Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-06
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Manifestation of Unsupported Qualities
In n Good Natured setter.


A Manifestation of Unsupported Qualities
In n Good Natured setter.
The existence of quality in being
is often unsuspected and remains un
known, even to the owner, until some
sudden emergency brings it forth.
This was strikingly illustrated by
stirring little episode which electrified
the Pine hills not long since.
Up on these hills lives Gordon set
ter of mature years This dog is dog
OF an exceedingly pacific disposition.
II cannot be truly said that he would
not hurt fly" but he draws the line
ut flies To be sure, he is a terror to
cats. but only when they flee before
him II even kitten turns and faces
him he stops in his headlong career,
sits down, wags his tail and inspects
the kitten blandly.
Once the ladies of the family dis
covered rat They called the dog
into the room. then asserted their fem
mime instincts by mounting chairs and
tables and awaiting results. And this
dog followed that rat around the room,
snuffing at il and occasionally acceler
ating its pace by poke from his nose
until it got away down a hole. So it
may be readily seen how harmless and
peaceful he is Every child on the
Pine hills has pulled his tail; harsh
word causes that tail to droop deprecat
ingly
A short time ago his owner brought
home bulldog weighing forty-tve
pounds. Now bulldog is organized,
both mentally and physically, entirely
with reference To combat, and forty
live pound bulldog represents terrible
instrument of warfare
The chain which held this danger
GUS compound of bone, sinew, brutal
ity and jaw was apparently strong, but
when the bulldog saw the setter wag
ging his tail in greeting he rent asunder
his bonds and pinned that setter by
the throat
The neighbors gathered from far and
near. with sympathy and suggestion.
A crowbar was actually used as pry
in the bulldogs mouth, without effect
ammonia proved useless; a hose was
turned upon him. but his iron jaw held
firmly to the settlers throat Finally
the victim tore his throat away from
that awful grip, leaving the bulldogs
mouth filled with setter flesh.
Then what did that setter do; that
| ,nonaf,,I doc, l,o ~ q
rat who was cowed by word9 o.
course he presented black streak a.
he disappeared through Allen street Ell
route for his old Lark street home.
Did he2 Well, no.
The hired man, who was of flglT
ative turn of mind, said that she ri
upon his hind legs like hopuponthom
us, " an expression fanciful but obscure
In plain English he developed suddenly
into an awful fighter; he attacked that
bulldog in a manner terrible to behold
A lady tainted at the sight.
He destroyed his enemy's internal
economy; he dug huge pits in his flesh
he caused an almost complete dissolu
ton of continuity between the bull
dogs fore leg and his body He tore
him till he dropped for dead, and then,
like the lady spectator, Mazda tainted
clean away.
And the next day he was discovered
in the barn, showing rat around with
his nose and making it squeal for his
amusement.
He is now regarded by the children
as a great warrior, yet they pull his tail
with impunity as of yore. And the
children of these children will know.
many years from now, the story of Mazda
and the bulldog. Albany Argus.