The Delaware City news. (Delaware City, Del.) 188?-18??, 1889-04-11
MY LITTLE DOG PICKLE.

Towards the close of dull November
day, in the year 1856, young man was
standing, with his back to the fire, in n
small but well furnished apartment in
- street. Scattered about upon the
table were several open and evil looking
volumes, bearing, as their titles indicated
upon witchcraft, spiritualism, mesmer-
ism and various supernatural phenom-
ena. Their appearance showed that they
were frequently and deeply studied.
Seated on the hearth rug, close to the
young mans feet, was small black and
tan mongrel, very sharp about the muz-
zle, very bright about the eyes, and very
tremulous about the tail. Every now and
then she looked up into her masters face,
with that look of wistful wonder SO com
mon to the canine features, giving at the
same time little whimper, in order TO
attract his attention.
What is it, Plckle?" he exclaimed at
last, rousing from his reverie, and look
ing down at the dog; "what is it, nv
grip
"Bow, WOW, wowln
That's a very general answer, my
doggie,"
At that moment some peculiar idea
evidently flashed across his brain. for
looking earnestly at the dog, he OK.
claimed:
by Jovel I've good mind to try
the experiment. Let me just read il
over again"
He walked quickly from the fireplace
to the table, and opened one Of the vol
umes at marked place. For a quarter
Of an hour he sat, and never raised his
eyes from the book; then, leaving il
open, he pushed it little way aside,
and called his dog. 1t was on his knee
in a second.
"Pickle," he said gently, "would you
like to TALK"
"Bow, WOW, VOW
"No, not to bow, WOW, WOW, but To
talk-like do;7
The dog put its head on one side and
looked at him earnestly, with that pain.
full endeavor TO understand which every
one who talks to dog must often have
noticed.
"Let me sec what it says once more,
muttered her master, and he turned to
the book again. Him! power of strong
will-condition produced by mesmerisnl
experiment of Won Glaben-act Oh
brain and tongue--transmitt capacity
and sympathetic action on muscles. Yes,
Ill do it, come what may"
With these words he lifted the dog
from his knee and placed it upon the
table in front of him, so that its face was
level with his; then he raised his finger
and exclaimed sharply:
pickle, look at mel
The dogs eyes were rivetcd on his in a
moment The last rays of the Novem-
Der sun had long ago departed, and the
room was filled with that visible dark
ness which gives a weird aspect to the
commonest of objects. In this obscur.
ity, relieved only by a fitful flare from
from the dying embers in the CRATE, the
pupils of the animal seemed to the young
man to dilate under his glance and be-
come balls of liquid fire. Never for a
moment allowing his steadfast gaze to
vary, he lifted his hands quickly from
his side and made the usual passes, add
ing to them certain others evidently pre-.
scribed in the recently studied article.
At the first few strokes the dog trem-
bled violently, and the bristles rose round
its neck like ruff. Then it suddenly
became rigid the jaws dropped asunder,
and the ears were pricked in the most
painful tension.
"Picklel" exclaimed the young man,
bringing his face suddenly so close to