Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-06-08
MEXICO, MISSOURI THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1897

and having made an opening in his
stomach, sure enough, his interior
was found to be a small-sized to-
bacce warehouse. III
Handful after handful of tobacco
was taken from the inside of the un-
complaining dog, and piled up on the
table. a. @
II wonder what this is? ?'' observed
Mueller, who was still exploring for
tobacco, drawing forth roll of some-
thing wrapped up in cloth.
perhaps hedog will be SO con-
siderate as to furnish us a new. pipe
piece" responded Schulz jocularly.
The covering was hastily removed
with trembling fingers. The faces of
the two students turned pale. Even
their red noses became white and pal
id, for the first time in years. Their
eyes stuck out until they could have
been utilized to hang overcoats upon,
but they had no -oyercoats to hang on
them, and it did not occur to them to
go out and borrow some for the pur-
pose. ~
When they became satisfied that
the package contained fifty hundred
thaler bills, they fell ON each others
breasts and wept. Then they hugged
the unconscious dog, and wept some
more, aud called him pet names. AT
ter while they became comparative
ly calm. They put the tobacco back
where they got it from and neatly
sewed up the opening. The dog
looked as large as life ahd twice as
natural.
They put the sacred animal in their
wardrobe, which, by the way, was
empty, as it, always was, and having
packed up their few effects. without
consulting with anybody, they left by
the next train. At all the German wat
ering places, the guests were aston
ished at. the reckless extravaganza of
the two German students. They
dressed so finely and lived so high,
that they were even accused of being
American editors on an excursion.
In few months they had managed to
squander all the money the late Ia
mented Miss Sarah Oppenheimer had
been seventy years saving up. They
then returned to the University to
resume their studies.
Just before the two students re-
turned from their prolonged spree,
something happened that threw Nose
Oppenheimer into a state of excite
ment. He had come across a memo
randum book of his late sister, in
\ which was impaired the tidings that
5000 thalers were deposited in the in
terror Of her pet pug-nosed dog. Il
is hardly necessary to state that Mose
was carried away by a wild impulse
: to acquire possession of that dog
He yearned to fondle the animal. HI
was not fond Of dogs as a genera
thing, but this was an EXCEPTIONAL case
He wanted to feel sure that the dog
was in good hands. He tremblet
4 when he thought that his poor sister
: Ipet might not be properly appreciated
by the rude students. He could no
sleep at nights when he imagined th
q poor brute was being neglected, s.
: he hunted up the auctioneer withou
: any delay, and learned who had pur
s chased the precious monstrosity
b Then, accompanied by the auction
p eer, he called on the two students
g Schulz and Mueller, the very day al
|, ter they had returned. His eye
d sparkled, whenhe discovered the pref
ious dog on the table.
r The first thing Nose did was I
+ blubber right out about his poor sil
+ ter who was an angel in Abraham
n bosom, and running across the room
% he sought to embrace the canine reli'
U but Schulz calmy removed Nose
g arms from about the neck of the dos
Ii and said:
sr II honor your feelings, MIR. Oh
II penheimer. They do credit to tt
- goodness of your heart, but you mu
|? not drop tears on my stuffed dog tn
is l paid four groschens for, as the sa
A in the tears will make bald places {
lie the dogs hide, and besides, if ye
'r are not careful, you will punch son
D. of the stuffing out Of the animal Wi
st your nose.'' -f A
i'll Once more Nose made break
IN the dog, but he was set down in
lie chair, and told that if he had mo
0. tears to shed to go out in the hall al
shed them. ..
ep "Mr. Oppenheimer states that
desires to purchase that dog as re-
60 of his departed sister. He has foul
n a memorandum book, which she stat
be she wants the faithful animal plac
lis by her side in the family vault" So
It. the auctioneer.
u "That would be very revolt
Il, proceeding, but the dog is not 1
er sale. / have favorite uncle who
nd a taxidermist, and 1 wish to ma
he him birthday present of this amin
If it were not for that, I would ma
Il, Mr.. Openheimer q present Of the a
m, II gives twenty thalers, so bel
ter me shiminy gracious!'
ac- "Go away, child of Israeli