Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-27
A DETECTIVES B00MERAYG.
His joke Painful Both to Himself AMI His
Dog Ananias.

lNfN OK llMrS.
Detective James Il. Price, OF the Twcn-
ty-nInth precinct. possesses white bull
dog with an expression OF cOuntenance
calculated to strike terror to the soul even
OF WOODEN Indian. lis name Is Anani,s,
and he is as bow. legged as a Louis Quatorze
char, anG. has the disposition Of an early
water melon. Last evening Captain Will
llhns, Detective Price, and Ananias sat
I upon the steps Of the Stltion-hOuSe in
Thirticth street and watched the pedestri-
ans going TO and fro. Detective Price held
4 silycr-headcd cane in his hand, and when
lie dropped it Ananias picked it up.
by Joye,' sal the detective, 'Pll tell
you low we can have SOME iun. You hold
lie dog by the collar, and III give the
stick to somebody. ana then when ha gets
A little ways Off Wen send the dog after it,"
agreed" said the Cap.dH.
A moment later dude aSor0acbed-a
dude with a high hat and No. waist.
The detective approached him politely.
"My dear sir" he said. pardon me for
addressing you. but yoJ will confer great
favor upon me IL you will accept tais cans
as slight token Of my appreciation. |
don't know you, TO be sure, but want to
give this cane to some gentleman who will
treat il kindly. WIN you do me the favor
TO accept it?"
The dude was taken by surprise, but it
was handsome stick. and he probably did
not make over IS 4 week at Macy's. my
geOa fellab," he replied. ~ an much
obliged. will take it and be careful Of it,
pom my word, Most extraordinary" he
murmured az lie stroled away.
He was Just crossing Seventh avenue
81. IoA hull
collar. and Price cried, Z" Get the stick!"
Ananias swoOped down the sidewalk like
young hurricane, knocking over eight
negro babies and wrecking banaua-cart.
and overlook the dude just as he turned
up the avenue on the opposite sidewalk,
and, sprnging up, he seized the stick in
his mouth. The dude looked around TO
see what was up, and then. with a wild
scream, he let go o, the stick and rushed
into a shOe-store and begged an old lady
for protection. Ananias, however, had
started back with the cane, which he gave
TO his master on the steps. Then Price
presented it 10 q lame old negro who walk
ed with another cane, and when he LEI the
dog 20 he brought back both sticks. The
next e3perimcnter was a young negro
dude with a cak6-Walk gait, who was over
come with gratitude at being presented
with the stick, and who almost had u fit
when the dog took it away from him.
Captain Williams and Detective Price en-
loved the fun exceedingly, md had an awful
nice time until a gentleman who drives an
ice-cart came by, attired in cowhide boots
and hickOTy-shirt. Detective Price pre-
sehtCd him with the cane, Is he had done
the rest. The ice-man thanked him CRATE
fully, and walked down toward seventh
avenue. When he had reached the corner
Captain Williams let the dog - a usual,
and they waited for HIM TO bring bacS the
stick. They waited five minutes and he
had not returned, and 30 Price went to look
Tor him. Neither the dog nor the stranger
who had been presented with the walking
stick was to he seen.
SAY" Price asked bystander. odd
you see white bulldog around here!"
"Yaas," replied the Intercepted. 4" He
tackled 'Ongshoreman on the erossin',
and the TELLER knocked him silly with Il
stick, and then carried him off,"
(Which way did he gO?" shrieked the
horiihod detective.
lie took the third up car before this"
answered the man.
Detective Price returned 10 the Twenty
ninth precinct statiOn-house sadder and
a wiser man. Ananias came back this
morning. The cane has not returned yet.