Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-01-21
Jack. The Tramp Dog.

AT the NicOllet house Sunday, says |
the ST. Paul Pioneer Pres. number
Of railroad men switched away from |
the subject Of pools. rate cutting, and
the operation Of trains aud devoted |
some time 10 The consideration of intel |
ligcnce Of the m NAL kingdom. In
stances OF remarkable instinct, If not of
actual reasoning power were related,
after which one of the party mentioned
character" quito generally known
in Minneapolis few years ngo. and
still afIectionately remembered By
scores of citizens The story is told as
nearly rs possible in tho speakers own
language, and ran something afGer this
| fashion:
Well. BOYS. you can all talk, but the
mos, knowing animal ! ever ran across
was Jack. the tramp dog" You all
remember him, don't your His head
quarters was at the Milwaukee & ST.
Paul ticket Office. when George Scott
dealt in the pasleboards He was g
rather squatty white animal, with black
patches on d face and pair OF eyes
which reflected joy, displeasure or graf
iiude MS plainlyas any human eye could
do. You would notice those eyes the
first thing II you meet them on the
street But, am sorry 10 say there
was a good deal OF the old Adam or or
lgnal sin in Jack. probably owing TO
his carl, education. No one ever knew
positively where he came from, but
other dogs fooling around SCOTS Office
soon discovered that he was there.
No military hero Of ancient or modern
times ever passed through as many
battles, aud Jack did not seem TO care
a continental whether they we've victor
les or defeals--it was all the same to
him. Another OF his peculiarities was
his penchani for riding on railway
trains and express wagons. Nearly
every day, when in town. he could DC
seen riding up or down Washington
avenue on some wheeled vehicle and
gazing complacently ut people on the
sidewalk, but never saying word.
, The Milwaukee & St Paul was his fav.
, orite rail route, aud he would SO OIL
quite regularly on excursions to St.
, Panl. and in some instances his trips
! extended 10 Minona or la Crosse. but
, he always came home without assist
. anee. He seemed TO know the differ
4 ence between friend aud an enemy
r at a glance. but he never had much
trouble on the trains, rs the boys were
all friends of his and he never suffered
Q for transportation or fresh beef. On
4 tho day OF the Willard celebration. a
Young man who was In the habit oil
Q Mating him good deal, took him over
Il Ia Tho nioaeer Press Office, when II was
o across The way, and tried 10 dress him
a M in bunting. Before the job was hall
:. completed Jack filed a romonstrancc
b IN the shape OF two rows of teeth. and
! then left the Office in deep humiliation.
He was never known TO enter the Office
Q afterward or recognize his former
!, friend.
His peculavities would ill a volume,
= but must cut of. Tho bano OF ms
y life came in the shape of ncwsboys
Al first he responded to their aggra'
waiting familiaritics by tearing out The
seats OF the + pants. but as time advan'
. cod and the boys became more venture
y some aud irritating, Jack learned Z
y take ilrmer hold touching the juvenile
q anatomy In scores Of cases. The silu
alton nj last became too serious an'
MIR. Scott had to sh p Jack to farmer
" frend in Wisconsin in order TO put a,
O. end to the decorations and mayhem.
a tell you lie was smart one. aud u h
i living want this story to serve as ,
a. tribute to his greatness, and II dead
ut lei 4 20 az an epltaph on his unknown
grave.