St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-13

from Paris ten minutes by rail my hus
band and found time to go down there
ana inspect the animal I'm question. The
mouse proved to be a cOmmodious and
StyIlSn summer residence, totally unfur-
nlSned, as Is natural at this season OF
tne year. On the ground floor was estab-
llshed an elderly lady, showing culture
and refinement in speech and in man
ner, but coarsely though neatly dressed,
VINO lived there with a legion Of dogs.
She told us that 1t was the occupation Of
ner life to- pick up in the streets Of
faris dogs that had gone astray or had
9een deserted, and also to purchase
dogs from the Paris pound or from
men whose business it was IN
keep the vivisectors supplied with
wretched animals for their cruel ex-
perlments. whenever she came across
dog Of pure blood and of good race
she always tried to obtain a good home
for him, and hence her advertisement
OF the preceding day. Her drawing
room was certainly the oldest place of
the kind that l have ever seen. 1t con-
tanned three chairs and common little
table. The floor was carpetless, and
along the walls was ranged a row of
baskets, each containing a cushion for
the use OF her canine prOteges. Every
basket had its occupant and on eaci,
chair there sat dog. OF course they
were nearly all ours of low degree. but
some of them were animals of fine
and valuable kinds. Amongst these last
was
BEAUTIFUL LITTLE YORKSHIRE TER
I:IER.
and also the hound that was the object
OF our visit, and with which we were
much pleased. / offered to purchase
the little fellow, and thereby quite
aftronted his mistress. Il am no dog
seller" She said with much dignity.
but want to find gtod homes for NV
pensioners" She at first positively
refused to let me have the dog. owing
to the presence of my husband. for az
she said, the creature did NOT like men
having been cruelty beaten and abused
Dy MS former master. Then she made
series OF stipulatiOns respecting him.
he was 10 have coat to wear when he
went out In cold weather, he was never
to be taken out in the rain. and he
was never to be put out of doors
to sleep. We agreed to he condi-
tlOns, and she consented to bestow the
dog upon us. She told me that she had
slXty-five dogs under her care on the
boulevard de la Seine at Asnieres, and
that she and eighteen dogs established
in the house. One that she showed ms
mad but three legs, the fourth having
been crushed by carriage wheel and
afterwards amputated. Her pensioners
all looked sleek and contented, and were
as friSky and gOod-natured as possible.
Ihey are well fed, their fare consisting
Oh liver and d0g-biScuit, besides which
each dog receives a little sweet cake
every evening. If they fall i'll
they are carefully nursed and
scientifically doctored. She spends
her days in taking care of her
dogs, and In looking out for new prote-
geS, her expenses for feeding them
alone amounting. she told me, to over
S4O0 annually. 1t is an odd sort of be-
neyolence, but at least her canine prote-
ges will never repay her devotion with
lngratItude, as would probably have
been the case had she befriended human
beings. She manages her establish
ment IN a thoroughly methodical and
DuSlnesS-llke fashion, keeping register
OF all her prOteges, all of whom have
names conferred on them by herself.
and also of the names and addresses of
the persons who have adopted any of
them. Her dogs are devoted to her, and
my pretty little hound refused for
some time to be comforted for his sepa-
ration from his kind mistress. / have
since heard that Nine. Guyonnet. the
lady i'll question, is really celebrated in
Paris for her eccentric but genuine be-
nevolence towards the canine race.