The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-30
THE ROMANCE OF A DOG.
]. q. Brenan IN Ne.e York Preas.

leave me,n he exclaimed. Dogs are like
men and women; give them half an inch
and they howl for several yards. If
hadn't stopped to poke this quadruped with
my walking stick he would never have fol-
lowed me home"
The small dog gazed up at Mr.. Shipley
and whined dolefully.
Looks like Rosstti Robinson reciting one
of his poems Of passion continued Jack.
II wonder if the little brute is aesthetic or
merely hungry. My canine friend, would
you like TO eat somethingW
The small dog emitted brief but Joyous
bark aud frisked about the doorstep.
Jack Shipley laughed good naturally.
you are certainly an intelligent anil
NAL" he said. "if you do look dirty. Well,
YOU shall have your dinner while I am
dressing for mine" and Mr.. Shipley entered
his bachelor establishment, still followed by
the dog.
Look here, Banks" he said to his i'm
ported man servant, II have invited this
little beast to dinner. See that he gets
what he wants, and when you kick him
out don't kick too hard"
Banks looked at the dog with anything
but favor
Pm blest.n he remarked, IF sees as
'ow a gent like Mr. Shipley can bring such
disreputable purp into his nice, clean
rooms. s'pose | must hobey horders, but
hOCo w klNc NfnNloboh AObu W u ulLuy
brute what are of no particular breed as !
can see."
Jack Shipley went out to dinner. and in
the delights Of airing the cynical philosophy
which he affected forgot ali about his canine
acquaintance. When he returned late at
night he found the usually placid banks
strangely agitated. IF you please, Mr..
Shipiey," cried the valet, you remember
that ERE dawg you brought 'ome this
heaveningp
Mr.. Shipley remembered.
well, sir, that ere dawg is an oily ter
ror. Would you b'lieve it, sir, when tried
to put i'm 'hout he point blank refused to
CO. and i'd ITSELF hunder the sofy. / called
the Buttons to ketch i'm, but poor Buttons
honly caught lis teeth. The murderous
| hanimal came nigh biting the boys 'aud
hotf. Ere o comes now, looking as if moth
ing 'ad 'appened. Yah! You varmintm
This last ejaculation was addressed to the
"'oly terror" who was siding IN half shy,
half friendly manner towark Jack.
Mr.. Shipley was in an excellent humor.
He had worsted two society dowagers aud a
Vassar graduate in as many dues of res
partee, aud had forced the most inveterate
female flrt in New York to discuss the sta
tistics of Chinese imm igration for forty
| consecutive minutes. These were triumphs
and the victor felt accordingly.
80 you have developed a vein of obstin-
acy!" he remarked TO the dog, Good;
like obstinate creatures. You shall stay
with me as long as you wish, but first you
must be washed. Banks, tell somebody to
, wash your "oly terror and conduct him to
his apartment in the cellar. Pm off to
| bed"
When Banks entered his employers room
on the following morning his countenance
bore distinct traces of offended dignity
THAT ere dawg, sir" he began. 1T took
| hevery servant in the 'ouse to old i'm while
e was being washed Finally | ID to do
the washing myself. When e was pretty
clean we tried to shut 'im hinto the cellar,
| but 3 wouldn't ave bit that way, and haway
q goes hupstairs and curls ITSELF hon your
| very door mat"
Shipley opened the door, and sure enough
| there was the dog.
"By jove,n said Jack, "the washing has
improved you wonderfully, old fellow. He
has some breed after all, Banks. Irish ter
! rier verify believe"
| So saying, he caught the dog by one ear
and lifted him several feet from the ground.
| The dog showed his teeth, but Uttered not a
| sound. eng 70 1of
Irish terrier. sure enough, said Shipley,
setting him down. Looks thoroughbred
and has pluck enough to tackle bull My
small friend you are quite revelation.
Banks breakfast for two.n
During breakfrst Mr.. ShipIey glanced
through the morning papers. He was not
a careful reader and avoided the long arti-
| cles. This morning be scanned the LOST
| column interestedly and found the follow
| ing notice:
| CTRAYED, a rough haired Irish terrier
| - answering to the name of "Blarney" The
| finder will be literally rewarded Address
| MINERVA B, No. 500 West Schiedam street
Shipley looked at the dog, who was
munchinR q chicken bone.
81 wonder If this is Minerva Is. 3 Irish
terrier" he said. Then suddenly and al-
almost in whisper he circulated, Blar-
ney" The dog dropped his chiclxin bone
aud came to attention, with both ears rig
idly erect. V
''Blarneym muttered Shipley again. and
this time the terrier fairly leaped into his
arms.
"What great thing a newspaper is, -
| thought Jack, as he finished his coffee.
| "Now, presume am bound by courtesy
| not to speak of honesty, to inform Miner va
b. that the beloved Barney has been found.
Minerva is probably spinster of pet low
| ing proclivities. Only an old maid would
advertise over such name as Minerva ,
| Your young and gushing miss prefers
| Violet or 'Maudie' Do | speak correctly,
| Barney"
Blarney blinked both eyes, as If In dupL-
| cate assent.
Shipley's letter to minerva B" informed
that parsonage that dog answering to the
| name of "Blarney" and resembling the
"Blarney" she had lost was to be seen at
the residence of John Van Tromp Shipley.
| If minerva B." could send any one to
| identify the terrier immediate restoration
would be made. Meanwhile the SUPPOSE
| tious killarney" was in good hands.
The letter finished and dispatched by
messenger, Mr.. Shipley sauntered forth in
the direction of his club. He had hardly
| gone half square when he found that the
| irrepressible killarney" was at his heels. So
he took killarney" into store and bought
him a Respondent collar, after which they
visited the club together.
When Jack and killarney" returned from
their stroll they found Banks waiting for
them. "If you please, Mr.. Shipley," said
that faithful domestic. there's lidy in
the front parlor what claims as 'ow she
howns this ERE dawg."
Indeed unused Jack. "Then Minerva
B. has arrived. Tell the lady will see her
Immediately"
During this dialogue "Blarney" had cas-
ually wandered upstairs and entered the
| parlor, whence there straightway issued
| suppressed screams Of delight and the sound
| of rapturous caresses.
Minerva has found her lost darling " said
Jack. II suppose l shall have to go up and
| explain his residence here. It's nuisance,
and 1 loathe elderly spinsters, but the sooner
one takes pill the sooner the nasty taste is
| gone, Here goes for the old maid.n
However, when Mr.. John Van Tromn
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