West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23

l Jumped into he harouchc, with Snap
at my heels, the old gentleman shrunk
back aud cNClaimcd Surely. Jack. that
common looking dog can't belong To
you? But Snap had "A most winning
way about him, and soon n and my
uncle were on the best of terms. lie
looks like a fighting dog. Jack. and is
hardly the dog for a gentleman TO own.
observed the Old man. as Jack prickcd
up his ear, and made frantic efforts TO
Jump ON; of the carriage 10 get at a pass
in dog. | assured him that Snap was
most peacefully inclined. and Non,urod
To quote ABOUT giving dog a bad name.
etc, and so things passed along pretty
smoothly.
when bedtime came | was march,
Ing oil with Snap (who always slept al
tue foot of my bcd) when my uncle
stopped me and said Now. Jack. |
have 50 far put up with your pet. but |
eau not and will not allow dogs i'm my
bedrooms. As a compromise IL was
agreed that Snap should cep in the
but.cr'S pantry that nj, for the
future, IN the stables. Accordingly "A
bed was made up for Snap in the pan
try, and we all retired for the night.
II had been asleep some hours whom
was awakened by a.light tapping at
my door. ! sprang out of bed in nm in
slant. and found the butler. trembling
IN his shirt sleeves, outside my door
ON, Master Jack he said i'm accents
trembling with excitement and fear.
whatever is to be- doncp That dog of
yours has killed Tab, the masters old
cat, that he's had for ten years said
not word, bu, hastily getting into my
. I -
stairs TO the scene of the murder
There, sure enough, was poor Tab "
ing stone dead i'm the sink with In ,
murderer, Snap, still vigilantly watch
lng the remains ready to shake her
again should the slightest signs OF life
appear | took him up by the scrun of
the neck and banged his head against
the wall in my wrath. lie did not ut
ter single sound. but got up wagging
his tail as ii such rough treatment was
rather fun. 1t appeared that Tab had
habit OF sleeping i'm a certain cup.
board, and tna' when locking up for
the ght the butler had forgotten the
fact, but waking i'm the ght it had
suddenly flashed across his mind, and
rising at once lac had gone to the pam
try. Alas. too late to save the life OF
my mcla's pet cat
The butler and then had n council
of war; and it was decided To bury poor
/ lab in tho garden, and profess entire
ignorance as TO the cause of her sudden
disappcaran q. Accordingly thc butler
and / sailed forth in the gray dawn Of
that july morning, and buried poor
Tab i'm soquestercd part of the garden
Dear mc" said my uncle a, break
fast that morning, what can have hap
pencd TO Tab? She hasn't missed com
Inc for her milk at breakfast time for
eight years, unlcs, she had kittcus. II
must bc that ugly brute of dog of
yours that has frightened her.
q" Frightened hcrP | thought to
myself: i should rather say son bu, !
said: Perhaps Tab has engagements
elsewhere. fancied heard Il cat ser
cnade last night
after breakfast the old gentleman
handed me "a box Of choice Havanas
and proposed a stroll in the garden. and
soon we were sauntering about that
miniature paradise. with Snap at our
heels A little while afterward,
missed Snap, but thinking ne had lust
gone of for a run, took no notice of his
absence. Five minutes passed and no
Snap Ten. began to be- uneasy ]
called him and whistlcd. but TO no
avail. At last ! saw him i'm the dis
tance, shaking and tugging furiously at
some long ob ect My uncle's curios-
ity was excited, and we both hurried to
the spo. O, horror of horrors There
was that wrctchcd dog shaking the
corpse of poor Tab, my unrlc's pet cat.
which he had scratched up from IT,,
grave. ] shall never forget the look
my uncle gave rs he turned to me and
said Ah, / see it all now Then.
pulling out his watch. he looked at it
and remarked The train leaves Lean
lngton for London at 1870 You had
better pack your portmantoau and the
carriage shall be around i'm half an hour.
Goodbye.
lie then turned on his heel and left
me TO my own bitter reflections To
cut long story short. the old man died
three years ago, worth 500, 900, the
bulk of which he left to my sister and
cousins. There was % clause however.
i'm Che will, by which / came i'm for
twenty dollars. The will read: 70
my nephew, John Wethcrall, the sum
Of five pounds, to be expended by him
in the purchase OF mulzlcs for what
ever bulldogs he possesses or may pos
scss.
and that why I'm not struck over
bull.tcriers or bulldogs said Jack,
rs he gtlDcd down his beer i'm a semi
dcspOndent way, and babe mo good
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