Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-06-27
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Spot = ths saSersss little dog Ia Ph1s-
dslphia re AAs loag been ka0~a - the
police officers aud dstectiges. For years
ons u as isyOrite daily loafing places was
around tie dsteetiv~ headquarters IN the
Central Station. 0ot of late Spot has be-
c0Ene TO old and too lazy O. take his IS al
rounds with the same puDetuaAty that
~as formerly one Of his distinguishing
traits Exactly what breed OF oombina-
ton OF breeds thai "a - make up this queer
little dogs composition has never boen as
certained lie las a very long body and
remarkably short legs His color IS ~hite,
with bis yellow patches. but his most dis
tingulshing characteristic Is the super
cllIoas expression. tho dlsdaintol curl OF
the lip and the general appearances Of
emu that Is expressed IN MS every move
went He is verttAb.e dog about
town" IL there was a club for dogs, Spot
would certainly be one Of It's regular
loangers- Formerly, before this strange
little fellow became 50 old-he Is about
sixteen uOw-ho had a regular round which
he took every day, rain OF shine.
Alb ut ten O'Clock in the morning Spot
Station aad walk in as II be had the most
perfect isht ia the world 20 te there. The
officers would say, Hello, Spot" or greet
him IN some such hail-fsllo lowwel met
way. but he would never take the slightest
notice OF them. He was never known 70
wag his tail, but he was not nl-natured-
He seemed TO think IL was too great
bore 10 notice people whom he saw every
day, 50 when any OF his acquaintances
greeted him he would look up 10 see
what it " as, and then stand with a far of
expression in his eyes as II he was en-
crossed in deep thought and look like
State house pavement politician overcome
with a sense OF his own Importance In
about an hour Spot would yawn once or
twice and then saunter out and proceed
leisurely down Chestnut street TO Third.
There be would apparently note how the
brokers and. bankers seemed TO be tax
Ing things, and after about fifteen minutes
OF loafing around the Exchange Building
would go up To an auction store in the
neighborhood and stand inside near the
entrance to pass the time away
At half-past twelve o'clock Spot would
start out again. go up Library street to
Filth and up Fifth t. Lauber's restaurant,
where ne took his dinner. He didn't be-
long 10 any body about the place or about
any other place apparently but he had
formed the habit of going TO that partic-
ular restaurant tor dinner. After dinner
Spot generally loafei for an hour and
then went over his rounds again, stopping
at about six o'clock for supper at a res
taurant in Harmony Court He was never
seen after supper until he turned up at the
Central at ten o'clock the next morning.
Aboit two years ago Spot be- IAN to show
signs of age. Occasionally he missed tho
Central for days at a time and would loaf
for half the morning around his Fifth
street dining place. He was always
favorite there on account of his peculiar
but regular habits, and so at last began to
consider it a home for his old age. He can
be seen any day now at the restaurant or
lying in the sun on Fifth above Chestnut
street, and only once in a fortnight or so
does he take his Old rounds. There Is
legend that Spot has an owner, who lives
on Spruce street, but this must be a myth,
as the two were never seen together, and
all who know Spot are convinced that he
is much too independent TO belong 10 any
BODY