Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-29
4 Pampered Pug.

4 San Francisco Chronicle reporter
was standing in the corridor of a we'll
known downtown hotel awaiting the
coming of the elevator which was to
convey him below, when his attention
was attracted by a group of children,
two of whom held between them what
seemed to be Il little toddln~ child.
The group reached the elevator just as
the door opened, and entered, followed
by the reporter. In the cage, about
to make the downward journey, were
lady and a gentleman. evidently
lately married. She had a sweet,
sympathetic face, and all the woman
came to the surface when she saw the
children dragging the ''little one, >
who stumbled at every step.
ooh, girlsw cried the young bride,
''you shouldn't let that child walk.
He's too young to be put on his feet. y
Her husband nudged her to keep
quiet and looked as cross as if he had
bought Consolidated Virginia at %
before the drop. The children Uttered,
and the fat boy who presided over the
ups and downs of the ELEVATOR dou-
bled up like capital V and over
looked a passenger on the second
| floor. The lady looked at her hus-
band and from HIM to the children;
then she gave the boy at the rope a
''crusher" and glanced haughtily at
the reporter. who had in the meantime
caught a glimpse of the face beneath
| the pretty black satin hood fringed
| with costly lace.
"Why, bless mem exclaimed the fair
disciple of Secretary Hunter, throw
ing up her hands in wonder and dis
may; cit is niger baby"
"Haw-ha-ground floor" gasped
the boy at the rope, and the little
girls laughed boisterously, and in their
mirth let off the little one who dropped
| on all tours and skipped out OF the
cage with bark that sounded like a
far-away fog-horn on drizziy night,
with only ten pounds of steam on.
The lady blushed, the gentleman
hummed cold Dog Tray" and they
both got out of sight, followed by tue
shrieks of the girls.
The "child' is a little pug dog
owned by lady in the house, and is
q marvel of intelligence and cunning.
He was arrayed in a satin gown, which
| completely covered him, and with the
hood before mentioned revealed only
small portion of his little, ugly black
''phiz."
Being naturally of curious turn of
mind the reporter stopped to watch
the pups antics, and from Sbystander
he learned some of the dogs history.
He is the only puppy tolerated by a
very wealthy lady, and is in cOnse-
quence much envied by other puppies
-four-legged and two-legged. Being
the only care which his mistress has
on earth, he has great time of it, and
while many a poor creature is starry
ING this wonderful animal has all the
delicacies of the season. For break
fast he has chops and toast; at lunch
con a cold spread, and he winds up in
the evening on chicken and dessert.
This may scent of fairyland, but these
are cold facts. And this precious pug
does not eat in the rude manner of the
unciyilized terrier. He sits up at ia
BILE in tiny chair and is fed by a
negress, who is entirely at his service
from early morn until bedtime, and
who is hired and paid for that alone.
She puts him to bed at night and he
awakes her in the morning with a
yelp for his matutinal wash, which
consists of nothing less than a cologne
bath; and pug's coat is always as slick
and as sweet as his face is ugly and
black.