Telegram-herald., 1889-10-23

finds enough perspiration in his collar 70
build small boy with. We were chatting
pleasantly, and, as usual, using so many per-
sonal pronouns in the first person singular
that we had TO have man with gravel
crusher walk ahead to smooth the path,
when we heard a great con- motion behind
us and saw shouting crowd pursuing
bulldog. who, with blazing eyes and froth-
ing mouth, was coming straight toward US.
We thought Of hydrophobia at once, and
started along the river at breal1neck speed,
the dog short distance behind us. NY
whole thought was for my friends They
were both married and was single land
happy.
The maddened animal kept gaining on us
every moment, while we were slowly but
surely becoming exhausted. Suddenly il
flashed across my mind that dog afflicted
with rabies would always shrink from the
water. Catching my friends in my arms j
dashed them into the river. But my ideas
on that subject were all wrong, for the dog
dashed in after US. The sequel is a tragic
one, and is the only dark cloud hanging over
my life.
Ny two friends were drowned, but ]
saved the dog. Ciasping him in my arms
/ swan ashore. As laid him on the bank
/ heard something rattle and w tied to his
tail a large tin can labeled: 1.-TWO quarts Of
Brown -Sequard Elixir" II / had only
known that-my two best frierds-but let
them rest.
He took great liking to me at once, and
when discovered that he had a dramatic
instinct, my Joy knew no bounds. used tc
read my plays TO him, while he sat on the
best char Ia the house. and when he didn't
like them he'd grOwl moro like a dramatic
critic than any animal ] have ever encoun-
tered. Mind you, | don't claim the dis
tinguished honor Of being the first TO try
play on dog. l believe the idea origi-
mated with the late lamented Nine. Hub
bard. History tells US that:
Old Mother Hubbard
Went 70 the cupboard
To get the poor dog bone;
When she got there
She had great scare.
For she found il fun OF wagner's operas
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lie frothed az The mouth IN = horrible frenzy.
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uere"
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fury
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sour.
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drama I thought I'd give him n broader
view of 10. So one night | took him 20 tho
theater with mo. Thero was large sofa in
my dresslng groom. and, while ] was dlsrob-
Ing, be cropt under II and fell asleep i
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