The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-10-07
CANINE ExPOSTULATION.
Few Observ attons on the Human Rae,
by Dog.


= Few Observ ations on the Human RAGS
by Dog.
He was veritable ''dog-abou.-town. "
a "club-dog;" a medium sized blase dog.
with a shaggy, yellow coat. | met hi m
one morning at breakfast in the T en-
derlo in restaurant, where he sat beside
my chair and polit ely requested a chop.
At all attempts on the part of hum an
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 to
such trivialitics.
lie would leave cold roast-beef any
time, to run with a fre-engine. lie
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
| a fine play.
The second time met him was at the
stage-door of theater, where Prof
Dalmatian's Troupe of Canine Come
| dams was performin &. lie confessed
to me that he was interested in the
star, TRIM little fox-terrier, who
lcapcd over chairs, and whom he nightly
| escor ted to her hotel. He said he had
an invitation from several members of
the trou pc to pass next dog-days with
them down at the seashore.
] accompa MED MIN to football game
one day. He KIN ew The game thoroughly,
and explained many of its intricacies
to me. As we left the grounds | sug-
| gcsted that we walk awhile, as the cars
were crowded. As we wa liked we dis
cussed the game.
Il don't like football l." said After
all is said about the science there is in
it, it is sport hes ide which pugilism is a
gentle and re fined art, 1t is brutal"
lie paused short in his walk, and shot
up at me the most p erfect expression of
indignant, wit herring contempt I have
ever seen.
"BrUtdL'" he spluttercd; brutal.
What set of brutes in your whole derned
natural history would act as those ma
MACS did to-day?
II thought gen lad better sense than
that SO you Islander MS as all the rest
of humanity does do YOU"
tried toappcase 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"
"Ncs; know il is" he interrupted;
but think what an INJUSTICE you dous,
Did You ever know of a brute that was
Il drunkard or u glutton or Il willful
murderer, or one that was wautonly
cruel. unless he had been trained to it
by n human being. When a human gets
t he stomach-achc o. cramp collie, does II
dog run up and call it mad" and shoot it?
"lou don't find any institutions for
curing brutes of the liquor and NOR
phine habits do you? And yet you talk
about leading Il dogs life.
"Who keeps brutcs pulling heavy
stages. long af ter they are horse-chcst-
nuts?
when man gets drunk. cripples his
children for life and murders his wife
with an aX-or does other things afro
ciously hu uan. 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 greyhound appeared just
across the street: and, almost before |
knew it, my friend was upon its neck
clawing and chewing it in various
places, and filing the air with growls
of rage that almost drowned the grey
hounds shrieks of terror. Finally the
victim broke away. leaving vanishing
grey streak up the street. The aggres-
sor pursu cd it few blocks, until the
futiity of pursuit became evident: then
he turned around and trotted back to
my side.
We'll, | thank my lucky dog-star |
wasn't born Il dcrncd greyhound" he
painted.
You seem to have grudge against
that one | said.
drudge, should think | had. We
had a little difficulty the other day. and
he gave me the only deadly insult one
dog can give auothcr-he called me
tnwaa. 1t l.. Wilson, in Puck