Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-09-02
HE STAYS IN EVENINGS NOW.
a Youthful Dogs Part in Demonstrating
an Inveterate CIubman.

Aoutnful Dogs Part In DEMONSTRATING
an Inveterate C1ubman.
A hint for wives who want their hus-
bands within reach in the evening may be
suggested by the case of family living
across the river, the head of which, albeit
fond husband and devoted father likes
club life, and for some years kept up the
habit of going out in the evening. There
is one child in the family, boy of fve to
whom it would be downright heartless to
deny anything for which he might ask in
the fathers view Of parental duty. A few
weeks ago the lad wanted a dog. It was
promised him, and presently the father
came home with rolypoly of breathing
fur. 1t was soft, plump creature with
wise brown eyes and fine curly wool.
The boy was delighted with his gift It
let him do what he liked with it and kept
its temper. By night, however, it became
restless. and when left alone in the box
bed made for it in the basement It raised
tssvoice In protest. The father reached
home from his club to find not only his
own household. but the households adjoin-
ing, in state of some excitement over the
dog He visited the basement and sue
ceeded partially in quieting the animal.
but when he tried to go up stairs the agony
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For the peace of the neigh borhood he
had to spend most of the night in the base
ment. This vigil gave him reason to be-
lieve that while the dog wanted company
it needed more comfortable resting place.
for it seemed unable to sleep on its coy
bed and chose the bare floor, with it's nose
close to the crack of the outside door.
It was the fathers first impulse in the
morning to drop the dog into somebody's
yard on his way to business or take some
other way to get rid of it. His despera-
tion gave way before the fearful pleadings
of his boy that the animal should not be
taken away, and he decided instead to call
in an expert and have some way provided
for the dogs comfort and the nightly re-
pose of his own and his neighbors' fami
lies
The expert called that day. He said the
dog was pup and was lonesome. The
principal trouble, however, came from it's
breed. It belonged to an arctic tribe of
dogs, and required bed nearly ice cold
He advised making it bed of carpet or
oilcloth in box to be set in q large outer
box, which should be packed with ice. In
that way, once asleep, the pup would prob
ably stay asleep, although, being lonesome,
it might need company at bedtime until it
should fall into slumber.
Master Youthful insisted that this pro-
vision be made for his pet 1t involved an
extra contract with the iceman and job
for the carpenter, but it was done. That
night, when the father took the dog down
stairs to its new bed, it was evident that
the experts advice about cool sleeping
place had been good. The pup Struggled
up in it's new bed as if that was Just the
thing He had also been correct in sur
missing that the dog would want company
while it was going to sleep, for when the
father, having put his charge on its icy
couch, tried to tiptoe away, the pup un.
rolled itself and let out such howl of pro
test as to shut off escape
Since then it has been the nightly duty
of the fond father to put doggie to bed and
sit near by until sleep comes. He takes
his newspaper down with him. An arm
chair has been put there and small table
with lamp on it, SO that the watcher may
make himself comfortable. The pup usu-
ally sleeps quietly during the night, but
having several times awakened after its
first nap to find itself alone, and having
raised its enunciator in consequence with
startling effect, the fond father dares not
venture away from home after dark for
fear of recurrence of these tragic sounds.
His wife cannot expect all of his society
in the evening with these responsibilities
hanging over him, but she seems happy in
the satisfaction of always knowing where
he is, and the experience of staying at
home every night has apparently not yet
done him any harm.-New York Times.