Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-12
Denth OF a. cute Dog.
Denver Tribune-Republicsn.I


The gloom Of evening had fallen when
down 10 the Central iirc.>taiOn ut the CITY
Hall a little group oi fircmcn had con re-
gated. \ quiet sunday had been pissed,
an! Wi,h an equal prospect Tor a lonely
uielt trey had assembled. Gloom had set
lied on their cpuntculncc>, aud they were
converting in low AVID sympathetic tone, a
reporter II the Emancipation noise
lc,,ly entered. ~ - said one old fire
man. as lee daiutily removed hi, bacseuei
cap. THAI, so: Woodio was mighty
smart dog: but. poor fellow, he, dead
now. aud | guc~, We fellows VIII never
hayc another pup - smart 20. ne was.
..Thcr', where you're right plrd." To-
marked another tirc-laddic aS hr heaynd q
-ieh indicative oi sorrow 4, Tia death VI
hi- PEI canine. After til, brici expire .on
Of sympathy lull followed. when the re-
pffjcr made inquiries a> - the clu'e Of
their sadness.
"NcU. young fellow, how long have you
lNcd M Denver" said one OF tine IRE
men. "Nhy. every Md IN town used TO
know Woodic. You SEQ, Wo)die knew all
Us fellows. and ne lived with Us, and we all
loved old WoOdc didn't We, boys
\ nod Of approval from nj, comrades
followed, when one who had apparently
been INDUCING in quiet >nOOIe suddenly
urlimbcrcd himself, and. brlcinS NJ. cN-
clmmcd: d" Say, boys, NoOdic WIS brick.
bv thunder; wasn't he smart though:
You couldn't fool that do., and whenever
ltGc was an alarm Oi Ire YOU bet NOodio
cot 10 Ihc front on time. ! shau't forget
tlai night took him home b supper
with mc. The old woman va, terri.
bis fond OF that dog, and between
u, We were making livery pleasant ior bun.
Wen. 100 al once OLD Woodie pricked up
M, car. and made a break iof the fr0at
door. ] knew what was up, and second
later ! heard Hose IS bel a. the WAGON
dashed by. You bet No0die knew il, too,
aud before could opcn the door Woodie
backed of, Lraccd himself, aud made 4
break for the window. II only cost me
ihlriv-Gyc cents. but how | wish that old
dog was alive yer. I'd willingly pay for 4
dUzfn window-pancS.
"But do YOU remember thlt time, when
CrOckCI's cracber.factOry was burned, how
old Woodic saved those Kittens utter
rupted third. "Wcl, il wa, too queer
We fellows were fighting the lllmeS m ter
riblc earnest when all at once we noticed
the old dog dive ont o. the flames with
some Kind OF furry thing in il mouth.
Well, cot Interested, and just looked az
what il wa, and. by IOVc. II il wasn't
pair Of kittens then I'm liar. II always
seemed 50 queer, too, a. | know that Woodlc
hale. eats like - and The narrItO. re-
lapscd into silence.
"Wcll, sir. how used 10 smile 'lid
another who had been drawn into the con-
yersaiion, "tO see our d0g come from
tire. lie was Just the prouIest doc IN
town. He'd strut along m great shape,
aud woe be unto any dog that got near me
hCse-cast. WOOde would just naturally
paralyZr him. It's Just seven years since
that pup first saw the light 0f day, and he's
teen dong Somethingcute ever since. Ny,
bow smart be was. One night we tried
new horse here. We were rather slow la
getting Of. The new horse. YOU see, was
not used to the business. Wei, the delay
did not suit our dog. SO I'm - II ne
didU't just go up 20 that % horse ana bite
him right down near the foot, ard that sent
him of in hurry"
"That's nothing" Interrupted The hr't
speaker. " WO0die was full oil such ilt-
tie tricks As that. lie was no Ordinary
street eur. Poor old dog, he's had many
close call. | shan't forget that day Woodie
was poisoned. He was mighty SICK, ana
was lying out there in the street kind OF
It'll and deathlike, when the sarbage-man
came along. His eye soon he on our old
dog lying there, and he made a grab Tor
him 10 tho his carcass in the wagon. lie
had just land his fingers on old Woodie
when he recovered and gave very decided
growl, as much a. TO say: Hold on young
fellow; I'm In the ring yet.
"Woodie cot on his legs soon alter ana
got well, and you bet he never forgot tnaL
garbage.man. Why, young fellow, he
could not come within forty feet OF the dog
after that. He seemed To be dead on 10
him, and he'd just raise Cain at the sight
OF him. And them continued the fire.
man, "there was another set oil fellows
Woodie had no use tortoise policemen.
He'd snap at bluecoat every time.
Pshaw! How wish that dog was
alive; but he had seen too much