The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-11-24
DOCS THAT SEE SPIRITS.
New York Morning Jourrai. !


 Yes" said the dogist, with an air of conviction, them dog stories is mostly true; people as laughs at 'em is only showing their ignorance, that's all. l supa ose you won't believe that dogs sees spirits. will you!'
 The reporter intima.ed that, while skep- tical, he was not impervious to eonver- sion.
 Well, then" said the believer in ca nine supernatural ability, "tell me why dogs howl when people is dyingE
 The reporter confessed that that was question which even his mind, trained to psychological subtleties, could not solve.
 ' Then I'll tell you they howls because they sees the spirits from the other world coming to carry away the departing ghost. ,
 The fAncier's voice had been hoarse, solemn and overlapping as he delivered himself of this piece of intelligence and 1t was some minutes before the reporter could get him upon gre cheerful tack
 You seem to have studied dogs a great deal.'
 All my life said the fancier with an air of pride.
 HUN QO yOu CApiaiH liC laNt NuAA some dogs are cleverer than others
 At this question the dog-fancier's face filled with contempt He replied
 Some men is born cleverer than other IT en some men is eddicated till they is eleverer than others. It's the same with dogs. A dog with natural ability requires eddication to bring him out strong. same's men,,
 Won, you please give me an exam pie or two ~
 Well, I'll tell you about half clever dog l knowed in Chicago. You know there they has bridges what swing across the river. Now this dog had been ae- cus,omed to go from his owners house to his store every morning at 10 o'clock, allowing himself a quarter of an hour to do the journey of two miles. One morn ing he was little late an go, | the bridge just as il was agoing to turn. There wasn't time enough 10 get over to the other side an the dog thought the bridge turned quite round; so not being eddi- cated he got fooled. You know. said the fancier in explanation, the bridge only half turns. so that the ends point one time east and another west"
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 Why. you sec, the dog thought he would save some time, so he ran and sat down on the end pointing east, the way he wanted to go, and when the bridge turned he was on the west side of the river again"
 What did he do then? n?''
 [" He was so mazed he did not know what to do, so he ran back home and started afresh."
 Did he land all right that time:"
 "Oh, yes. but when he got to the store he looked up at the clock and finding himself half an hour late just sneaked under his masters desk and to punish himself didn't eat nothing all day, be- sides beng so hut that he couldn't wag his tail for shame"
 Well. now complete your illustrations by something about an educated dog"
 That's easy and recent. There's a man on Sixth avenue whose dog has gone for his morning paper every morning for years. The man always gave the dog a three-cent piece to buy the paper, not gong to church and having no other use for em. When the price come down to two cents, dangcd if the dog didR't threaten to tear the newsvender 10 pieces until he passed over the penny change
 What did he do with the pennies give them to his mas,er:"
 No, much he keeps 'em in corner and is going to buy new silver plated collar with 'em at Christmas
 Dogs has lots Q sympathy. too. Why. know dog IS 'ud. after hearing his master swear about taxes. eat up every taN notice tha; come into the house"