Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-03
A SINCLAIR PET.
no" station Agent Trssncd = wild Hos
and Makes Him ,cfrf
Companion.
fsan Antonio Light. !

san Antonio Light
/. an esteemed contributor sends the
to the Lsehf '''"''
'Mck was found In The woods near
y,e station, on the Interna, ADpaI.
| Szv,u,h OF san Antonio. by Mr.. Y. M.
-'avhah'ei. solne time last summer. and
pH,esen,eu NY that gentleman 10 Mr..
~ ?. beiiaTNy, agent for the lntern<s.
.ion'i AZ That station. Ii was supposed
" pc ABOUT three weeks old when
vAuSnt. Will keep you In suspense
NO longer, the Hon. Jack Is neither
li.ose nor less than a javelin, or Young
WHO hog. Mr.. Bellamy had the curl
usny ana the patience To try his train
LIZ SSH on MIN, ANA on application he
I sottA hin an apt scholar. He per-
severed, and at the end OF
one month not only was he an eff
itcient BODY guard by day, but a faithful
sentlnel by night Mr.. Belanly COM
inehecd his first lessons By giving him
u hathe, ana in the presence OF Mr..
4AcDaniel ana many other gentlemen
Oh wat neighb0rhood, whose names |
canuot recall, he baptized him The
non Jack Be!lauiy. 1t required bus
lew lessons to learn Jack his name.
ans ne gave the strongest proof that
ne was we'll pleased with his high
ilown title. Often he would become
stubborn in his lessons, when MIR.
beiiamy would ehastise him. but he
says, MS n general rule, he made more
OF MN by coaxing and kindness than
ne could by force, Mr.. Belamy is Il
very active and accommodating gen
tlenlan, and has been a long time in
the compnnN's employ, yet in his
varied duties you will find Jack at his
heels and he will ullow no one
to come between him and his
boss. When seated at The desk
he lies down at Mr.. b. Is feet and will
allow no one to touch him. At night
Jack follows MIR. b. to his bed side,
and II he cannot manage by stealth or
otherwise to get into the bed he will
lie down beside the bed and there re.
main quiet until morning, unless some
intruder steps into the room, when he
Will dart nj him with all the ferocity
OF his wild nature. Few who iutrud,
on him upwittingly once never wish
to try their hand scond time, yet |
not molested he is perfectly gentle. A
the table he stands at his masters sid,
and receives portion of anyihing thai
he eats, and lie Is not particular what
IL is. He is veriiabe tippier ano
likes his whisky and beer, and any
other strong drink After drinking
whisky he will smack his lip
and give signs for more
Any person who has eve
seen a javein can imagine what ,
graceful figure lie cuts with his un
shapely body with the whisky glas
in his mouth. But short time ag,
three cayotes came on the platform a
the station in the middle of the night
Jack jumped up and stood between hi
master and the cayotes and kept then
at bay until one OF the transportation
men woke up and asked what was tn
matter. Mr.. B. said it was only cay
otes, that Jack would take care {
d them, and rolled over and vent [
sleep again. One day later Jack &c
up into the bed besides the baby. II
licked its face and then laid down b,
side it and kept the flies oil. Jack hs
got many tricks, but the most in
i portant thing that strikes the OF
server is the strong attachment he Ina
for his master. The Hon. Jack can b
seen at any time mt Lyle station, %
the /. g. Ct. n. railroad, and Mr.. Be
lamy will vouch for the veracity of tn
| abova ~