Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-05
A DOG OF WAR.
A TRAGEDY OF THE RECENT
BENCH SHOW.
The Result of Too Much Rain Mixed with
Bunting on Thoroughbred Dog--He
Wears a Green Ribbon.

The vicissitudes of the dog, OF the
child, OF the wife, of the wild man of
Borneo have been distanced, as the fol-
lowing shows. The recent bench show
in Los Angeles was as its officers and
patrons will testify, remarkably sue
cessful affair, and resulted in much good
to those intelligent CANNES who boast
the blood royal. This general satisfac-
tion over the affair has been, however,
not without alloy. In fact it has just
leaked out that the encarmineo hue of
tragedy has left spot, a damned spot,
upon the otherwise fair records of the
Southern California Kennel club, and
amid the proud stepping, blue-ribboned
victors walks one with hang-dog bear
ing and tail hung at an angle of 40 de-
grees below zero. 1t was all along of a
prominent railroad official. The gentle
man has Fox Terrier, intelligent, fine
ly pointed, white as snow. The proud
possessor looked upon the coming OF the
blue ribbon as a dead certainty, was as
sure of it's presentation as the supervis-
ors have learned to be of extra salary
bills. Friends, confident of his
acumen, put faith in his tips,
and now among those to mourn are
Mr.. Riley, who keeps the hotel, and also
O'Grady in the sum of $40, as well as
S. P, U. p. and A. T. & S. F. railroad
magnates, losers all upon the fatal cast.
The night before the allotment of prizes
gentle shower bedecked the bench
show canvas with pearly diamonds
which were wet; some of them percolated
through the American flags draped
above his pet with that happy taste and
graceful abandon characteristic of the
gentleman above referred to, and imbib-
ing the CORY hue of the banner, literally
painted the dog red. When the
Hon. John Davidson, of Michigan
called for the class in which this valua-
BILE animal was entered, he was all
broke up when the railroad light made
his sangninary appearance, and let
contest. In vain was the well-known
eloquence of the owner mingled with,
heart-moving pathos. The Judge was,
infexible, and the dog was barred by
the stripes of the flag, the rules
of the club and kennel statutes
of limitation in color. In vain,
to protest that the dog was not
an Irish setter, that the fifteenth amend
ment abolished distinction of color. The
cold and chilling remark, "Its won
der that you wouldn't paint him green,'
was the verdict of the Judge, and that is
why the dog wears an emerald ribbon
instead of the blue. All the music of
the fond owner has become melancholy
and as he huns though fully woeful
plant of the just glories of his pet,
through all the lament may be heard
the sad refrain, ITS a wonder that you
wouldn't paint him green!" 1t
is we'll to know that the
esprit du corps characteristic of
railroad people brings the gentleman
much sympathy, and lightsome ditty
calculated to cheer his gloom has been
composed, and is sung by them in an
unobtrusive manner. calculated to cheer,
but not inebriate him. The first verse
is as follows: fe-
He cost ten dollars, did he -
He's the finest little terrier ever seen "a
He ought to take blue ribbons very aisy; II
It's wonder that you wouldn't paint him
green.
Sung to the tune of, 81 Owe Ten Dol
lars to O'Grady," and with the proper
expression, its effect upon the patient
is said to be wonderful.