The Red Cloud chief., 1882-03-09
The Letter Clip and the Dog.

Ii happened al Il ~wcll-known rcstau-
rant day before Yesterday. \ younr
man came in with a maiden with ilamr-
col"rrl hair and followed by Il blonde
comprehend dog that looked like the
last remnant of Il third-ratc family Cf
prairie wolves. The Young man an |
woman who wcr" evidently from the
rural districts. took their seat ut a table
and called for something to operate OBJ,
while the dog amused himself by sneak
in@ around under tables and chairs. ike
Il Young MAJ trying To find his hat on
the floor after church is ont.
Things went along in this manner for
the space of five minutes, when a
change came DER the spirit of the
scene. The dog hal entInglcd himself
for the thirteenth time among the
rounds of a respectable old gcntlcman's
chair. and the room being dark enough
To screen him, and not feeling particlI-
LARRY pleased over the intrusion. he
reached down. and. aS the latter end Of
the beast disappeared beneath the table.
slipped upon the extremity Of his tail Il
little brass paper clip with scrratcd
edges and Il handspring like The running
gears of q CatipIlt.
The dog stopped. hut for an instant.
When hr started he went of Is though
hr was wound up Ia run all day. lie
opened his mouth. and a howl that tore
the hearts of his listeners and frozc the
blood of a policeman. two blocks awav,
came ont and ran around the room mod
flied and distorted into a thousand diff
ferrnt echoes. and no two alike. Then
he ran under Il stand full of glassware.
Before the jinglinT and shivering had
ceased he was clear down nj the other
end If the room, turning around a hun
bred times a minute, in a vain. despair.
inc effort To grasp with his teeth the hnr-
rihlc incubus that thereby hung his tail,
and making more noise with his mouth
than a Switch-cnginc with her Stcam-hoy
packing worn out.
"Mcrriful heavens, The beast i
mad shouted a fat man. sprin%ing up
and o~verturnin| Il table and all lis con
tents into the lap OF his friend opposite.
Hey. head i'm of. Snub him. : Chase
him into 4 corner. Shoot him. some
body. quick" and fatty tore around
worsct than two dogs.
Drop il Oh bccswaN." vocifcra ted
the owner OF the animal. Who touches
a hairof yon-Whoop, Thunder. Run. |
Run. He ii eat up the whole shop" and
he hoppcd around trying To find the |
piece bitten II of his ler rs the duy
passed.
By this time the kitchen force. the
bartender. two men. n policeman and
4 reporter had crowded into the room.
Only three tables We're standing. one ,
chair had lost lis back. the maiden with |
f~iame-co.ored hair had climbed upon !
the counter and was hugging the gas
burner for protection. while the dog had
esSayed a northwest passage under the !
stove. got fast in the attempt. and law
painting and waihng and kicking amt
making more noise than all the rest Of
them. His owner stopped down To null
him out by the tail. and foumdthe cause /
OF all the commotion-the little brass
letter clip. 1t was standing TO its post
like 4 man, and would have died before
1t would have deserted. Ii was re.
moved. but the revulsion of feeling
was too much for the dog. and he tried
to crawl through the floor. The old
gent who had inStigated the revolt had
gone. and about two minutes later the
Young man and woman came out and
went down the street. The dog that
followed them looked As though he had
been sat upon by Il council of war.
There wasn't hair enough upon his back
TO make 4 paSte-bruSh
H~dukCye.