Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-06-07
MR. EMMEET's NEW nee
New York World.l


Mr.. Joseph X. Emmett was a constant
visitor at the late dog show, and spent
most of his time while there looking at
ut huge st. Bernard dog named Bay-
ard. He is the property of Mr.. Pope
OF Boston. who imported him last wear.
Bayard measured seven feet from the
Tip OF his nose to the end of his tail,
lie is thirty-twO and one half inches
high, and weighs 200 pounds. His col
or is white and red, with a white collar
and nose, and he has the much priced
sacred cross" He il only twenty
months old. and has a massive and
beautiful head. with the kindest face
imaginable, and great intelligent brown
eyes. MIR. Emmet took such fancy to
Bayard that he asked Mr.. Pope by tele-
graph if he would sell the dog, and re-
celved a reply that he would. but the
price would be $500. Mr.. Emmet
agreed to pay that price, and secured
the prize. Mr.. Emmett is playing
Fritz in Ireland" at the Grand Opera
House and last night q reporter of the
World called there to ask him If he in
tended to train Bayard for the stage.
The reporter was shown into Mr.. EN-
NETS dressing room and there found
Mrs. Emmet sitting on the floor sup
porting Bayard's head in her lap, while
his body almost filled the little apart
ment. In a few minutes Mr.. Emmet
entered from the stage. "You want to
ardP'' said he. aWeii, l don't know
exactly; l bought him as present for
my wife. and it remains with her to de-
eide. Wherever we 90 Bayard goes, 90
ii he is IN the theater he may just as
well go on the stage. Bayard has al
ready made his first debut. He went
on twice last week-the first time was
in the last act, where am a mountain
guide. He looked 80 handsome and 80
appropriate in that scene, and was 90
we'll received that made up MY mind
/ would let him appear in every scene
could. So the next night he went on
in the first act, and behaved splendidly
until the villain came on to steal Lena.
You know on this incident the whole
play hinges. This Bayard did not clear
ly understand, and when the villain at
tempted to steal the child Bayard saw
that all was not right and drove him
back to the wings. Then standinA
guard, he would not let any one come
near until went and took him off, 30
as to let the play proceed"
lis it true that you paid $3.50 for
the dog?"
"Yes; it is "a large price, but then, you
know, it's a large do9-but, joking
apart, he is worth the money"
will you not find him a rather in
convenient pct to take around the
country?'
well there are drawbacks, Of course.
For instance yesterday my wife sent q
bsllboy at the hotel to her rooms to get
a parcel, bu: the dog interfsred and
scared the boy nearly to death, and
now the porter when / ring for him
comes to the door, puts his head in and
says, 'Nisther 1nmet, is the dog loose
don't now?' say, All right Pat,
come in, I'll hold him. Faith, will
not, av he wanted to boite me twilve
min wouldn't hould him. he replied
So unless 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 cne."
Il would not part with him for s.
CO.," said Mrs. Emmet.
As the reporter left. Bayard was
standing on hind legs in the doorway
with his fore feet on Mr.. Emmet's
shoulders and his head nearly touch
| ing the ceiling.