The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-09
g Dog on an Election Bet.

From the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Ben Saufeben, another unfortunate
democrat, has paid an election wager by
devouring a good sized portion of st.
Bernard pup. Saufle5en pinned his faith
on Grover Cleveland's election, and like
thousands of other "Demmies," came to
grief The morning after the election,
while the result was still in doubt, Tom z.
Hines, conductor on the Vine street cable
road, walked into Hartmann's saloon, oppo-
site the driving station, carrying a good
sized ST. Bernard pup under his arm. Hines
is good democrat, and as the Judge of
election at one of the precincts on the bill.
On the morning in question he was feeling
quite gay, not so much over the result OF
the election as from the effects of too many
cocktails and other beverages. When ban
tered about the result of the national cleo
tion, he exclaimed, excitedly: 81 will eat
this pup if Grover Cleveland is not the next
President of the United States"
Sauheben, q bartender in the place, and,
by the way, a Democrat, who was also under
the influence" conceived the idea that
Hines was making his wager on Harrison'S
election aud accepted the bet.
AS a guarantee for the istrict fulilment
of the wager, each principal was required
to put up stake of S25, and James Flynn
was made stakeho der aud referee. A day
later both men were inclined to back out,
but the referee, a waggish fellow, wouldn't
have it that way, and stipulated that they
should participate i'll the feast" together
or forfeit the stake money. Rather than
do this Saufleben said he would eat the dog
a clean, fat healthy pup On last Thurs
day the luckleSs creature was slain, care
fully dressed and placed on ice at Hart
mann's saloon.
All the details were arranged for the
spread" last night. Late in the afternoon
the pup, stripped Of his hide and stuffed
with bread onions and other ingre-
dents known only to the fire.
quenters of the culinary department,
was placed in an oven to bake.
The hour for the meal was arranged for
o'clock, but it was two hours later before
Hines put in an appearances. He was &C
companied by Charlie Duffey, one of the
cable inspectors of the Vine street road. A
table had been neatly spread in room
adjoining the bar, and Hines, after much
coaxing, was finally prevailed upon to take
a seat which had been prepared for MIN. 1t
was evident that he did not "relish" the
undertaking. Saufeban, on the other
hand, was not at all backward for as soon
as he had taken his seat he notified the
waiter, George Schultz, to bring on the
roast" The pup was cooked to a turn,
and was sqatted on his launches, supported
by a couple of forks thrust inro his sides
just behind the forelegs. Wedged between
his jaws was a good-sized wienerwurst,
and he was we'll sprinkled with spinach.
The sight would have made hungry mans
mouth water, had he not known the quality
of the meat he was to tackle.
Sauhe5en had the waiter carve him off
one of the hind legs, and he slowed it away
without any hesitatancy. The expression
on his face was quite amusing when he
took the first mouthful, and carefully tasted
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what he had better do with it. One of the
forelegs was served Hines, but he refused
to touch it, saying he would forfeit the
money he had posted Some twenty-five
people witnessed the feast" and there
would probably have been many more had
it not come off at such a late hour. Sau-
feben wins the stake of S25.