems to be a difference
of opinion even at the express Office
as to the matter. One, however,
who knows Ned's pedigree and his
manner of coming to the office,
declares that the is no relation
ship, though Ned is certainly
worthy successor of the other dog
whose collar 1iraped in mourning
still hangs on the wall.
On the whole Ned is a remarka-
bic dog, and 3 best appreciated by
those i hO know him most thorough
~. AS to his weight, 1T may be
said that he is spare rather than
fat, ami if properly fed for the pur-
pose might probably become a good
dog, weighing 300 pounds.
He come of stock owned by E.
5. Brewer, and brother of his was
still larger, and was owned in Hart
ford for some time but was finally
sent into Massachusetts,.