Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-16
HIS KIND or A DOC.


No Regular Prize For It, But . spooias
Prize Was Freely Given.
There was bench show Of dogs In
the Central rink, and all the pugs, and
terriers, and mastiffs, and St Bernards
and bulldogs, and all the other high
bred dogs who were sure to what GLASS
they belonged and whose owner could
prove their right to DO SO CHASED were
there. People were coming and going,
and the papers had been full of descrip-
tions of the affair, illustrated by wood
cuts of some OF the finest animals.
Over on another street of the same
city was quite different scene. In q
narrow court near the river lay . shiv-
ering, 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. BILLS gone for to hunt up some
dry duds, and maybe we can get yer
inter that engine room ter dry. Don't
yer go to gettin' faint nor nothin' now.
Want yer head raised bit?"
But the boy raised himself on his ell
bow and looked around him. He took
a drink of the coffee, and seeming to
get strength, said:
Where's Buster?'
so, he's around somewhere. Busters
all right There comes the boys with
the buds, and we'll have you all right
too, in n minute. Don't feel dizzy or
nothin' do yer?"
I'm beginning to feel first rate
again Where's Buster? Some of you
whistle. ! amt got the wind"
But ut that moment a bob-tailed
brindle dog came around the corner,
closely pursued by couple of boys.
Let Buster alone! What are you
chasing Buster for?" 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
70 the dog show, they'd give him q prize
for pulling you out of the river; and he
won't let us catch him"
''Wotsort of prize is itP" demanded
the wet boy.
Money, you wooden head, you
They're all swells down there; and he
said there's a prize for the best dog
that saves a feller's life."
This was enough to satisfy the In
quiries of the smaller boy, and to ex-
cite the best efforts of the others to
capture the dog, but for some reason
he eluded them. Perhaps he had good
reasons for being suspicious of boys
who were too friendly. Anyway, he
lodged and kept out of their way, al
most causing one of them to be crushed
under the wheels Of q cable car, when
the wet boy gave low whistle and or
dered the dog to ''come ere"
The animal obeyed without whine.
"Now lay down." The dog got down
and put his nose between his paws.
you've got to go and get that there
prize, and Pm going too"
1t was doubtful at first If the boy
would be able to keep his word, but by
the help of the others, who had taken
off his wet clothing and wrapped him
up in something drier, no managed to
go.
When he saw his master going the
dog followed, and they soon stood be-
fore the bulletin board in front of the
rink, announcing the bench show and
the terms of admittance.
There was some consultation, and
then while four of them stayed with
the boy who had been in the water, one
of the largest took the dog by the strap
around his neck, and, paying the admis-
sion fee with the combined wealth Of
the company, undertook to drag tho
dog in with him.
"Herel leave that dog outside" COM
manded the doorkeeper. 'You can't
take that dog in with you, say"
whats the reason2 Amt 1 taking
him in to get the prize?"
"What prize? There Is no prize for
such ours as that Turn him out, tell
you"
Eyes, there is a prize. Wot are you
givin' us? Didn't a man tell me SOP He
amt goin' to eat up none of your fne-
haired pups, but he's goin' to get that
prize"
There might have been q fracas and
an arrest, for the boy who had paid his
money was positive and determined,
but just then a gentleman CHANGED 70
step to the door and asked what was
the matter.
''Oh, he's got some fool notion about
prize for brindle pups, exclaimed the
gatekeeper, land Is making fuss about
his dog going In"
There isn't such prize offered,
am positive" said the man. II am one
of the judges"
what sort of 4 show IL this here,
thenP"
"a dog show, of course"
''And no prize for the best dog2"
IL a -Aot Iri-A - Go-,
those that cost great deal of money. "
"And not for certain kind that
jumps into the ice and drags Q boy
outen the river?"
"Did your dog do that?"
"Yes, and that there's the boy he did
It to-"
The gentleman looked incredulous.
but just then a newspaper reporter who
had been watching the boys from the
street stepped up and corroborated the
statement
"Wait here a minute" said the gen
tleman; and he disappeared within and
went brislSly to where q group of hi
friends were talking In minute he
came back with something in his hand
and followed by several others
1--WE have decided" he said, 'tha
there ought to be prize for that kline
of a dog, and here is S. gold piec'
for the owner Of the dog" and ct th'
same time he stepped forward and tiet
a knot of blue ribbon to the straI
around the dogs neck.
A prouder lot of boys were never
seen than those street waits as they lie,
the dog away.--Our Dumb Animals.
The Bride.