Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-05-14

from some house, and I thought that 1t
looked like dog lad seen at the shanty
to which was going.
~ spurred my horse TO q gallop and a
minute later sprang down at the door of the
shanty, where the sick boys mother stood
ready to receive me. / was nearly out of
breath, but / managed to say, as hurried
her inside the house: There's mad dog
about; you'd better shut the door,
"As she turned to SWING the door to there
was clanking sound and the dog my horse
had SHE'D at rushed through the doorway
and into the room. It's tough story to
tell on ones self, but the truth is that when
] heard the clink-clank Of the mad dogs
chain jumped on the table in the middle of
the room. The sick boy lay upon a mattress
spread upon the floor just by the threshold.
The dog stood within a yard Of me for
minute glazing about HIM. There was froth
on his muzzle and dust all over him. To my
surprise he lay quietly down on the mat
tress beside the sick boy. The woman had
remained standing with her hand on the
door-latch. She was dazed for moment,
but only for moment. Suddenly she took
two strides to the bed on the floor, caught
up the iron dog-chain, and theE, with
force that seemed superhuman, whirled the
beast in the air and slung 1t as if it were a
pebble through the open window. Her
strength was sufficient and her aim was
good. for there was a rafting of the cham
for second or two and then a prodigious
splash told that the dog was in the Ohio,
which flowed rapid and deep at this point
but few yards from the house.
81 shall never forget how ashamed was
as I got down from the table and looked
that plucky woman In the face. Nor does
my memory fail on other points about that
nights aawenture-the gallop home and the
haunting cIank of the mad dogs chain. I
never saw that dog again, but he was not
drowned. Some one shot it next day on the
road"
How . Society Iaterloper Was disciplined
by a Washington Club Man.
Washington has long been notorious for a
small class of hard-faced, persistent people,
who make the rounds of fashionable enter
tainments and receptions without either in
vitations or the acquaintance of the people
upon whom they intrude. They are of both
sexes, and are alike marked for brazen au-
dacity. One, says the Washington Post,
was well done up last season, and taught a
lesson he will be slow in forgetting.
A certain club in the West End is noted
for its exclusiveness. At dance given by
it this bold intruder put in an appearance
1duLJl0SS1y dIIIrCu anu COIlplaCcHG IN pros
pect Of a pleasant evening, topped of with
fine collation.. Several of the floor man
ayers happened together and attention was
called to the conspicuous stranger, whom
none of them knew. By comparison of
notes it was quickly discovered that none of
the authorized persons had issued him an
invitation and only one even knew his name
That one approached him and asked:
'Will you inform me whose guest you are
this eveningP'
The intruder hemmed and hawed, but did
not afford the desired information.
"You will have to pardon me-" continued
the gentleman, 'but it is necessary to know
the name of the friend who has invited you
here"
Not receiving any satisfactory response.
the floor manager continued:
'You fail to see what I am trying to make
plain 10 you, sir. You are one of class in
this city who force themselves into the So
ciety Of people with whom they are not &C
| quainted, and who come to exclusive enter
tainments without the formality of an invi-
tation. Now, If you will take my arm
will conduct you to the cloak-room. H'you
should go alone it would cause comment,
but if you will take my arm people will think
you are an acquaintance"
The 1nterloper took the proffered arm and
| vanished FROM the room.