Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-01-11
A Dnmnrnlized PET.

"Most old English warders will ro-
member Cosgrove's goat which was
probably the most dissipated goat alive
in It's day. In its owners bar-room
stood n row of whisky barrels with
spiggots in them, and bowls set TO
catch the drippings therefrom. The
goat would turn on spiggot, let
enough whisky run into the bowl for a
big drink, and carefully turn off the
[ flow of the liquor. Then il would COM
placently drink the whisky and stroll
out as ready for frolic or fight as any
other of the tough citizens who then
gathered in the neighborhood of Grand
and Lawrence streets. But dissipated
lamb is shocking surprise. So, when
Sun reporter heard of Cogan's lamb
Nelly, that she chewed tobacco and
drank beer until drunk, he went to see
the demoralized brute. Nelly's homo
is in "juicery' at Fifty-sixth Street
and Eighth Avenue, but her baleful ac-
complishments have made her so fa-
nous that she enjoys the freedom of the
ward. She was half a block away at
the time of the reporters early morning
call, but came galloping hopefully to
the barkeeper when he shouted her
name. A handsomer young sheep
could not be desired to figure in a
Christmas tableau. She has slender,
nimble legs, magnificent fleece and a
funny, twinkling little tail that she
wagged with vigorous earnestness while
she watched the barkeeper tapping a
fresh keg of beer. He filed schooner
of beer for her and's drank it with an
eagerness that suggested the possibility
of he: being little ''rocky" from the
previous nights dissipation. "
"Yes," the barkeeper said, "she was
pretty full last night, but not so much
as a few nights ago when we had o
rattle here Then she stood up to the
bar and took her beer with the bows
every. time until she had got eight
schooners down her neck. By that
time she was loaded clean to the guards
and went quietly behind the stove to
sleep. She is plucky, but don't look
When she begins to find the walking
bad. she knows she has had enough,
and just lies down to sleep off her
booze"
The reporter offered a package of
strong chewing tobacco to Nelly. AT
sight of it she became so eager to get
it that with difficulty could she be re-
strained from jumping up and trying
to take it by force. Mouthfnl after
mouthful of it she not only chewed, but
swallowed, with every demonstration of
pleasure that could be expected of a
sheep. When it was all gone she licked
up handful of granulated smoking
tobacco and then stood as if begging
for more.
"They say she smokes" resumed the
barkeeper, "but it isn't strictly true,
though it looks that way. If the stub
of lighted cigar is thrown down, she
will pick it up and eat all she can of it
until the fire end of it gets too close to
her lips, never minding the smoke; but
she doesn't really smoke, though I've
no dought she could be taught to. She
has never been taught to chew or drink
Just took to the habits naturally; and
as she amuses the boys, they set up the
beer for her, so that she is full pretty
much every day. 1t seems to agree
with her. No, she hasn't taken to
swearing yet, but I've an idea that she
would if she could 1t seems to come
easy to most steady drinkers. IN Y.
Sun.