The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-06
Enmet's New Dog.
A Monster Of Canine Elegance and Beauty That
Stopped Play.

A Monster OF Canine Elegance and Beauty Thai
| Stopped Play.
Mr.. Joseph K. Emmett was a constant
visitor at the late dog show, and spent
most of his time while there looking at
huge St. Bernard dog, named, Bay
| ard, Jr, the property of Mr.. Pope, of
Boston, who imported him last year.
| Bayard measures seven feet from the tip
| of his nose to the end of his tail. He is
| thirty-two and one-half inches high,
| and weighs nearly two hundred pounds.
| His color is white and red. with white
| collar and nose, and has the much-prized
sssacred cross He is only twenty
months old, and has massive and beau
| fiful head, with the kindest face imagin-
able. and great intelligent brown eyes.
Mr.. Emmett took such fancy to Bayard
that he asked Mr.. Pope by telegraph if
he would sell the dog, and received a
reply that he would. but the price would
be, 50. 500 Mr.. Emmett agreed to pay
that price and secured the prize. Mr..
Emmett is playing Fritz in Ireland" at
the Grand opera-house, and last night a
reporter of The Worfd called there to
ask him if he intended to train Bayard
for the stage. The reporter was shown
into Mr. Emmet's dressing-room and
there found Mrs. Emmett sitting on the
floor supporting Bayard's head in her
lap, while his body almost filled the lit
tie apartment. In few minutes Mr..
Emmett entered from the stage. You
want to know what / am going to do
with Bayardp'' said he. ''Well don't
know exactly; / bought him as q pres
ent for my wife, and it remains with
her to decide. Wherever we go Bayard
goes, so if he is in the theater he may
Just as well go on the stage. Bayard
has already made his debut. He went
on twice last week-the first time was
in the last act, where | am a mountain
guide He looked so handsome and so
appropriate in that scene and was so
well received that / made up my mind
that / would let him appear in every
scene could. So the next night be
went on i'm the first act. and behaved
splenditlly until the villain came ON to
steal Lena. You know on this incident
the whole play hinges. This Bayard did
not clearly understand. and when the
villain attempted to steal the child, Bay
ard saw all was not right and drove him
back to the wings. Then, standing
GUARD over the child. he would not let
anyone approach until ] went on and
took him off SO as to let the play pro-
ceed.''
is it true that you paid $4,000 for
the dog?''
s.Yes; it is a large price. but then,
YOU know, it's a large dog-but, joking
APART he is worth tie money.
'.WiIl YOU not find him rather In
convenient pet to take around the coun-
try?''
s.Nell, there ;.re drawbacks. Of course.
For Instance, yesterday Ipy wse sefit a
belI-bov ;it lie i,ss.s.i 10 not rooms to get
a parcel. but re dog interfered and
scared the boy nearly To death. and now
the porter when I riag for him comes to
the door, puts his head in and says,
s.aY;sther Inmt,t. is the dog loose, [ don
SNOWY no, / say IAN right, Pat; come in,
I'll hold him. . "Faith | will not, av
he wanted to bette me tWi!Ne min
goaldn't hoiild him, he rensied. 30
un,ess / lock the dog in another room
don't have any fire. He is not IN the
least cross. however, and / don't think
he would hurt any one.