The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-18
ATRUE noe STORY.



Dog,
There Is very quiet boarding house on
the Island conveniently near the Bridge,
which ia presided over by on elderly lady,
The family which usually gathers around
the table at this house, to discuss the
hash, the age Of the eggs, the strength Of
the coffee, or the news OF the neighbor-
hood, consists Of young physician, two
drug clerks, q commercial traveller and bis
vile, and one or two others OF various oc.
cupations, aud when oil are at home make
thugs very cheerful for the old lady who
collects the board money. A frequent
visitor to the house Is q clerk in the Office
Of a,wellknown firm Of brokersin this city.
while telegraph operator sometimes
helps TO Gil out the crowd, Besides all
these persons, there Is o very large dog
belonging TO the establishment, and
has belonged to 1t for the last
fifteen years. He Is well and f4vorably
known to every one Ia tho community on
account OF his huge size, gentle aud atfeC.
tlonate disposition and good canine quail.
ties generally. Recently, however, be
began to exhibit signs Of old age; be could
no longer tire the cat, or howl under the
windows Of the boarders at night, and
last Saturday he was, 10 oil inlents and
purposes paralyzgd, The old lady, his
mistress, remarked these symptoms anx.
iously, and yesterday at the dinner table
called attention to the unfortunate animal,
giving q long description Of his lifs and
deploring his death. 1.-THE only thing
hate about 1t Ia" said she, "that he suffers
80. wish he was out Of his misery"
"Well, madam, said the young Hippo.
crates, "the drug clerks and myself try
to arrange that matter for you. we'll put
him away very quietly"
The old lady in q burst Of gratitude
helped the young gentlemen aseCond time
TO the dessert thing she had never been
guilty OF before, and accepted bis otfer.
After dinner The boardera came together
and took into consideration what would
be the quickest method Of disposing OF the
"dorg." The Doctor suggested that he
had a powerful gAlvaniC battery In his
Office hardly that would speedily "para.
lyze" the animal. The wires were attached
and the crank turned, but 1t didn't worry
the dog bit, "Let's try little 'PruRsiC
!
acid was forced into the dogs mouth and
Developments awaited, but the only de.
yelopment noticeable was a little froth
that ooEed out.
"Oh~ said the telegraph operator, ''let
me put him out Of the way !" and as he
spoke he aimed q blow at the devoted
head OF the animal with a loaded cane
that would have felled an or; but II only
served to make the dog get up,
shake himself and stagger little
way into a corner. "There has
just been enough Of this foolishing about
that dog and now he will be put out Of
his misery" said the brokers clerk, as
he pulled out from under his coat o navy
revolver. And advancing 10 within two
feet Of the dogs head he blazed away.
The noise disturbed the poor fellow q
little, but the ball didn't, as II flew wide
Of the mark and buried itself In fence
thirty feet away, causing some little boys
to take up position hundred yards
from where they had Just been standing.
Another shot, fred from still closer point,
brought out all the people in the neigh.
borhood, and then the young physician
tried his hand with no better success. The
only damage to the dog from all the shots
was the loss Of an ear, which q misdi.
reCted ball had carried Of. BY this time
the Ire Of the old lady was reused and she
made her appearance, saying "You are
the Rwkwardest lot Of butchers | ever
saw" and putting the poor dog into sack
she made servant carry him 10 the
Bridge and drown him, while the drug
clerks, the doctor, the telegraph man and
the brokers' clerk, retired In disgust.