The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-02-04


At the Nicollct 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 and devoted
some time 10 the consideration OF intel
ligcnce OF the animal kingdom. In
stances of remarkable instinct. II not of
actual reasoning power were related.
after which one OF the party mentioned
character" quite generally known
in Minneapolis few years ago. and
still affectionatcly remembered by
scores of citizens. The story is told as
nearly as possible in the speakers own
language. and'ran something after this
fashion:
Well. bows. you can all talk. but the
most knowing animal ever ran across
was Jack. the tramp dog" You all
remember him, don't you? His head
quarters was at the Milwaukee & st.
Paul ticket Office. when George Scott
dealt in the pasteboards. He was n
rather squatty white animal. with black
patches on his face and pair of eyes
which reelected JOY, displeasurc or graf
itude as plainlyas any human eye could
do. You would notice those eyes the
first thing il you meet them on the
street But, am sorry to say, there
was good deal of the old Adam or or
iginal sin in Jack. probably owing to
his early 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, and Jack did not seem to care
continental whether they we've victor
les or defcats--it was all the same to
him. Another OF bis pccularitios was
his pcnchant for riding on railway
trains and express wagons. Nearly
every day. when in town. he could be
seen riding up or down Washington
avenue on some wheeled vehicle aud
gazing complacently at people on the
sidewalk. but never saying word.
The Milwaukee IL St Paul was his fav-
oritc rail route. and he would go of
quite regularly on excursions to st.
Paul. and in some instances his trips
extended to Winona or La Crosse, but
he always came home without assist
ance. lie seemed TO know the differ
ence between friend and an enemy
mt glance. but he never had much
trouble on the trains. rs the boys were
all friends OF his and he never suffered
for transportation or fresh beef. On
tho day OF the Willard celebration. a
young man who was in the habit OF
pcttng him good deal, took him over
to the Iioaccr Press Office. when il was
across the way, and tried 10 dress him
up in bunting. Before the job was half
completed Jack filed remonstrance
In tho shape OF two rows OF teeth. and
then left the Office ia deep humiliat on.
He was mover known to enter tho Office
aftcrward or recognize his former
friend.
His pecularities would fila volume.
but 1 must cut OF, The bane OF his
life came in the shape OF newsboys.
AT first he responded to their aggra-
waiting familaritics by tearing out the
seats of the pants. but rs time advan-
ced and the boys became more venture
some and irritating, Jack learned 10
take firmer hold touching the juvenile
anatomy In scores OF cases. The stu
alton at last became too serious. and
Mr.. Scott had TO ship Jack to farmer
friend in Wisconsin In order to put an
end TO the decorations and mayhem.
tell you he was smart one. and IL lac
is living want this story TO serve as q
tribute to his greatness. and II dead.
let Il 20 as an epitaph on his unknown
grave.