The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-11-27
WIT AND WISDOM.

Aue iVIl0Wtug lhtuilaUtc pictuEu VI
politics and politicians Of Maryland
was drawn by Mr.. Henry s. Coudon,
and readbefore the Farmers Club which
held its November meeting at the home
fthe writer. The allegory Of the two
degs is equal to best of Addison's in
the Spectator
A good many years ago, when birds
we're plenty, the writer kept number
Of hunting dogs Comfortable houses
were provided for each and in their
general treatment no distinction was
made.
Like most Of the canine species, and
some of the human, they were averse to
bunking together, and would persist in
occupying separate apartments. The
patriarch of the pack was handsome
white setter with just enough color on
his person to make his general white
ness the more conspicuous. This old
fellow was called Pink, and was possess-
ed Of wonderful amount of shrewdness,
which quite enabled him to secure the
best that was to be had, in more ways
than one. Whether by general consent
know not but at any rate he took pos
session of the house that YVES nearest the
kitchen, leaving the others to make
such selections as their fancy enable
them to secure. This arrangement
must have been satisfactory at the time,
as no circumstances were heard for
months, and no one would have dreamed
that such a thing as arotatiou in Office"
had ever entered into one oftheir heads.
Appearances are, however, often decep-
tive. We were awakened one cold
morning by loud and continuous bark
ing, and after going down stairs / asked
one Of the men who was an early riser,
the cause of the uproar, and was told
that old Pink had been caught out OF
his house, and that one of the younger
dogs had slipped into his place, and
refused to vacate.
The next night we were treated to q
repetition of the performance which
lasted even longer than the first. did
not at the time take in the situation as
the the whole proceeding was entirely
new to me, but later developments in
Baltimore and elsewhere have conyinc-
ed me that it was genuine ssreform
meeting.' Pink, who had occupied
the place of his choice thus long, with
out any apparent opposition, was ousted
in this undetermined manner BY young
and ambitious rival, and was at bis
advanced age, either left out in the cold
entirely. or compelled to seek lodgings
more remote from the kitchen. And
just here appears to have been the
Z bone Of, contention There was nc
preceptible difference in the construc-
ton Of the kennels. They were al
designed by the same architect and bull
By. the same mechanic, and Of the same
quality Of material, without any attemp,
at ornamentation or luxury, simplicity
comfort alone being studied, with .
view to provide suitable quarters fol
tired dogs to recuperate after the labort
of the hunt. 1t was the location Of THU
particular house that SO enhanced the
+ value. 1t was near the kitchen, and
this fact alons made it worth scrambline
for. Pink knew this when he selected
it. He was fond of the good things Of
this life, and il there was a possibility
Of getting them he got then. This
young intruder was also fond of good
things, and had moreover voracious
appetite, in fact be might have been
styled gormandizer. In general APP
poarance be was vey unlike the others.
His style and his general get.up did
not denote such fine breeding. land here
let me say that long experience has
taught me that fine breeding does not
enhance the value of hunting dog
except it may be when on the bench, or
Of q politician when seeking preferment.
But when you took "Art' Chat was
his name) into the field and put him to
work, his superiority at once became
evident. His sense of smell was uner-
ring, and when the game was found he
always stood firm. Pink may have ex .
coiled him in dash and show, but his
staying qualities we're not SO good, and
in the long run he came in behind.
Now the explanation of this nocturnal
disturbance is found in the fact that
Pink thought to entice Art out Of his
place BY strategy SO that he could be-
come reinstated. He suddenly became
a convert to the reform doctrine and
attempted to start the ball in motion nv