The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-16
DOGS AND THEIR DOCTORS.
A New York Woman's Terrible Trials
" it'll Them.

DOGS AND THEIR DOCTORS.
A New York woman's Terrible Trials
With Them.
(CopvrightA
AsBURY PARK, Aug. 15.-"It seems to
me-" said l, on seeing her for the first time
since she left New York several weeks ago,
''that you are looking oecomingly pale in
stead of distractingly rosy. What's the
matter2 Have you been ilip' l had run
down to the park on a flying trip to iayesti-
gate the bathing gown question and was
surprised to find her here.
80, no, not exactly i'll, " said Mrs Brown
which isn't her name-with a sigh of
WEAKNESS, "but you don't know what
worry, what trouble and anxiety I've en-
dured, oil on account of these precious pets
of mine. / think it must be the weather,
don't you know. It's so chAngeable, and it's
been so cool this year. | would have been
down sick my, eli if hadn't been too busy.
Really, couldn't. 1t all began with Fido
taking cold in Newport, because | was too
careless aud left the window open He's
only just beginning to get over it. Here,
Fido; come and see the gentleman, 90 little
pet.n
At the familiar call, a melancholy figure
crept slowly across the floor. 1t was pri-
story but in its peaked invalids cap, its
huge knotted muller and its four -sleeved
coat it had a ridiculously human look.
"See," said my hostess, "he's GONZALES
cent. new: or at least hope he is and he's
lust been out for walk. Ii was sunny and
warm, and / sent him with his maid.
suppose l ought to have gone myself, but
really, now, think Fidele-that isn't her
name, but | call her that, after Fido-is Just
lii no ha = oh
to be, for pay her big wages and she came
very highly recommended. Dear me, what
was going to sayW
II think you were going to tell me why
you are so tired" / replied, somewhat
amused at the dear. fussy little woman, who
is as coed as gold If only she wouldn't
worry about trihes.
"Oh, yes. Well, when Fido hogan to be
i'll | sent right away fer the family doctor
My Newport doctor, OF course; hadn't time
to send to New York. He's a very, very
skillful man, but just a little bit gruff, don't
| YOU know, and when he came and took
him to Fido's bed, you ought to have seen
him. could hardly help laughing, though
l was SO anxious l could hardly stand. He
was so angry.
Madam, said he, Il am not veterina-
rian.'
al know that said 1, 'but won't you
look at Fido just this oncea Every minute
is precious, and you have always doctored
our family here.' / was too much worried
to get angry with him, you know.
THAT is true, madam he said, but
stop at dogs. However, without spec al
reference to this case, don't mind giving
you a little general advice. Your pets suf>
fer from too much kindness A dog is es-
sentially wild beast, only little removed
| from the fox, the wolf and the jackal.
Yours are over-clvilized, over-fed, over
| petted and kept too warm. II you want
them to be healthy, energetic and affection
| ate, I'll tell you what you must do. Strip
off their blankets and let 'em run out of
doors. Give 'em bones to gnaW for the
sake of their teeth.3 Let lem go hungry
once in while and kick each one once a
day till he howlss Good day, madam.
| And away he went. Gen 4fs
! Now, do you know can stand a good
deal when one OF my pets Is in danger, but
/ couldn't stand that. was so angry
that l could hardly keep from crying. The
old brutel He shall never darken my dool
againr'
He may have been more than half righ
in spite of the offensive manner of hi
Speech" said 1 soothlngly. There is 1
good deal Of the brute about even the mos
refined dog. He wouldn't be worth muol
if there wasn't"
Don't | know that" vivaciously re-
sDouded Mrs. Brown. THE very day that
| Fido was taken ill went out to give Algit
| ali airing. His name is really Algernon
but don't have time to call him that, I'm
80 busy. l was so taken aback by the doc
tors rudeness that | thought little fresf
air would do me good, and besides WASH
going to trust Algie to hireling, With Fid'
already sick on my hands, l had Ions
| embroidered leash-tan leather, you know
! with black applique work to match Algie-
fastened to his collar, because he's SO ener-
| getlc, So different from Fido, and just as
| turned the street corner in gust Of wind
had to put up one hand TO my hal
to keep it from blowing off, and
Algie jerked the leash righ
away from me and on be went, and before
knew it almost he was fighting with great
big ugly cur twice his size, and the our hac
him by the ear, and a lot of dirty men and
boys got round them aud yelled and shouted
and never once tried to take them apart
and | didn't dare to touch the cur. and wal
| in perfect agony. | don't know what
should have done if the policeman on oul
beat-he knows me-hadn't come up and
driven off the other dog with his club.
got AIg1e home somehow, and, dear me
what a state he was in! He was covered
with blood and his ear was torn half way VI
and great scratch over bis eye.
II got him home somehow, and when
| reached the door was as white as a ghost
What IN Tire world was to do. | had just
| quarreled with the doctor, and don't know
anybody else nearby and, of course.
couldn't trust Algie TO any Tom. Dick or
Harry. While l was trying to think In came
James, the coachman. | think Fidele had
| told him.
i can fix i'm up, num- said he.
But do you know how? said |. Its 9
| very critical case.'
Ia. yes, .mum,' said he. dogs and
| hosses is much the same and he got some
IMMINENT and a needle and thread and &C
tually sewed up the poor creatures ear. II
was so pitlful to see him and hear Nero
WHINE that L had to run up to the top story
| ana lock myself into the cooks room and
stop my ears with q pillow till 1t was all
over must say that James did it very
| nicely, though, and bandaged up Algie's
eye, and he's been getting well just as nice
~ az can be. was 80 glad gave James $40
Dear! dear! Such time as that was
I'm glad it's all over. Algie was in great
pam, OF course; but then, pug Is SO plucky
that he behaved real well. But, of course,
ne needed extra attention while his wounds
were healing, and yet there was Fido, who
actually hadn't had q mite of medical care
yet, and it was good six hours since that
brute Of doctor had gone away. His case
hadn't even been diagnosed, and his look OF
suffering seemed full of silent reproach
whenever came near bis pillow. Yet ]
know be didn't mean to distress me, poor
thing; for he loves me and is brave. II
was my conscience that reproved me. And
Just then of all the times in the world for
Inconvenience, just as l was putting on my