The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-06-11
TYPES OF DOGS


We Meet With in the Human Family.
When the Master warns us of men and
dogs in one breath. it is evident that he re-
fers to ''men ndogs," or. as we sometimes
say, ''two-legged dogs"
We will now proceed to call the dogs,
with the understanding that no one is ex-
pected to come unless called.
1. The bow-wow dog, whom to name is
to know. This is the noisy. self important,
pompous, -I-little-you brother. who is
such terror to defenseless women and
children; also mortal dread to towards
and scary people, but he won't bite. In.
deed, his only object is to frghten, and so
carry his point. and his success is marvel.
Gus for while. He is the same old ami
NAL in brand new lion skin.
2. The cur, which is the no count good
for nothing brother; weak, rather than
mean. to be sure: but nevertheless mean in
his weakness. He is the tool or cats paw
of every devil in the community. He is
like a jug in which everybody spits and no.
body cleans. and very easily turned over.
3. The growler. Here you have the OBJ
jecting, complaining, cross grained. fault.
finding brother. that gives everybody the
cramp collie and lock- jaw whenever he
opens his mouth. The day of his death is
the only one to which the world welcomes
him, and this is clouded with a bitter
thought of to morrow.
4. The fice And to name this brother is
to hear him bark, for which end he seems
to have been born. This is the obtruding,
meddlesome, busybody little fellow, whose
delight is to set other dogs fighting and then
slide out.
5. The snarling dog, that turns up his
nose at all other dogs except his like.
minded companions. He wears a smear,
and has the appearance of smelling a bad
Odor, which he mistakngly suppOses to
arise from his neighbOr.
6. The swapping dog. That is the irrita.
BILE, touching, back up Ikea madcat broth.
er. who thinks everything bad is meant for
him, because everything mean fits him, and
he fears that everybody sees it as he teelsit.
Z. The sneaking dog. In other words,
the tiattering, SOLDERING, grinnng. "thank
God Pm humble" brother--a veritable wolf
with enough wool on him to start factory.
Don't trust the man that wears grim,
S. The poodle. This species is mostly
feminine, sometimes neuter, belongs to the
ragged end of the dude family, and finally
spins out. She is quite fond of other dogs
CuoU w III uOCiCO lCIs lI1u ID uOI du dll
as all dogs are alike to her. She is more
clothes than dog. and quite dangerous, as
she is liable to run mad.
9. The mad dog. Lastly. we shall notice
the mad dog. to become which all others
are liable, because it is a disease, and while
inherited, the greatest danger is from con.
tagiOn; for those affected have a mania to
give it to others. 1t is very distressing
complaint. and almost invariably fatal.
The afflicted are first taken with running
at the mouth, (which gradually grows
worse in quality and quantity from which
it takes its name hydrOphobia. 1t is COM
municated by the bite. and usually from
behind. hence it is sometimes called back
biting. for short.
1t is said dog won't eat dog. but this sort
eats his fellows. Cannibalsm is not con-
fined to Africa, nor the flesh.
To ignore some of the above is to kill
them, while for others we need club.
There are several other dogs of which we
would like to speak, viz: The bull dog, or
whisky fellow, who is very vicious, and
never lets go till choked off; the office dog,
or politician. who is always at his place,
but to feed. not to serve; and the lap dog.
whose name is enough.--Rev. r. E. Peele,
in Biblical Recorder.