Wichita eagle., 1888-05-29
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PET BURGLAR ALARMS
WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO SLEEP
WITH ONE EYE OPEN.

I've House Protector-Eate OF Thief.
A Rufian in the Kitchen-Bit of Ad.
vice.
E@I do not train dogs to watch for burglars, !"
said fancier, "but some of them that are
well bred are led to do it by their natural
sagacity and force of character. They may
not perform the duty with the desperate en-
ergy that is shown by the witty brown cur
with the long tail and the black patch over
his eye, but they will do it well enough to
answer every reasonable expectation. That
bull terrier you see there now, weighing
about thirty-fve pounds, with the undershot
jaw and ugly enough to be put into cham
Der of horrors anywhere, might be wide
awake when a robber is squeezing his body
through the pantry window, but be would
make no effort to stop the mans entry; but
once in the fellow would have hard work to
get out again
''It is not easy to say what the bull terrier
will do with the prisoner when he has him at
his mercy. 1t depends largely upon the ami
mails previous general mot speciaD training.
Certainly the man will have no voice in the
matter, unless he bowls to the inmates of the
house for protection, which is really the
dom chooses it. A personal encounter hand
TO tooth would be forlorn hope indeed, and
the possession of a pistol gives fewer adj
vantages than you might think The drawing
of the weapon would precipitate the conflict.
The bull terrier is brute hard to kill, and a
mere wound only adds to its ferocity. Then
the combatants are too close together TO al
low of the effective use of revolver, and a
throat grip which the dog may get at once,
and is almost sure to secure in a few seconds,
will very quickly place the robber where a
pistol, though it would probably be dis
charged before the trigger was pulled, will
do him no good.
''The dog is not going to disturb the family.
die is sentinel who can watch without max
ing everybody else watch, too. Daylight, he
thinks, will be quite time enough for those to
whom he owes allegiance to inquire into the
merits of the case, and the only serious gues-
ton that arises is: VIII the burglar be able to
take his proper place in the Investigations
Or, in other words, returning to the original
proposition, What is the bull terrier going to
do with him?
SEVERAL ILLUSTRATIONS.
al know CT three cases in which distinct
answers were given to that question. The
that he had noticed some suspicious looking
men proving about the rear of the house,
and would respectfully suggest that the silver
ware be sent to the vaults Of a safe deposit.
This advice was given after business hours,
but the gentleman determined to avail him.
self of 1t on the following day. Meanwhile
he borrowed big, unamiable bull terrier
from the butcher and neglected to mention
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regions of the house was disturbed that night,
for the work down stairs was done in silence.
The next morning the dead body of the butler
was found lying on the floor of the pantry
with the dog crouching beside it. The mans
throat was torn out and some of the family
jewelry was in his pockets. The silverware
was placed SO that, had he not been inter
rupted, he could have quickly and easily
handed it 70 his confederates, whose footprints
were stamped upon the clay beneath the win
dow. He had warned his master in order to
prevent suspicion from falling upon himself,
but he had not taken the bull terrier into bis
calculations.
''Then 1 knew an old lawyer who was
aroused before daybreak by roars for help in
the hall, and going down stairs found bur-
glar sitting on a marble top table, and
fierce eyer bull terrier, that friend Of mine
had given him as fee for defending law
suit, gazing at him from the floor.
"|And, again, once sold a fine bull terrier
60 an elderly lady, who, distrusting servants
and living all alone In her house, thought
she needed such protector. Coming down
to light the fire one morning, she was horri-
fed to find her dog grimly watching burly
rufiian in the kitchen.
"'If you please, marin, said the man, touch
ing his cap as she entered, L amt took
nothin' yet. That ere wild beast o. yourn
would tore me to small bits if had. He's
been keepin' bis eye on me, marin, and If
I'd stirred step he'd been at me. I've put
in a most uncommon nasty night, marin,
and do hopes you won't be hard on me-
'She was not hard upon him. She gave
him his breakfast and allowed him to go I'M
molested. Then she came around to my
place with the dog and sold him back to me
at half price, saying that if had told her he
was so remorseleSs brute she would never
have allowed him into Der house at all
THE MOST USEFUL DOG.
''The fact is, no watchdog is of the slight
est use to a lady If be barks and arouses
her she is far more terrified than the thieves,
and when he does his work silently he is not
the social companion she cares to have in her
boudoir. She has stated her needs TO me
often enough when she came to purchase a
pet What she wants is a soft, silky little
fellow, who will sleep as soundly as she does
herself, and not provoke the burglars by
making any unseemly disturbance
But for persons who would rather risk an
encounter with thieves than loose their goods,
& well bred, rough haired. terrier, weighing
about twelve pounds, makes capital house
protector de is likely to be full of intelh-
gence, and will not give an alarm without
cause If he hears noise he will thoroughly
investigate il before be banks No passing
footsteps, no wind ratified shutters, in fact
nothing but an absolute attempt 10 get, felo-
niousiy, into the house, viii induce him TO
arouse the inmates. If his suspicious are
awakened he viii so, very quietly, from door
TO door, and from window to window, sniff
ing softly ct each and ascertain the exact
state of affairs. Then If his voice is heard it
Is time for everybody to get up. The rob
bers viii always certainly run away when
they hear him, but If there is any 'unpleaS-
antness the dog may be trusted to do his full
share of the work, though he could not under
take it alone. Such dog should never be
allowed to fraterniZe with strangers or TO
take food from gnaccustomod hands. though.
probably. his disposition Will not lead him to
do SO. but poisoned meat surreptitiously
thrown over the fence is great aid to bar
glars San Francisco Examiner.
bJar.
DIDN'T MIND The BITE.
An Old Chap in Arksnsas Who wasn't