The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-06-07
ADRUNKEN DOG.

an Ai'Acntlc Story Which Goes to
SHOW That the Difference Between
Dogs and Men is Really super
fetal.
Arkansaw Traveller.
He's lost all respect for HIMSELF"
said "a, saloon-keeper, as a large dog
walked behind the bar and be-
gan to lap beer-drippings from
pail.
The bystanders looked at the man in
Surprise. -.
:, Its fact. Some time ago, when
that dog came from the country, he was
gentlemanly and well.behaved. Now
he can't walk the streets 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 I noticed
that he soon came back. Pretty soon
he became q regular visitor, and first
thing knew he was drunk. He stood
around while and sorter smiled. He
took another drink and went out, soon
returning with another dog. They
took drink, and by wav of
compliment smiled 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 fight,
and had to put them out. Next day Bob,
the dog drinking there now, came in.
He was 50 nervous that he could hardly
walk, and he looked broke up aud de.
iected. felt sorry for bin, and gave
him some whiskey in pam, You'd
ought to hav Q seen him. He chuckled
and shook himself with thankfulness.
He came back after awhile and Whined
for more. l thought I'd play joke on
him, and mixed him drinks. Then he
got bowling drunk. He went into the
street and tried to raise row with
every dog he saw. A country looking
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 insult
very quick when he's in strange place.
Bob stepped in front of him again, and
again the country dog walked around.
Bob was splin' for q 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 finally and staggered into the
saloon, got another drink and raved.
understood him, and just as plainly AZ
any thing could be he swore he'd kill
the. country dog. He snorted around
and turned over the chairs, and then
with whoop went ont to find the coun-
try doga didn't let him see me, bit
followed along: He found the country
dog lying under a wagon. The strange
dog got up and looked at Bob, Bob sor-
ter bowed aad walked around. Then he
came back to the saloon with mouth
Il reckon you whipped him. said I, aud
proudly around it. Bob, yoa can't fool
me- said; the dog you fought was a
yellow dog This hair is black. How
do you explain it,? ] never saw any
body look so mean. He hung his head
and sneaked away. Oh, but he's sharp.
One time he got on such 4 spree
that he got the jm-;ams. saw
him stepping over streaks Of sunlight
and starring nervo,isly, and thought
I'd play q joke on him. He lay down
and try to sleep, but every nows nd then
he'd jump. While lie wasn't looking l
slipped up and put one Of those black.
snake viii ps near him. When he saw it
he jumped about ten feet and howled,
lie came around where | was and
seemed to be asking my opinion of the
affair. / walked out and pretended that
ldidn't see any thing. That pazzIed him.
Finally he concluded that he must have
been mistaken so he went to the far
end of tile house ant, lay down again. /
took up the whip and tossed it on him.
Well. sir. you, could have heard him
howl for q mile. After this lie swore
of. I'd ask him to take drink and
he'd walk away. He held ont for about
two weeks, and fell again.
lie came limping in as though
he had the rheumatism. lie looked at
me as if to say. what's good for this?'
! understood him and gave him a drink.
Pretty soon he came back with some
thing the matter with one of his eyes.
gave him another drink, and alter
awhile he came book with his tail all
twisted out Of shape He could put I'D
more excuses than any dog | ever saw.
Look at him now. He's drunk as a fol.
He's gone, femme tell you, and he's not
only ruined himself but he's dragged
several respectable dogs down with him.
Why, sir, it would astonisI, YOU to see
how little confidence the dogs of this
community nave in Bob. None of them
except the very bad ones will associate
with hun. Go on away, now. You
slan't have anything else to.day,' and
the narrator of these solemn facts wined
the bar with rag and refused credit to
freckled-faoed boy with u pitcher.