The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-05-17
RAvBLES OF \ DOG.
The Adventures of a Newfoundland as
Related by Himself.
by L. NJ. FGnkelsteia.I

What are you going to do with your 6az?"
{" really don't know" he replied, looking at
me kindly. :" i would like to take him with
me, but l am afraid of losing him"
trembled lest he should decide to leave me
behind
"Ill take care of him until you return" said
the friend.
How do you like that, Bavard?D said my
master.
Jumped up, and, placing my great paws on
my masters shoulders licked his face and
f. wbined. My master seemed to understand me,
for he said
Il guess 1 cannot part with the old boy. but
will take him along. Ha! what do you say to
| that, now, Bavard?"
| said and did a good deal, for barked, and
rushed round and round the room, upsetting
many delicate ornament, and finally rolled
on the floor, leaving good deal of my coat on
the Brussels carpet. The next day we went on
board OF ship, and were soon sailing on the
bosom of the mighty ocean.
| will not stop to describe our passage across
the Atlantic, nor our journey in Europe, for
| things there did not strike me as being very
| extraordinary. it was not until we came to
Asia that my curiosity was thoroughly aroused
for here everything seemed to be entirely diff
| ferent-manners, customs, and dogs. Pales-
| tine impressed me particularly, for here it was
| had most bitter experience.
| When we first arrived at Jerusalem the Holy
| City, was struck by the number of dogs in
| the streets, and also the variety, who rushed
| after our horses heels, barking Justify, and
! saying: Come on bark louder! These are
Franks Il. e., Europeansl. Brighten them
| bark at them, and brighten them away"
At first / was alarmed at the noise they
made; but afterward discovered that nowhere
was the saying, their bark is worse than their
bite" more true than here.
1t would be easy for me to fill book with
descriptions of curious street scenes in Jerusa-
lem. | was bewildered for the first few days.
for here you see people from almost every part
of the world in their own national costume
the turbaned Turk, the latest Partisan style,
and the almost naked gypsy. Such collection
| of fashions / never did see!
Carriages of any kind, or sidewalks are ur-
known; the streets are narrow anS uneven, so
that cats, dogs, donkeys, mules, horses, eamels,
and people have TO get on as best they can by
jOstling each other, and lodging this way and
that way. Some streets are so narrow that
dogs often lying stretched out block the way,
and persons on foot have to walk over them,
while the dog coolly sleeps on. Most of the
dogs here look like wolves or yellow foxes
and they always seem to bark the live-long
night.
One day, while following my master through
the lower portion OF the city, l lost sight of
him at one of the turns and strayed into a
strange street. 1 was frightened, and was
about to retrace my steps, when some Arab
boys came out of dark-looking house They
seemed to recognize me, and exclaimed, Here
is that Frank dog!" I ran up to them, wag-
| ging my tail, and licked their hands, and tried
| to make them understand that was lost but,
| alas for the friendship of the boys! They
| called me into their house, which / trustingly
entered. Here they tied me in the cellar, pat
| ting and coaxing me all the time. My heart
| fell as | heard one of them say, Nobody will
| find him here; we can keep him tied till his
master is gone"
Two or three weeks must have passed,
which seemed TO me to be years. The
boys brought me food from time to
/ time. One day they rushed in and said, Is Now
we can let him out, for his master is gone"
| They united me and took me into the streets
with them. Coming into the Christians street.
| rushed into the hotel; but only to be disap-
pointed, for the hotel-keeper exclaimed:
Well. Bavard, poor dog where have You
been? Your master has gone long ago."
| l heaved deep sigh, and felt that was a
wait. Oh, .the agony suffered, alone in for
| eign land, among strangers, and thrust into the
| street at night! The dogs rushed at me, yell
ing, Get out of here, you detestable Frank or
we Will tear you to pieces" j was chased and
driven from street to street by various dogs
till l rushed into an open doorway, which
proved to be an immense dirty cellar
remained in this cellar about two days, till
| felt the pangs of hunger gnawing me. At
last l mustered up courage TO look about me.
Then, weak and faint as / was, / skunk out.
and timidly glanced up and down the quiet
street Seeing some garbage lying little fur
Their up the street, / ran across and found
hard crust and an old bone. One day got
small loaf, and ran into side street to eat it in
peace. Here l found dog with five little ones
AT Ia led af mi ha Oka1 mis-
BILE and half-starved. / felt sorry for her, and
addressed her in our universal tongue, which
is one of the advantages we enjoy over men :;
for all dogs, bring them from any part of the
world, can talk to each other freely.
You are hungry, perhaps; take this loaf"
l said, laying it near her.
She turned her motherly eye on me with
grateful expression, and said, Though you are
Frank you are kind. Thank you"
began to tell her my history, when string
of dogs came into the street, and began barking
furiously at me that should clear out.
"HaltP' said large yellow dog with long
shaggy coat. Let the beast alone"
The dogs fell back at once. He advanced,
and shutting my nose said,
Are you the one who gave your bread to the
dog with the pups over yonder ?"
Yes. She looked hungry" replied.
well, you have good heart, and / will be-
friend you. Come here on this doorstep. !
IKE your lace, so Will tell you all about our
rules in this city. My name is Samoore, and I
am sheik (chief1 of this district We have
about twenty-five dog districts, some larger and
some smaller; mine is the largest l. The
strongest dog in his district is the shek until
whipped by some stronger dog who takes his
place. 2. When the sheik barks all the dogs
in his district must bark g. No dog must ever
go beyond the boundaries of his district L.
When the dogs in one district bark all the
dogs in all the districts must bark louder if
possible. 8. No dog must move out of a mans
way. 6. Bark furiously at all strangers z.
Drive away all foreign dogs. 8. Always bark
at night. These are rules which every dog
must fulfill, or we kill him or Danish him
from the city.
=" / am very sorry for you," added Samoore,
but If you are clever and Darlington can tight
and get TO be sheik of some district. We are
going to have business meeting tonight of
all the sheiks in Dayid's Square, and / viii in
troduce you TO them"
/ felt highly honored. At midnight we hur-
ried TO the square. Most of the dog sheiks had
already assembled. On my appearance there
was general growing and barking; but Sa-
moore soon quieted them by saying was his
protege.
After discussing various forms of manage
ment, one of the sheiks called upon me for a
speech on Frank dogs.
ed in my country. They all looked disguised
and were not allowed to roam about the streets,
but that every dog had his owner. Don't you
dogs here ever get mad p l inquired.
I'LL Il