Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-09-11

til You do that's sure
Don went out with the dog in his arms.
"Got him, have You H' cried Tom. "Meii,
he is a sumner, or would lie If il wasn't for
those ears. You're going to have 'em cut
amt you H''
al don't know" answered Don, hesttat
ingly. al hsdn'I thought of it"
on, cut 'em, 10y all means" said Tom.
" He'll look as smart again, That barber
down in King street does it. lie knows all
about dogs
Don looked doubuully at his new posses.
sion. There was no denying that the ears
were rather large for 50 small an animal
They stood up like wolittle black sails lined
with mouse color.
"lll ask mother about it, he said,
"Much women know about dogs" sneorCd
Tom. " she's sure to say You mustn't have
'em cut.
lie was right
al wouldn't think Of it, non," said Mrs
Myers. Nature knows best about such
things, and If she'd meant Jupe to have short
ears, he'd have had EN- Depend on that
But Tom says they look Just awful"
Never mind what Tom says. It's your
dog, not his A; aud il yOu care anything for 1t
you won't mutilate it, don't see now aboy
can deliberately set about causing suffering
to poor, dumb animal
But all the boys Don knew shared Toms
opinion, that the ears ought to he cut, and
there wasn't a day that Don didn receive
advice uE the subject
But in spite of this week after week passed,
and Jupe remain, in possession OF his long
ears, and grew l. st in strength and intelli-
genCe. he learned to jump through hoop,
" shake hands" stand on his hind legs, and
"play dead" and he was always ready for
game of bail. In fact he was so smart that
Don had serious thoughts of exhibiting him
at the next county fair
But one fatal day, when Jupe was about
four months old, a carpenter came TO repair
the front steps OF Mrs. Myers cottage OF
course, Don felt it incumbent on him to
oversee the work, and as Jupe made II
point TO keep ss close to Don as possible at
all times, it followed that the carpenter saw
him.
Nice dog, that" he said. Going to
have his ears cut, ain't you ~
" haven't quite made up my mind, an
swered Don. " 1t seems pity to give him
so much pain"
"Oh, it wouldn't hurt him much" said
the carpenter, and they ought to Q cut
The longer you put it on the more 1t Will
hurt him, you know. His ears are formed
now, and you ought not TO lose any time.
There's barber in King street who'll cut
'em for you.
Don thought over the matter all the rest OF
the afternoon, and the next day, with Jupe
III his arms and closely followed by Tom, he
walked into the BARRIERS shop
"Ive come to see about getting my dogs
ears cut" he said. " hear you understand
how 1t ought to be done"
swered the barber, little man with red hair
snd a kindly face, but I don't like to do
" Does it hurt 'em much ~ asked Tom.
Well, rather" and the barber smiled.
" Try pair OF scissors on your own ears and
see. l made up my mind some time ago
that ! wouldn't do that kind of work any
more"
What do you charge 2" asked Don.
1.-TWO dollars"
The boys looked at each other aghast. Tom
whistled.
~ guess I'll wait awhile said Don.
" Maybe | won't have it done, after ALL"
SO Jupe was carried home again, and
Don gave up all idea Of having his ears cut
But the next day Tom appeared at the cot
tage with look OF mystery ON his face, and
Deckoned Don out.
"Pve got something to tell you, and
don't want your mother to hear" he SAID, a.
he led the way to the bench back OF the
wOodshed. "There's no use having fuss,
you know. Don, there's a man on Lucas
street who'll cut your dogs ears for twenty
i've cents"
Chow do you know 81
" saw him this morning. lie says he
pInches the ears first TO numb EN-. What
do you say IN going down there right on -
~ can't go to-day said Don " have
too much to do"
Well, tomorrow, them
Very well you'll come round and go
with me"
VI course, dni bul went OH WhlstllHgs
lie was very anxious Ia have Jupe's ears cut,
though il he had been asked why he took
such deep Interest in the matter, he would
have been at loss for an answer.
Late that afternoon, as Don was passing
through King street on an errand for his
mother, he saw the red-headed little barber
digging up a Hover bed at the back OF his
shop. Near him, irlsklng around in the
fresh earth, were two little dogs, one a black
and tan and the other small white TERROR
with pink eyes. Both dogs had their ears
cut To a sharp point. Don crossed the street
and leaned over the low wooden fence sur
rounding the small garden.
81 sec you have your own dogs ears cut"
he said
The barber looked up aud recognized him.
Eyes" he said, resting on his spade,
"but I'll never cut any more"
There's a man ON Lucas street who
plnches 'em before he cuts 'em," said Don.
"He says it don't hurt then"
"rhats ali ioOlishness," said tho barber.
"lps bound to hurt any way you fix it. j
gave this little white dog cnl0rOiorm, and
thought he'd be quiet, but he was 40 wild he
almost tore me 10 pieces Hurt! 1t can't
help hurting. The only way to do II you're
going TO cut dogs ears, is To let one man
another do the cutting as quick a. it can be
done. My, how they holler! The ears are
sore for month, too
"The man in Lucas street charges only
twenty-five cents, SAID Don.
"Yes, that's the usual charges ] always
tell folks two dollars just to get rid of 'em
without wastin' time talkin'. know no.
body's goin' to pay so much"
"You charge for your feelings, them"
"Thats about it," said.the barber, tax ing
hold of his spade again. "Of course, / would
do it for two dollars, but amt likely to get
anybody willin' 10 pay so much"
Don held Jupe in his arms long time that
evening and mentally debated the question
his little dog, and didn't like the idea of
giving him pain, but 1t seemed that every
one thought short ears great deal prettier
than long ones and it was only natural for
him to wish Jupe 10 appear to advantage.
he went 10 bed without having decided the
question, and so, when Tom came the next
morning, he was very easily persuaded to
carry poor little Jupe to the man in Lucas
street
an hold him." said Tom. ait isn't going
10 Kill him, you know. All dogs OF this
breed have their ears cut"
Jupe seemed to have An idea OF what was
about to happen, and began to cry as soon a.
the man took him In his hands But he was
treated with no mercy whatever. The mar
was used to hearing little dogs howl wher
they had their ears cut, and he whipped out
pair OF sharp shears in a twinklina Ton
held Jupe, as he had promised, and Don
ashamed and sorry, now tht ii was too late,
covered his eyes with his hands while the
dreadful operation was being performed
But he couldn't close his ears, and he WA
forced to listen to the terrible cries OF pair