Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-04-09
AN apRIL r0oL H0Ix.
SsorCs OF Dogs Offered 10 AN Unsus-
pccIing saloon Keeper.

In an afternoon paper Tuesday week an
innoc mt looking advertisement appeared
stating TINT n we'll known saloon keeper
in the Tenth ward wanted 10 purchase n
watch dog and would pny very liberal
price il canine to suit his discriminating
tastes was delivered early the next morn
ing. The proprietor pf nearly every
worthless cur in the city imagined he saw
II chance for good speculation and
began ut once to make as many improve
ments in his animals hirsute coat as pos
sible to he able to present him in good
form for inspection in the morning.
BY daybreak yesterday week two
lads with most unlikely looking mangy
brutes arrived upon the scene and tethered
their dogs TO lamp post awaiting the
saloon to open, they meanwhile engaging
III spirited and loud discussion over the
merits of the respective brutes hi half
an hour Inter n negro appeared upon the
scene with mn ill-fed snaky looking hound
led by section of an old pair of sus-
penders.
Directly after a son of the Emerald Isle
hove i'll sight leading Il sullen- looking ter
rier with an attenuated frame, by II stout
rope. The barking of the dogs and the
tlthttll IllStIlhSltlIl vi liltlf ohlltIo ulpNSfA
the unsuspecting saloon keeper from his
bed and earlier than usual he opened the
portals of his house, Just AS soon as the
bnis We're drawn there was nm
indiscriminate stampede of men, boys
and worthless ours to the saloon. In
the rush the ropes Of two Of the animals
got tangled and the ours engaged in n
spirited controversy with their teeth
which ended in the smaller being SO badly
used up that his consideration MS a sal
able brute was out of the question. The
saloon keeper beholding the mad dash
toward his door retreated to the rear of
his har where he took refuge Ii itll
the mission of the men WIS made known.
He dismissed the party perenptoliiy, Civ
ing each to emphatically understand tnat
he was not in need of anything in their
line.
The influx of brutes however, continued
through the day. Nearly every com
ceivable color, ill-bred and repulSive
looking dogs being brought in. Some of
the animals had the use of but three legs,
others were docked in the tail or ears and
all llshowed unmistakable evidence ofstand-
ing greatly in need of substantial nourish-
ment. The owners claimed for their res
pectiye ours the whole category OF canine
virtues. Some were death to rats, others
terror TO cats, were martyrs to attacking
tramps. portly German with weasen
faced creature running at his heels
claimed his dog was gem at driving off
free lunch fends. When he learned that
the saloon keeper had no intention of pur-
chasing dog, he struck a samuel of
Posen attitude, and tanning his ear ex-
claimed You do dis to make
pizness" The last call was late last
night when big black Newfoundland
was lend in for inspection by small boy.
customer was just singing off glass
of Specht " Spahn's beverage when he
sighted the animal, He instantly bent Il
retreat. and his antics to reach place of
safety so terrified the dog that he made
dash for liberty, and pushed the boy
violently against the wall and escaped by
rear door. The saloon keeper could not
account for the dog migration and only
Thursday learned of the advertisement
He is looking mp the projectors Of
his "April Fool threatening vengeance
when he finds them.