Omaha daily bee., 1889-12-08
SHOCKED THE DOGS.
A Dead Hog Creates n Circus Among
ST. Paul CanineH.

IT. paul Canines.
Last Thursday a dog was obserced to
witch suddenly, then yelp and run
away just as he was passing the butcher
shoy of Will s. Vuckel on seventh
street, says Il St. Paul dispatch to the
st. Louis Republic. Presently another
dog ~meandered along that way and took
occasion to smell OF the carcass of u
hog that was hung outside the shop,
but the moment his nose touched the
carcass he shot backward as if Sent that
way by the toe of a boot. He recovered
himself quickly and ran away yelping
vigorously. A third dog came along.
smelled of the carcass, aud went heels
overhead across the walk into the gut
ter, where he quivered q moment, then
sprang to his feet, and ran away howl
ing. Quite u crowd of people was soon
attracted by the strange gymnastics of
to stand quietly by and be amused at
the way the CANNES were getting
fooled on the hog carcass. Nobody I'M
derstood what was the matter, and all
seemed to be overcome by n sort of
superstition and willingness that the
dogs should do all the investigating.
The proprietor aud employees of the
shop soon joined the spectators and
grinned with satisfaction as one and
another we'll known liver-colored
hound, brindle pup and yellow cur came
along to steal his accustomed nip at
some carcass or other only to get dis
gracefully left and sent away very much
hurt.
The curiosity of all the dogs around
that saw the odd capers of their fellow
ours was also aroused, and very soon
there was almost u mad rush among
them to see what was the matter. One
dog IA ahead of another, II the hind
dog became jealous of the one ahead
and rushed with all his might between
him and the carcass, took first a snap
with a growl at the outside canine, and
then a snap without n growl at the car
cass. Result: Two astonishrd dogs
vent sailing out into the street. a ca
nine which witnessed the performances
then concluding that the carcass was
Door meat, thought he would try q
dressed turkey hanging ear. He was
a cautious dog, and shifted at the turkey
at long range. Another dog thought
he was "a coward and proposed to make
him ashamed of himself; SO the brave
dog took first a sneaklng look at the
people about to estimate his chances of
getting kicked, and then opening his
mouth wide enough to Envelope half of
the bird, made a bold rush for it. For
a moment there was a limp and q%uiver-
ing dog hanging to the turkey, then
the cur suddenly came to, and his body
began flying about the turkey like a
chickens during the process of neck
%wringing, while he yelled as if mad.
A butcher standing by got excited at
the way the dog hung to the turkey,
and forgetting all about the previous
scenes, rushed in headlong to save the
bird. The butcher vent to grass with a
dull thud, and then it began to dawn
upon the people what was the matter.
An investigation disclosed the fact that
an arc wire was touching the iron posts
upon which the carcass of the turkey
hung, so that the meats were all heav-
lily charged with electricity. A half
hour later an electrician remedied the
difficulty, but the butchers say they
were half sorry it was done until a GER
tain dog or two they have been laying
for got a chance to investigate the
meats.