Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-30
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practice OF keeping pet dog to kiss will break
up the best Of friendship.
young gentleman who does business on the
Chicago Board of Trade was in love with a
beautiful Wabash avenue girl, and it was be-
lieved by all that he would soon allow her to
lead him and her dog to the altar, for she kept
| q dog. He was not very much mashed on the
dog any OF the time and it hurt him to see her
caress the BRUTE but he thought when they
were once married he would take the dog by
its hind leg and knock its brains out against a
lamp post. Her dog was her dog. and that fact
annoyed the lover more than would have been
the case otherwise. But the young man enjoyed
himself much, in pressing his suit, or his girls
suit. rather of an evening after the dog had
gone to sleep and been put In its crib He would
sit on the veranda with the object of his adora-
tion and gaze out across the lake front park at
the stately ships as they went by, and as one big
shore, he would hug her-not the ship-and she
would hug back, according to Hoyle and then
she would sit on his lap, and he would sit in
hers, and then he would get nervous and 20
home.
There seemed to be something biting him. He
could keep his nerve on the board of trade,
though wheat went against him. but when his
! girl got against him he felt a yearnng to scratch
himself. vague longing to get up and 90 away.
He went to a doctor and was examined, and the
doctor charged him five dollars for the nforma-
ton that he was covered with feas. He could
not believe it until he went to his room and got
his roommate to help him catch a quantity of
feas. Then his soul was up in arms. There
was certain pleasure in the thought that he
had caught the fleas from the one he loved. but
when he reflected that she had caught them
from the dog. and the dog had caught them from
another dog and that the other dog had. caught
them from an Italian, and the Italian had caught
them from monkey, and SO on back he was
| SICK That evening he called on his girl, and
as she rushed into his presence, and was going
to throw herself. dog and all, into his arms,
with frightened look, and cry as though the
house was coming down. he said:
''Stand back! There is that about you that
crawls and hops, and bites. You have got
tieas!'
.'sir!' said she her eyes flashing with fire.
''this nsolence shall cost you dear" II have
no fieas. Why dOst thou accuse me of fieas?"
and the tears came to her eyes, but she wiped
them away with the dog, and controlled her
emotion.
''FOr months have had something about me
each time went from your side that has made
me pay attention. said he, mastering up
courage to speak, land l have found that it is
fieas. You hold that dog, and the fleas leave
by day and going for me at night. When
come to you every flea comes to me for a
square meal. They come forth like flowers
from your neck, your corset, your shoes. The
woods are full of them. and my life is burden.
Unless you swear off keeping a dog, and rid
yourself of 1leas. all between us must be at an
end. 1t must be no dog and no feas, or no Ike
Which shall it be?
She thought long over the matter. her eyes
looking init the future. but did not answer He
was good match and was long on pork, but
she could not make up her mind to part with
her dear dog, that cost her $780, Finally a
bright thought struck her. and she offered to
compromise by using insect powder. His heart
had seemingly been turned to stone. and ne told
her he could not consent to any compromise
and, leaving the house, he gave her two days
to decide. The next day he saw her at matt
nee with hotel CLERK, and the clerk was con-
stantiy feeling up his sleeves or down his neck
for something, and he thinks she still keeps the
dog. Thus two hearts will be broken-C Chicago
hearts, toby the pOodle-dog.