The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-10-08
CANINE ExposruLArlon.
A Few observ ations on tho Human Rae
by n Dog.


He was voritable ''dog-about-town,"
q "club-dog;" medium sized blase dog,
with shaggy, yellow coat. met hi m
one morning at breakfast In the L en-
derlo in restaurant, where he sat beside
my chair and polit ely requested chop.
At all attempts on the part of hum sn
beings to rub his head and call him
''old fellow" he betrayed well-bred
SURPRISE; and, by his gentle, res erved
dignity, evinced his polite aversion tc
such trivialities.
lie would leave cold roast-beef any
time, to run with a fre-engine. He
was an ardent patron of all outdoor
sports, and witnesse all notable con-
tests. Especia lily did he like baseball,
and his hoarse voice always went up
with the shou is of the multitude after
fine play.
The second time met him was Mt tho
stage-door of a theater, where PROF.
! Tlalmatians Troupe of Canine Come
dians" was performin g. He confessed
to me that he was interested in the
star, u trim, little Sox-terrier, who
lcaped over chairs, and whom he nightly
escor ted to her hotel He said he had
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the trou pc to pass next dog-days with
them down at the seashore.
1 accompa MED him to football game
one day. lie KIN ew the game thoroughly,
and explain ed many of its intricacies
to me. AS we left the grounds, sug-
gested that we walk awhile, as the cars
we're crowded AS we wa liked we dis
cussed the game.
81 don't like football l." said. "After
all is said about the science there is in
it, it is sport bes ide which pugilism is a
gentle and re fined art. 1t is brutal"
He paused short in his walk, and shot
up at me the most p erfect expression of
indignant, wit herring contempt l have
ever seen.
"BrutaL" he spluttered BRUTAL!
What set of brutes in your whole derned
natural history would act as those ma
MACS did to-day?
II thought yOu had better sense than
that. So you slander us as all the rest
of humanity does, do you?"
tried to appease him. II said it with
out thinking, old boy. You see it is Gus
tomary with us to call everything brutal
that is savage, Incorporate or cruel"
Eyes; know it is" he interrupted;
"but think what an injustice you dous
Did you ever know of brute that was
drunkard or glutton or willful
murderer, or one that was wantonly
cruel, unless he had been trained to it
by q human being. When a human gets
the stomach-ache or cramp collie, does a
dog run up and call it mad" and shootitP
"You don't find any institutions for
curing brutes of the liquor and NOR
phine habits, do you? And yet you talk
about leading a dogs life.
"Who keeps brutes pulling heavy
stages, long af ter they are horse-chest-
nuts?
"When man gets drunk, cripples his
children for life and murders his wife
with an ax-or does other things afro
ciously human, you call him brutal
Really, your Mr.. Webster ought to re-
wise his dictionary. Did you ever know
of brute doing any of the things you
call brutal? Did you ever -"
Here a greyhound appeared just
across the street; and, almost before /
knew it, my friend was upon it's neck,
clawing and chewing it in various
places, and filing the air with growls
Of rage that almost drowned the grey
, hounds shrielSs of terror. Finally the
J victim broke away, leaving vanishing
grey streak up the street The aggres-
sor pursu ed it a few blocks, until the
futility of pursuit became evident; then
ne turned around and trotted back to
my side.
"Well! 1 thank my lucky dog-star !
wasn't born a derned greyhound" he
painted.
"You seem to have grudge against
: that one" said.
) "Grudge! l should think 1 had! We
had little difficulty the other day, and
he gave me the only deadly insult one
dog can give another-he called me
humaRr'-H. L. Wilson, in Puck.