Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-28
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Geotiery, surnamed Winthrop, sat
in the depot at Chicago, waiting for
his train and reading the Tribune,
when squandron of street Arabs
Gncomparable for squalor) thrOnged
from a neighboring alley; uttering
hideous cries, accompanied by mimi
tablegestures ofheinous eXultation, as
they tortured black and tan dog.
"You little blackguardsp' cried
Winthrop; stepping outside and con-
fronting them, adding the inquiry,
"Whose dog is that ?"
"That audacious Caucasian has the
bravadO to interfere with ourclique,"
tauntingly shrieked the indisputable
little ruffian, exhibiting combative-
ness.
"What will you take for him ?"
asked the lenient Godfrey, ignoring
the venial TRADE.
"Twenty-seven cents" piquantly
answered the ribald urchin grabbing
the crouching dog by the nape.
You can buy licorOus and share
with the indecorous coadjutors of
your condemnable cruelty" said
Winthrop, paying the price, and talk
ing the dog from the child. Then
catching up his valise and umbrella,
hastened to his train, satisfied him
self that his sleek protege was not
wounded, cleared the cement from
his pretty collar, and read these
Words
Leicester, Lickensew, No. $780,
Hearing the pronunciation of his
name the dOcile canine expressed
gratitude and pleasure, and sank eX-
hausted at his patrons feet and slept
Among other passengers was a
magazine contributor, writing vaga.
ries of Indian literature, also two ply.
sicians, sOmbre, irrevOcable, ire,
fragible allopathist, and a genial
homeopathic, who made speciality
Of bronchitis. Two peremptory at
tOrneys from the State of Iowa were
discussing the politics Of the epocf
and details of national finance, while
q wan, dOlOrOus person wearing con
cave glasses alternately ate troche:
and almonds for sedative, anC
sought consolation in a high, lamen
table treble, from lethargic anC
somewhat deaf and enervate com
rade not yet acclimated. Near thes,
exemplary brethren probably sine
curists) sat group of youths; and {
jOcOse sailor (lately from Asia) in {
blouse waist and tarpaulin hat wa
amusing his patriotic Juvenile listen
ers by relating series of the mos
extraordinary legends eXtant suggest
ed by the contents of a knapsack
which he was calmly and leisurel,
arranging in a pyramidal form on
three-legged stool. Above swun,
placards with museum and lyceun
advertisements, too verbose to b.
misunderstood.
A mature matron of medium
height and her cOmely daughter sool
entered the car, and took seats il
front Of Winthrop (who recalled hav
ing seen them on Tuesday in Febru
airy, in the parquet of theatre TIL
young lady had recently made he
debut into society, at a musical soire
at her aunt's. She had an exquisit
boquet of flowers that eXhaled swee
perfumes. She said to her parent
Mamma, shall we ever find our.los
Leicesterw
Godfrey Immediately addresse,
her, saying:
pardon my apparent intrusive
ness; but prithee, have you lost pc
dOg?"
The explanation that it had beer
stolen was scarcely necessary, for Lei
cester, just awakening, vehement
expressed his ineXplicable joy b,
buoyantly vibrating between the tw
like the sounding lever used in telC
graphy fOr to neither of them woul
he show Partially till succumbing t
EMU, he purported to take recess
and sat on his haunchers, cOmplais
antly contemplating his friends. !
was truly an interesting picture.
They reached their destination er
the sun was beneath the horizon. Oh
tenduring the summer Winthrop gal
lantly rowed from the quay with tn
naive and blithe Beatricein her jaur
ty, yachting suit, but no cOqueu,