The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-09


holding the tips of his fingers pressed
together and pointed toward me, and
gazing fixedly at me over his specta-
cles.
His profound attention made me
nervous. Slowby's great virtues, pro-
fessionally speaking. are his extreme
caution and his faculty of seeing both
sides of a question; and on these
grounds | have given him the prefer
ence, for my own affairs, over his part
ner. Slick, an able young man, but too
abrupt and go-ahead for my old-fash-
toned notions.
However, on the present occasion, I
must say I wished Slowly had not
been quite so cautious. He seemed to
hesitate.
Il hope you don't think the owner
can make very serious matter of thisl''
said.
"Well, no. he replied. 81 should
think any jury-that is any reasonable
jury-would see at once there was no
afinaus fitrandi in the case.
mo what?n / said.
''Animus furandi, I said, my dear
sir. Merely a legal term, meaning in
tention to steal
sOf course there wasn't" I said in
dignantly.
Personally, I don't doubt it for mo-
ment,n replied Mr.. Slowly, "but you
see
At this moment we were interrupted
by the entrance of Mr.. Slick, who po-
litely wished me good-morning.
"our friend here has got himself into
little difficulty, Slick, said Slowly.
perhaps you wouldn't mind repeating
the facts to Mr.. Slick, Mr.. Jenkins.
Being quasi-criminal natter Ca dis
agreeable chill went through me), ''it's,
more in his line than mine"
Slick heard me without interruption,
but looking more and more amused as
[ proceeded. When / had finished he
flung himself back in the chair, and
laughed till the tears ran down his
cheeks.
81 really can not see, sir began,
with dignity.
|.My dear sir, !" he interrupted, edon't,
please don't. / should think, from your
looks, that you had robbed the bank of
England. And you really walked off
with the old lady's dog! Hanged, if it
ism Mt the best joke I've heard for many
a day."
"Then will leave you to enjoy it, -
| said. ''For my own part, | fail to seq
the point of it, and since you can MOI
assist me | will take my leave"
"My dear SIR" said Slick, suddenly
regaining his seriousness, and looking
as grave as whole bench of Judges
''eXcu5e my momentary amusement. !
will undertake to square the old WON
settle the matter, | mean-in ten min
utes."
"You willr' said. 'Why, what do
you propose to do?"
''Do the straight thing" replied
Slick. Il shall just take both dogs to
the old lady, explain the matter, and
! tell her to take her choice.''
'And you think that Il satisfy hers9''
''Not doubt Of it," he said. "Where
are the dogs?n
cat my house." replied.
Come along then; we'll get the mat
ter over at once.
No sooner said than done. We drove
home to fetch the dogs, and thence to
Mrs. Grass residence. I remained in
the cab with the dogs, while Slick went
into the house to explain matters.
Presently he came down.
''The old lady's rather crusty," he
said, ga little too crusty to be quite
agreeable, and she is inclined to think
you did it on purpose, but as we have
brought back the dog, she says, if you
will suscribe couple of guineas to the
Home for Incurabfe Poodles, she will
| accept your statement, and let the mat
ter drop. Come along, you podgy little
beggars."
He went into the house with doc
under each arm, and presently re-
turned with one only.
''The old Woman's sharper than
am, he said. II never saw two dogs
more alike in my life, but she spotted
her own at once. In fact, she can't
imagine, she says, how any one could
| possibly mistake communicating
half-bred animal, like this, for her deal
darling Pinky. Never mind. old chap
he continued, giving Mingo a friendly
slap. ITO my mind your re just as
good-looking as the other fellow"
And Mingo put his tongue round his
mouth with a self-satisfed expression,
as if he was quite of that opinion him
self
Telegram. Three days later.)
FROM SLOWLY g. SLICK, no HoRATIo JENKINS
80 Furnivals Inn. 40 Cowley Road.
Please bring other pug to our office, at once
| Old lady finds she has got wrong dog, after all
Angelo j. LeaCiS, IN Youths Com.
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