Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-04-19
KINDNESS TO ANIMALS.
A Philadelphia Doctor Plays the samari-
tan with Questionable Success.

hearted man, loving anu HtHlle IL u
quiet, although Philadelphia, held
me the other day until | missel a
train while he did "A plain, unvarnished
tale. perfectly rigid with cold fact I'M
fold. 1t seems that Dir. ArInluther, for
1t was he, went home the other even
ing--I forgot which other one-and
found awaiting his home coming, cow
ering in the vestihule of the palace,
plain, plebeian "yella' dog, the
sands OF whose life were liable to run
out through his ribs unless they were
soon caulked with bread and meat and
stopped upon the pebbly strand. as il
WERE to examine the inscription on
the dogs collar and there read: DIR.
Mayfeld, Lansdowne." Not alone pro-
fessonal courtesy, but the promptings
of kind heart and the influence OF
early education urged my friend to
give the dog "rest and guide and
food and fire" When boy many and
many time had he read stories of
boys who had bcfriended lost and
homeless dogs, giving them shelter
for tho night and crusts of bread
despscd of all boys and most
dogs to eat and has then, leading
the dog home to his mister,
gone straight away and married
the bankers daughter, or else paid of
the mortgage on the farm for the poor
old father, or had been elected Cover
nor. or something Of that sort. Never
failed. Well the doctor decided to
keep the dog over night But tho cat
objected. Such are the narrow results
OF lack OF early education. Nobody
ever read the "lost dog and good boy"
series 10 the cat when she was young.
She had always viewed the stray dog
question from the safe vantage ground
Of the shed roof and when this lost
dog came into tho dining-r0om for &.
simple repast, the cat Of the household
cried out with un exceeding loud voice
and smuggling up to the dog like n
house atire, made it interesting for him.
II was only few miles out TO Lans-
downe, so the doctor decided to take
the dog home ut once; he could send il
out by tho messenger He tied Il string
To the collar and went bis wny to the
station. drapp;ng the reluctant dog.
who seemod tn he "A stranger In town
shy and bashful when he met IA big dog
or a grown man, but insolent and ng-
gressiye when he met II pup or II little
child. Arrived at the station, the
train and the messenger we're gone.
Never mind; mother train In twenty
minutes. An aboard; brakeman orders
uog to barpape car. Doctor kicks;
norees To 90 into smoker. but draws
the ,lne Mt baprapo ear. Conductor
comes along, tcars coupon ont OF COM
mutation book for passenger; twenty.
five cents for the dor. doctor" Mon
strous; why the fare for n grown man
ia only ten eents.n Cant help it;
A,rs nre not humans; TWENTY-FIVE
,en,s ..Weu tnko il, ont of the book ~
Cant do that, the ticket book is no,
good for other members of the family. y
Doctor rroaned md paid the fare. An
ont for Lansdowne. Dog COTS into o
6rht in tho station. Man is found al
Inst who knows where DIR. Mayfelc
lives. "Yes. know him; used To liv,
here; moved into town last week. Live.
ON Walnut street, Train bnck in M
hour; dog whiles away the tilno h,
fighting other dogs, Swapping nj wait
ing passengers, making himself FRESH
with every body when he ia loose AND
bowling like sin when he is tied. O,
the car. makes a rush for two poacea
Bile softer dnps belonging TO "A hunter
llcks the dogs but gets the stunlpt
kicked ont him hy the hunter. CrnwL
under the seat and mutters all the res
of the way TO city. Drunken man. Mt
trnc,ed by dog, insists on crowdinp In
To seat with doctor. who il n prohi
bitionist, and entertaining him with dos
lore and stories of his own dogs; large
~ apochrvnhnl Another twentv-6y,
rents for doc fare soma trouble find
IneDr. Mayfield residence. Doctor
noa,s. benevolent man saws. ..Doctor
/ have hrought your doc home after ,
great deal Of trouble. many annoy
nncea soma cost I'm money ond n qrea
loss of nrecous time wish II
return for NIL this. Won wonl,
either tal,o o(r this collar or mt -,
II vonr correct address. DIR Movfel,
looks down Mt the doc with nnais
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