The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-08-29
MY LITTLE DOG PICKLE.

J.
# r. Towards the close OF a dull November
day, In the yesr 196-Ia J,oung man was
standingsWith hshlss back to the fres in q
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, spiritualsm, 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 fiwistful wonder so COM
mon to the canine features, giving at the
game time a little whimper, In order to
attract his attention. 4
j aaWhat Is II, Pickle" he exclaimed at
last, rousing from his reverie; and look
ing down at the dog; "what Is It my
grip
.Bow, WOW, wowr
! That's q very general answer, my
doggie,
+ At that moment some peculiar idea
evidently flashed across his brain, FOR,
looking earnestly at the dog, he e1-
claimed: .s
IL "Bys Jovel I've q good mind to try
the experiment. Let me just read II
over again. :"
:E.s He walked quickly from the fireplace
70 the table, and opened one Of the vol,
umes at a marked place Fer quarter
Of an hour be sat, and never raised his
eyes from the book; then, leaving it
open, he pushed It little way aside,
and called his dog. It was on his nes
( ina second. So
"Pickle, he said gently, .'woud you
like to talkppn szs' s. :: 3
Bow, WOW, wow!" go
4 "No, not to bow, WOW, WOW, but to
talk-like I do2
Il 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 O dog must often have
noticed. 81 .,
{ L /; nIet me see what 1t says once more"
muttered her master, and he turned to
the book again. HIM! power Of strong
:wiill-conditio produced by naesmerism
experiment ssof Won sGlaben-act ON.
brain and tongue transmitted capacity
and sympathetic action on muscles. Yes,
I'll 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 lwith his; then he raised his finger
and exclaimed sharply'
"Pickle, look ut me!'
The dogis eyes were riveted en- his In
moment. The last rays Of tho Novem-
Der sun had long ago departed, and the
room was filed with that visible dark
ness which gives weird aspect to the
commonest .of objects. In this obecur-
ity, relieved only by a htful 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 8.
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
1 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 slsunder,
and the ears wero prioked In tho most
painful tension.
i "Pickler exclaimed the young man,
bringing his face suddenly so close to
the dogs that their noses touched;
aPickle, speak to mel Say master!"
The open jaws closed with a sudden
snap; the lips twitched spasmoaically;
the working Of the throat showed that
the tongue was violently agitated.
~2ick1e, if you love me-, epeaki"
The words were this time accompanied
BY a powerful attack upon the animals
brain and tongue. The same symptoms
followed the second appeal; and. then,
from between the clenched teeth, there
came, harsh and grating, as though tear
ing its way up the dogs throat, tho word
.master.
! Pronounced in an unearthly tone, the
word, half expected as it was, had a mo
mentary effect upon the operators
nerves; but before the current Of bis in
auence over the dog: had been destroyed
he recovered himself and continued the
experiment. -
tspo you know. what I say to you?
!! This time the: answer fell easily and
softly from the dogs lips. The unused
muscles Of tho throat had, under the In
fuenoe Of Won Glabenstein, got quickly
over the first shock and fallen at once
into. working oFFdef. UNDERSTAND an
you say to man
"Can you speak EXCEPT under the in
fuence9 I mean could SYoM speak IL I
withdraw my eyes fromyou-eof
The young man turned aMag, AMI de-
,+ro,,od fo. q ,,oo,,,oy1ft ffsS "a aiSY,or1t fse