, 1891-07-17
A DOG THAT GOT A PRIZE
HE WASN'T ENTERED IN THE SHOW
BUT WAS GIVEN AN AWARD.

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Streets and He Saved His Little GamI
Master from a watery Death-The Faith
full Dog Receives Due Credit.
There was a bench show of dogs in tn
Central rink, and all the pugs, and terri
ers, and mastiffs, and st. Demands, an
bulldogs, N all the other high bre.
dogs who were sure to what class the.
belonged and whose owner could prov
their right to be so classed were there
People were coming and going, and tn.
papers had been full of descriptions 0
the affair, illustrated by wood cuts o
some of the finest animals.
Over on another street of the same city
was quitea different scene. In a narrow
court near the river lay a shivering
white faced little shaver, whose clothes
dripped water. Over him bent another
boy with a quart Of steaming hot liquid
in his hand.
Drink this here hot coffee. jim he
said. "Bill's gone for to hunt upsome dry
duds, and maybe we can get yer inter
that engine room ter dry. Don't yer go
ter gettin' faint nor nothin' now. Want
yer head raised a bitY'
But the boy raised himself on his elbow
and looked around him. lie took "A drink
of the coffee, and seeming 10 get strength
said:
"Where's Buster"
"Oh, he's around somewhere. Busters
all right There comes the boys with the
buds, and well nave you all right. too, in
a minute. Don't feel dizzy or nothin',
do yery'
I'm beginning TO feel first rate again.
Where's Buster Some of you whistle;
] amt got the wind.
But at that moment a bobtailed brindle
dog came around the corner, closely pur-
sued by a couple of boys.
Let Buster alonel What are you chas-
ing Buster forY' demanded the PROSTATE
boy.
why yer see," explained the Others
still keeping up the chase there was a
man said If we could get him around to
the dog show they'd give him a prize for
pulling you out of the river. and he won't
let US catch him"
LOOKING o 4 PRIZE.
"Wot sort of a prize is it,' demanded
the wet boy.
Money, you woodenhead You. They're
all swells down there, and he said there's
a prize for the best dog that saves n
feller's life"
This was enough to satisfy the inqui-
ries of the smaller boy, and to excite the
best efforts of the others to capture the
dog, but for some reasons he cluded
them. Perhaps he had good reasons for
being suspicious Of boys who We're too
friendly. Anyway, he lodged and kept
out of their way, almost causing one of
them to be crushed under the wheels Of
a cable car, when the wet boy gave a low
whistle and ordered the dog to come
ere"
The animal obeyed without u whine.
'Now lay downI" The dog got down and
put his nose between his paws. ''You've
got to go and get that there prize. and
I'm going too"
1t was doubtfulat frstif the boy would
be able to keep his word, but by the help
Of the others, who had taken off his wet
clothing N wrapped him up in some
thing drier, he managed to 90.
When he saw his master going the dog
followed, and they soon stood before the
bulletin board in front Of the rink. an
%nouncing the bench show and the terms
Of admittance.
There was some consultation, and then
while four of them stayed with the boy
who Ind been in the water, one of the
largest took the dog by the strap around
his neck, and, paying the admission fee
with the combined wealth of the com.
pany, undertook to drag the dog in with
him.
''HereI leave that dog outside" com.
manded the dOOrkeeper. 'You cant take
that dog in with you, ! say"
Whats the reason? Amt | taking
him in to get the prizeY'
What prize? There is no prize lyr
such ours us hat. Turn him out, | tn
you"
A PRIZE WAS GIyEN.
Yes, there is a prize. WOt ARE You
Givin' us? Didn't Il man tell IN" So? IIu
amt going to eat up none Of your fine
haired pups, but he's goin' to get that
prize"
There might have been "A fracas and
an arrest, for the boy who had paid his
money was positive and determined, but
just then a gentleman CHANGED to step to
the door and asked what was the matter.
"Oh, he's got u fool notion about "A
prize for brindle pups" explained the
gatekeeper, land is making a fuss about
his dog going in"
There ISN'T such a prize offered, / am
positive" said the man. 81 am one of
the judges"
"What sort of a show is this here,
theny'
"A dog show, Of course
And no prize for the best dog2"
at is for a certain kind of dogs-those
that cost a great deal of money"
"And not for the kind that Jumps into
the ice and drags a boy outen the riverY"
ibid your dog do that"
Yes; and that there's the boy he did
it to-"
The gentleman looked incrcdulous, but
just then a newspaper reporter who had
been watching the boys from the street
stepped up and corroborated the state
ment.
wait here a minute" said the gentle
man; and he disappeared within and
went riskly to where a group Of his
friends were talking. In a minute he
came back with something in his hand,
and followed by several others.
1--WE have decided" he said, that
there ought to be a prize for that kind
of a dog, and here is n five dollar gold
piece for the owner of the dog, " and at
the anne time he stepped forward and
tied q knot of blue ribbon to the strap
around the dogs neck. =
A prouder lot of boys were never seen
thar those street waits as they led the
DOC awav.-Our Dumb Animals,
TWENTY DOLLAR GOLD PIECES
Mrs. John Curtis Of Peoria, ILL.,, writes