Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-02-20
MIR. isUwSER'S DOG.

Ever since our marriage Mr.. Bower
has been looking for house dog, One
day recently he brought home a dog with
a certificate of character from his last
owner. He was guaranteed to be ylpi-
liant trusty. tidy, kind, and TO have a
special hAukering alter the lIfe-biood of
househreakere. He carried his head to
the left as II trying to see his lett hind
loot, and there was suspicious squint In
his eyes. He had been badly knocked
about from all appearances, but the boys
who brought HIN explained that this was
the result OF tneklIng an elephant aud
coming oil second best. The beast
growled at me and snapped at the baby
when Mr.. Bowser brought him in, and
when | was answered with: mo wonder
he growls. A dog knows an enemy at
sight. He feels that you ii like to MUIR
der him, and he properly resents It. Come
here RAmbo."
That night the dog had the run of the
lower part OF the houte. We had no
sooner got to bed than he began to howl.
Mr.. Bowser threatened him from the
head OF the stairs, and then he parked at
intervals of five minutes for nn hour Mr..
Bowser silenced him after while. and |
was just getting 10 sleep when ! heard
the beast gurglinR and growing and
worrying something. l wanted Mr.. Bow
ser TO go down stair, but he utterly re-
fused, saying: "He has probably got hold
OF burglar, and don't want to be an
pealed 10 to call him OIL Just go TO sleep
and let Rambo alone. We haven't been
US safe for years"
Next morning the beast bit the cook In
Tue leg as she went down, and the min
ute the door was opened lie lit out Tor
parts unknown. We soon discovered
what he had been worrying. twas Mr..
BowBer's new winter overcUat, and 1t was
reduced TO a roll OF strings and tatters.
"You brought him holnep" | exclaimed
40 pointed TO the ruins.
Il did, ehl" replied Mr.. Bowser, rs he
surveyed the heap. "And you lay right
there and knew what he was at aud never
said world"
"You Oaid he was chewing up a burg
"Then ] was talking 10 my sleep. and
you knew III Mrs. Bowser you don't GET
new dud for yearl"
The next dog was hound. The owner
told Mr. Bowser that hs was a good deer
dog, and $40 changed hands on this ac-
count
"But what good Ia a deer docl' |
asked. Then Mr.. Bowser explained this
fact.
ITO run deer, OF course"
"But where are the deeri"
That's Just like you. You expect to
look out of the back door aud sec a doz-
enl propose TO go where the deer are.
Did you ever see a kinder face on dogi"
He looks very simple minded"
Docs hef Well, don't you fool your
self. You may owe your life to him yet.
He's better than forty burglar alarms. "
The canine deserved credit for one
thing. lie slept soundly on the parlor
sofa all right. On the s cord afternoon
he got out and little terrier weighing
eleven ounces ran him three times around
the house, and finally drove him into a
barrel partly filed with plaster
''Did buy him for ilghteri" shouted
Mr.. Bowscr, as Irelated the occurrence.
HE ran, of course. bought him for
q runner"
He whistled for Archimede, as he had
named him, and the animal came creep
Ing ia under the lounge. When routed
out OF that he made dive fer Mr. Bow.
'er's feet, Just in time TO trip him up and
let him down with a jar that made the
roof shake. The scared brute e. en-
Jumped into the crib and lay down on
baby's head, from which position he was
lifted to be flung over the alley fence.
us that the way they run deerl" l
asked Mr.. Bowser,
Whose fault is III" he demanded.
'You had that dog certified as soon as
he struck the house. 1t was his mortal
lear OF you that made him act SO. II YOU
don't have something awful happen to
you III miss my guess"
1t wasn't week before he came home
with another canine. The beast was
out at the elbows ana Down
hearted. When ! asked what he was
good for, Mr.. BoWser replied:
at you knew anything about dogs you
could see at glance. He's rat Ter
rier."
"Does he terrify ratsl"
"Does hel In one week there won't be
a rat in this squared"
Wouldn't it be us we'll to stand the
rats as one dogl"
"That's you exactly That's speci-
men of your mercy It's wonder TO me
that such murderous feelings as you carry
in your heart don't meet with fitting pun
ishmett."
The terrier didn't do anything remarka-
BILE for the first three days except to MI
up and sleep. On the fourth day, as We
were eating dinner, we heard row in
the back yard, and rs We got 10 the door
we saw the terrier penned in corner OF
the yard, tail down aud eyes rolliog, and |
q small rat was keeping him there and |
having lots OF fun. The rodent skipped |
ut sight of us and the deg cfawled under
The barn. laughed till l fell down, hut |
Mr.. Bower was very stern ard digniied. |
After he had pulled the terrier out and |
Hung him over the fence he came back TO |
me and said:
care you satisfied now?"
"That the dog ia a ratter"
"No, ma'am satiiiled that you have
1nce more, out OF pure malice toward u
helpless animal, driven him from home
o u life Of misery It's wonder TO me
hat you don't murder our ehiid?"
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