Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-07
A DRUNKEN DOG.
An Authentic Story which Goes to Show
that the Difference Between Dogs and
Men is Really Superficial.

Men is Really Superficial.
Arkansas TraceEEer.
Hes lost all respect for himself.v said
a salOon-keeper, as large dog walked
behind the b r and began to lap beer drip
pings from pail.
The bystanders looked at the man in
surprise.
''It's fact. Some time ago. when that
dog came from the country, he was gen
tlemanly and well-behaved. Now he can't
walk the street in peace. Shortly after
his arrival he went to the bucket there
and began TO lap the beer drippings. He
turned away and grinned with evident
displeasure, but l noticed that he soon
came back. Pretty soon he became a
regular visitor, and first think know he
was drunk. He stood around awhile and
sOrter smiled. He took another drink and
went out, soon returning with another
dog. They took drink and by way of
compliment shifted each other. That's
the way they tip glasses, you know. Well,
they kept on drinking until they began to
quarrel. Finally they got into a fight and
l had to put them out. Next day Bob. the
dog drinking there now, came in. He was
so nervous that he could hardly walk and
he looked broke up and detected. l felt
sorry for him and gave him some whisky
in pan. You'd ought to have seen him.
he chuckled and shook himself with thank
tulness. He came back after a while
and whined for more. l thought I'd play
a joke on him, and | mixed his drinks.
Then he got bowling drunk. He went
out into the street and tried to raise row
with every dog he saw. A cOuntry-lOOk-
ing dog came along and Bob walked up
and stood in front of him. The country
dog didn't say anything, but walked
quietly around. A dog won't resent an in
suit very quick when he's in a strange
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and again the country dog walked
around. Bob was spilin' for row and he
rubbed against the country dog, when
suddenly the country dog hauled off and
knocked Bob down, jumped on him and
rolled him shamefully. Bob got up final
ly and staggered into the saloon, got an
other drink and raved. understood him,
and just as plainly as anything could be,
he sWOre he'd kill the country dog. He
snorted around and turned over the
chairs, and then, with a whOop, went out
TO find the country dog. l didn't let him
see me, but followed along. He found the
country dog lying under a wagon. The
strange dog got up and looked at Bob, Bob
sOrter bowed and walked around. Then
he come back to the saloon with a mouth
full of hair that he had found somewhere.
4 reckon you whipped him. said l, and
he put the hair on the floor and walked
| said; the dog you fought was a yellow
dog. This hail is black. How do you eX-
plain itT | never saw anybody look so
mean. He hung his head and sneaked
away. Oh, but he's sharp. One time he
got on such a spree that he had the Jim
jams. | saw him stepping over streaks of
sunlight and starting nervOusly and 1
thought I'd play joke on him. He lay
down and tried to sleep, but every now
n N 10 hn ntNff
looking slipped up and put one of these
black-snake whips near him. When he
saw it he jumped about ten feet and
hOwled. He came around to where l was
and seemed to be asking my opinion
of the affair. l walked out and pretend
ed that | didn't see anything. That puz-
Zled him. Finally he concluded that he
must have been mistaken, so he went to
the far-end Of the house and lay down
again. | took up the whip and tossed it on
him. Well, sir, you could have heard him
howl for mile. After this he swOre Off
I'd ask him to take drink and he'd walk
away. He held out for about two weeks
and fell again. He came limping in as
though he had the rheumatism. He
looked at me as if to say: ''What's good
for thisY | understood him and give him
drink. Pretty soon he came back with
something the matter with one of his
eyes. l gave him another drink, and after
awhile he came back with his tail all
twisted out of shape. He could put up
more excuses than any dog l ever saw.
Look at him now. He's drunk as a fool.
He's gone, femme tell you, and he's not
only ruined himself, but he's dragged sew
eral respectable dogs down with him.
Why, sir, it would astOnlsh you to see
how little confidence the dogs of this COM
munity have in Bob. None of them eX-
cept the very bad ones will associate with
him. Go on away, now, You shan't |
have anything else to-day" and the mar
ratOr Of these solemn facts wiped the bar
with rag and refused credit to freckled
face boy with pitcher.