Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-24
JOE ENIMET'S DOG.
A Piece of Canine Elegance That
stopped a Play-Scraps OF Hts.
tory about a 8 1000 Dog, Which
Had HIS own Idea of Play.
New York World.

mr. JOeepn n, Emmett, was a con
slant visitor at the late dog show, anC
spent most of his time while there
looking at a huge st. Bernard dos
named Bayard. Jr., the property Of
Mr.. Pope, of Boston, who imported
him last year. Bayard measures sew
en- feet from the tip of his 5 to the
end of his tail. He is thirty-two and
one-half inches high, and weighs near
ly 200 pounds. His color is white and
red, with a white collar and nose, and
he has the mueh-prized sacred cross"
He is only twenty months old, and
has a massive and beautiful head, with
the kindest face imaginable and great
intelligent brown eyes. Mr.. EN-
met took such a fancy to Bay
ard that he asked Mr.. Pope
by telegraph if he would sell the dog,
and received a reply that he would,
but that the price would be $500.
Mr., Emmett agreed to pay that price
and secured the prize. Mr.. Emmett is
playing Fritz in Ireland" at the
Grand 0perahouse, and last night a
reporter Of the World 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 Bay
ards head in her lap, while his body
almost filled the little apartment. In
a few minutes Mr.. Emmett entered
from the stage. "You want to know
what I'm going to do with Bayard ?"
said he. well, l don't know exactly
| bought him as a present for my wife,
and it remains for her to decide.
Wherever we go Bayard goes, so
it he is in the theater he
may just as we'll 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 and was so we'll received that
| made up my mind that | 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 clearly
understand, and when the villain at
tempted to steal the child Bayard saw
all was not right and drove him back
to the wings. Then standing guard
over the child, he would not let any
one approach until | went on and took
him off so as 10 let the play proceed"
is is 1t true you paid $500 for the
dOg?D
yes; it is a large price, but then,
you know, it's a large dog-but joking
apart. he is worth the money"
will you not find him a rather in
convenient pet to take around the
country"
well, there are drawbacks, of
course. For instance, yesterday my
wife sent a bell boy at the hotel to her
rooms to get a parcel, but the dog in
terfered 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, 'Misther limit.
is the dog loose, l don't know /
say, all right, Pat, come in, I'll hold
him Faith, | will not; av he wanted
to boite me twilve min would not
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 anyone"
II would not part with him for
$1,000" said Mrs. Emmett.
As the reporter left Bayard was
standing on his hind legs in the door
way with his fore feet on Mr.. Emmet's
shoulders and his head touching the
ceiling.