The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19
CANINE VILLAINS.
The aBunjara" the Fiercest and Meanest
of all Dogs.

The dBunlara" the tterceSt anu Meone8t
of all Dogs.
The "Bunjara." dog from twenty
four to twentv-eight inches in height
at the shoulders, is beyond description
the most ferocious of all the breeds of
dogs that 1 have ever known. He is,
like his master, born villain. No
coaxing or Establishments avail with
him; he will tear and rend his best
friend, and will devour his sisters, his
cousins or his aunts" with impunity.
say like his master, rs the only per-
sons who own "Bunjarss" are the
criminal tribes, and principally the
..Bunjara" tribe. Now, the 'Bunjara"
people, by their caste. are born rogues
and vagabonds. and the moro evil they
can do. the more wrongs they can COM
nit. the softer their bed and the more
pleasurable their life in Valhalla when
they die. which many say they seldom
do--naturally. The "Bunjara" dog is
like this, only more so. He is cum
ming fox, an Unsuitable hater, a con-
summate villain. yet he has some good
points. He can and will hold out to
the last gasp; he never tires, aud to
one and only one does he ever give
allegiance. and to him he sticks. Of
women he is a despiser, regarding
them rs his master does-only rs a
"means to an end" In color he is
dark brown or gray. shaling to black;
his coat is close. like a mastiff's, but
tufted on the elbows and hooks. and
feathered down inside of the fore-legs;
his tail is carried low except when ex-
cited, aud has good deal of brush.
especially at the tip; his ears are fiat
to the head. and only slightly raised
on occasion.
He is used exclusively for hunting and
only by natives-never by Europeans.
The ''Polygar" is larger dog than the
''Buniara, standing from twenty-seven
inches to thirty-one inches at the
shoulder. He is not so ferocious, either.
but has equally good pluck. and never
gives in alive. In color he is blush
gray or.dark gray. He is almost bare
of hair, except on his head, which is
covered with fine coat, as sleek and
soft as mole's He has bristles all
over his body like pig. and, in fact,
his skin much resembles that of dark
colored ply. His tail is fine, like a
greyhOund's, and he has more or less of
greyhound ears. For hunting purposes
and as a guard he is excellent, and
more reliable than the "Bunjara," not
having such spice of the devil in him.
He is used both by natives and Euro
peans, and principally for hunting the
tiger and panther. He is most faithful
to his master, and capable of being
trained to many useful purposes.
There is another breed of dogs which
combines the blood of all and sundry.
He seems TO have got the character of
very bad fellow, for if you want to
annoy man you can not do it better
than by calling his dog a Jungle
dog" In many cases his tail is long,
fine and curls like coil of rope; in
some he is, like the Maux cat, minus.
A man l knew had an English terrier,
and also tied up in his hut a Bun
jara." One day shikara from the
country reviled the terrier. ''Ha! hal"
said he. Jungle, Junglee dog. "
''Ho! hor' said .Bunjara'' man. ''Ho!
hor' You wait" He darted in and
fetched the "Bunjara," who immedi-
ately set on the shikara with the utmost
ferocity. This man for years had the
marks of the struggle. Having been ut
last torn from his human victim he set
on to and in five seconds killed the ter
rier, the cause of all the row, which
having done he bolted with him in his
mouth out of the village and into the
Jungle, never to return.-Stock-heeper.