, 1888-11-15
MIR. AND MRS. BowsER.
They wanted u Dog to Keep Away Bur
giars--What Mrs. Bowser Has to Say.

share of our troubles have arisen over this
fact On hundred different occasions
have asked him what he wanted of dog,
and on u hundred different occasions he
has raised his voice and replied:
"What do we want of dog? Did you
ever see "a family which amounted to
shucks which didn't keep dog? Nature
gave us the dog to protect us--to be sort
OF companion. There are people who can
strike terror to dogs heart by one look,
but ! am not one of those, Mrs. Bowser-
no, thank Heavenr'
Cant you protect us, Mr.. Bowser?"
"Certainly can and do, but suppose
am of my guard some night and a burglar
enters our house?"
And burglars the dogP"
That's 1t Sheer at the poor brute
because nature made him dog! Under
! the circumstances | have stated we should
probably owe our lives to the faithful
| guardian"
He brought horne dog. II was dog
with certificate OF character from its last
owner. He was guaranteed to be visilant,
trusty. tidy, kind, and to have special
hankering after the life-blood Of house,
breakers He carried his head to the left,
as IL trying to see his hind foot, and there
was suspicious squint in his eyes. He
had been badly Knocked about from all ap~
pearances but the boys who brought him
explained that this was the result of tack
ing an elephant and coming off second
best. The beast growled at me and snapped
at the baby as MIR. Bowser brought him
in, and when | protested against the in
vasiop | was answered with:
mo wonder he growls! A dog knows
an enemy on sight He feels that you'd
like to murder him, and he probably re-
sents it. Come here, Ranrbo."
That night the dog had the run of the
lower part of the house. We had no
sooner got to bed than he began to howl
Mr.. Bowser threatened him from the head
of the stairs, and then he barked at inter-
walls of five minutes for an hour. Mr..
Bowser silenced him after awhile, and
was just getting to sleep when heard
the beast gurgiing and growing and
ser to go down stairs, but he utterly re-
fused, saying:
"He has probably got hold of burglar.
and don't want TO be appealed to to call
him of. Just go to sleep and let Rambo
alone. We haven't been as safe for years"
Next morning the beast bit the cook in
the leg as she went down, and the minute
the door was opened he lit out for parts un.
known. We soon discovered what he had
been worrying. 1t was Mr.. Bcwser's new
winter overcoat, and it was reduced to
roll of strings and tatters.
You brought him home!" exclaimed |
as | pointed to the ruins.
~ did, eh ?" replied Mr.. Bowser, as he |
surveyed the heap. "And you lay right |
there and knew what he was at and never
said a word!"
You said he was chewing up bur.
Rlar."
Then 1 was talking in my sleep, and
you knew it! Mrs. Bowser you don't get
new dud for year!"
The next dog was hound. The owner
told MIR. Bowser that he was good deer
dog, and $40 dollars changed hands on
this account.
but what good is a deer dog?'' I
asked, when Mr.. Bowser explained this
fact.
ITO run deer, of course.'
But where are the deer?"
That's just like you! You expect to
| propose to go where the deer are Did
you ever see a kinder face on dog?"
He looks very simple minded"
docs he! WE'LL don't you fool your
self. You may owe your life to him vet.
He's better than forty burglar alarms"
The canine deserved credit for one thing.
He slept on the parlor sofa all night.
On the second afternoon he got out and
little terrier weighing eleven ounces ran
finally drove him into barrel partly filled
with plaster.
did buy him for a fighter!" shouted
Mr.. Bowser. as | related the occurrence
HE rum. of course. | bought him for
a runner"
lie whistled for Archmedes, as he hae
named him, and the animal came creep.
ing in and hid under the lounge. When
routed out of that he made dive for Mr..
Bowsers feet, just In time to trip him
and let him down with a jar that made
the roof shake. The scared brute then
jumped into the crib and lay down on the
oaby's head. from which position he was
lifted to be flung over the alley fence
lis that the way they run deerP' |
asked Mr.. Bowser
"Whose fault is it?" he demanded.
"You had that dog terrified as soon as he
struck the house. IT was his mortal fear
Of you which made him act so. If you
don't have something awful happen to
you III miss my guess"
1t wasn't week before'he came home
with another canine. The beast was un-
dersized, out at the elbows and down
hearted. When l asked what he was
good for, Mr.. Bowser replied
If you knew anything about dogs you
could see at glance. He's rat terrier"
Does he terrify ratsp''
docs he? In one week there won't be
a rat on this whole square!"
Wouldn't it be as well to stand the
rats as the dog?"
That's you, exactly! That's speci.
men of your mercy! It's wonder to me
hat such murderous feelings as you carry
n your heart don't meet with fitting pun
shment."
The terrier didn't do anything remark