National Republican., 1883-08-08

break. It was her dead fathers dog she
said, and that father on his death bed gave
the dog to her and told her to keep it until
IL died And now her mother gave II up to
be shot. No gush about that woman. IL was
only dog, and an old dog at that 1t had
been the faithful friend aud playmate OF her
children; IL had been her dead husbands pet,
and he thought so much of it that on his death
bed he confded its care and protection to his
daughter. But the husband was dead and
the dog was old, and it was only a dog. The
poundmen are handy in Kidding lady of
the nuisance of n dog. And on Wednesday
he will be shot. 1t is pity If some kind
hearted person does not redeem him, and let
him live over the little life that is left him
for the sake of the dead man who loved him
and tho young girl who mourns him. You
may be sure that he dog would never have
given tho woman to the poundman, even IL
she had been old and a nuisance.
But these were not the only dogs in the
pound worth looking at. There was q little
handsome rat terrier, bright, keen, alert, who
deserves better fate than to be shot simply
because the cupidity or the carelessness of his
owner denied him the protecting @gis of q
tag. There were several Scoth terriers, full
of fidelity, intelligence, and courage, who
ought TO be saved. There was little Skye,
dirty and agged and careless, who slept
through the whole inspection, with q sleep
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an unimpaired canine digestion. Several
yellow dogs, unmistakably mongrel, who
looked honest to the core. There was q
rugged bull terrier, black, with cropped ears
and broad skull not too much brains in his
Uranium, but not bit Of guile. And how they
all did beg begged as only dogs can beg
with all the eloquence of speech concentrated
in their eyes, and overliowing in the most ap'
pealing glances. Most of these dogs pre-
served a canine dignity as if impressed with
the solemnity Of the occasion. Some, how
ever, exhibited all the glee of the puppy and
cut up all sorts of puppy antics. Only one
showed any bad temper. This was q little
spotted puppy, hardly weighing six pounds
He was young, lean, and gaunt as the ancient
mariner. He evidently hadn't had square
meal since he was born. The dead fathers
dog, in his piteous pleading to be let out, &C.
cidentally trod on this little fellow. 1t was
clearly an accident, and any well educated
dog would have regarded it as SUCH Not SC
with this little pariah, however, who
evidentally had studied their ways more
than dogs He jumped up in great
passion, and with snarl, q yelp, and bark
| snapped at the poor old fellow viciously ant
all this while the brown dog, the first men
toned yellow, little smooth haired blacl
dog and the cropped ear rat terrier hunt
with piteous gaze on the sympathy expressed
by their visitors looks and actions. HI
couldn't help them, however, and turned
away, while the piteous cries of the dead
mans dog and the tender, beseeching eyes o
the brown one followed him outside tn,
pound.
| Thirty-seven dogs were taken yesterday
morning, almost all from the northern part o.
the city. The raids are made early in the
morning. Nine had been redeemed. 1t /
hoped some more will be saved before tn
fatal Wednesday, The usual "haul' is abou
twenty. Many poor child's pet has beel
caught in the net and taken to captivit.
that was ended only by the bullet.
Out into the sickly heat of the August sun
shine came the reporter. The little goat wa
still eating jamestown weeds and the rank
lush plants of the flats were still rotting il
the summer heats. And, with the piteou
cries of the dead fathers dog following him
he crossed the ridge and soon left the pount
out of sight.