Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-10-20

As We predicted long ago, the practice
certain girls have OF wearing small
shaggy dog in their laps, is bound to
make trouble. A case in point at Chica-
go will illustrate how the fatal practice OF
keeping pet dog to kiss will break up
the best of friendship, A young gentle
man who does business on the Chicago
board of trade, was in love with II beauti-
full 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 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 her hind legs and knock her brains
out against lamp post. Her dog was II
her dog, and that fact annoyed her lover
more than would have been the case
otherwise. But the young man enjoyed
himself much, in pressing his suit, or
the girls suit, rather, of an evening, af-
ter the dog had gone to sleep and been
put in its crib. He would sit ON the
verandah with the object of his adora-
ton, and gaze out across the lake front
park at the stately ships as they went by,
and us one big ship would seem to be
hugging close 10 the shore, lie would hug
her-not the ship-and she would hug
back, according to Hoylc, and she would
sit in his lap, and he would sit in hers,
and then he would get nervous and 60
home There seemed to he something
biting him. He could keep his nerve on
the board OF trade, though what went
against him. but when his girl got
against him he felt yearning to scratch
himself, n vague longing to get up and 60
away. He went to n doctor and was ex-
amined, and the doctor charged him five
dollars for the information that he was
covered with ileas. He could not be-
levc it until he went to his room and
got his room mate to help him catch Il
quantity of tieas Then his soul went up
in arms. There was n certain pleasure
in the thought that he had caught the
tleas from the one he loved, but when he
reflected that she had caught them from
the dog, and that the dog had caught
them from another dog, and that the
other dog had caught them from III
Italian, and that the Italian had caught
them from monkey, and SO on back, ht
was sick. That evening he called on his
girl, and ms she rushed into his presence
and was going to throw herself, dog ant
all, into his arms, with frightened look
and cry rs though the houses was com
ing down. he said
"Stand back There is that about yor
that crawls, and hops aud bites. for
have got fleas.
Sir, said she, her eyes flashing will
fire, "this insolence shall cost you dear
Why dost thou accuse me of tieas p ant
the tears came to her eyes, but She
wiped them away with the dog, and con
trolled her emotion.
"For months | have had something
about me each time ! have went iron
your side that made me pay attention,
said he, mastering up courage to speak
''and have found that it is ileas, Yor
hold that dog and the tleas leave him tt
meander about your system, pic-nicinl
by day, going for me ut night. When
come to You every flea comes to me for I
sqnare meal They come forth like flow
ers, from your neck, your corset, you
shoes. The woods are full Of them, m,
my life is burden. Unless you swear OF
on keeping II dog and rid yourself o
feas, all between us must be at M end
1t must be no dog and no heas, or no Ike
Which shall it be?'
She thought long over the matter, he
eyes looking into the future, but did no
answer. He was good match, and wa
long on pork, but she could not make VI
her mind to part with her dear dog, tina
; cost her hundred dollars. Finally