New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-31
EccEvrRrcrrrrs OF 4 PUG DOG.
AN INTERESTING LITTLE yellow WHO HAs
TONG AMrsrn scp ANTON.

AN INTERESTING LITTLE yellow WHO HAs
LONG AMUSED SCRANTON.
scranton, Penn, March 80 specian.-A most In
teligent and interesting pug deg II owned by Miss
Nellie Payfair of the Forest House, In iris city, His
Is Don, and besides being Intelligent and cunning
he Is occasionally mischsyos a. he can be. Miss
Paytair has trained Don 50 wen that, although he
hstes and breads TO be put into his bathtab. he nov
readily submits to TIE fnficton and trots Of 10 the
bathroom whenever he sees that preparations ara
being made 30 relieve him OF the mud which has SLICK
10 his hair while hs has boon rompng with ours IN
the street. Don possesses an appetite that IL remark
able from the fact that he always TO DO hungry
addition 10 tins ordinary articles Of food that al dogs
like, he very fond Of sugar. and II any Of tho hotel
guests kind enough to toss him cube OF white oAf
sweetness he VIII catch 1t the ny, crunch It quickly,
lick his chops fur and look vishfuy Ut tho hand
from which tho hump came Don viii sit on his
launches and stick out his tongue 1t tho command of
his owner, and he win take whipping with the most
serious face imaginable after he has returned rom
runaway spell which he knew he did wrong to take
When Don has bean properly dealt with for his vfui
dsobedence Of ORDERS he fsks and capers about for
o tine but he soon forgets the gentle casstisement
and probably let's some less favored dog lead him away
from the door again before nightfa, coming back IN
the evening 30 have his Jacket tanned once more tor
his forgetfulnesS
But tho most pecui~r and remarkable characteristic
abou. Don IA hts habit of chewing gum and the way
zcttiag possession Of ds,icious uors-f OF
that article when nobody Is looking. Toss quid Oh
gum toward him and he win catch 10 In bis moath,
scAmper away 10 Q corner Of tho room, settle down
Into comfortable position and chew away on 10 vita
as much apparent satisfaction as Western gin Hs
doesn't try 10 swallow IT. and after he has ssa In the
corner for while no takes walk around, chewing
meditauvely as be goes, and looking as serious as
person ninety years old. DE-. J. s. Walden lives on
sprlcs-st few doors from the Forest House, and
Don frequently trots over 10 the doctors once 20 play
with the doctors little son George. George has the
habit of chewing gum, too, snd he also had the habit
nnt recently Of plastsrng bis Qud on the under side
OF the table top whsneyar he desired to give his Jaws
= resting spell
when little George went to look for his gum one
day IL wasn't where no had put It. So he bought
new stick, and when no got tired OF chewing 1t no
stuck It in the old place. 1t was gone whom he
wanted f. and little George accused various menbers
of tho family Of having stolen his Quid. They denied
the impeachment point blank and little George began
10 wonder why his gum disappeared I'm Z mysterious
way. Half q dozen mora guilds were lostS3h as many
different days. and little George believed that tho
folks had been hbbng 20 him and that they had been
stealing his gum In order 10 they couldn't break
him Of tho habit Of chewing. But one day he canghs
the thief In an unguarded moment Miss Payfair's
dog stood UP his hnd feet and gobbed up Georges
ould from underneath the table, and little George then
knew thas " was no VINO hau peen maA'us WY VITA
the gum from day 10 day.
Not long ego ono Of tho chambermsids in the hotel
caught Don On top Of o clean eounterpane In ono OF
the rooms that she had charge Of Don had q greasy
bone with him and was gnswing at II with al his
might. This was one Of his mischieyous tricks, and
the angry chambermsd chased him from the room and
has hated him ever since. AT another time Don got
Into unmado bed and had great fun an 70 himself
He tore the sheets ruined tho pillows and mmoea
things upside down generally, and when he was dis
covered right IN the midst Of his desssive play, hs
skipped from the room In mont OF broom that was
Yielded by muscular servant girl rushed oot OF sne
house and wasn't seen again IN two days. Then ee
gneahed In as penitent could DO snd was ready 20
DO whipped for his naughty caper. There Is nothing
vicious about Don and the guests at The hotel admire
aim for his intelligence even temper aud many cunnins
and 10 teresting tricks. Don Is Of very jealous
nature, and he makes great fuss whenever DO sees
| anybody fonde caress any other dog that MAY
happen 10 be In the hotel AZ such times he pushes
the oker dog OF the way be can, looks pleadngy
u the earesser, sits close 70 him and silently ass)
10 be fondled and rubbed. While Don Is actually nc
worth 800 Miss payfar would probably be dsnciine
| TO part with him for twice that amount.