Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-04-20

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When n boy INA New England has o.
casion To ''sct" his dog upon any ono or
anything, lac cNclaims. a. rule. "Stig
i'm, Stig ims' The New York boy. or
tho boy 81 the West. generally nays.
este Inn Sic M" To the Western boy
the command 'Stig ini" eoun,ls absurd.
Z, prpvol,cs HE laughter. but his own
command &, equally amuslng 10 the
New England hoy. This little differ
cncc illustrates the beginning of local
dialect Probably neither boy thinks -
the exact meaning of what lac tayN Tic
~ mcr'ly repeating words which he
has heard others usc. and which hc In
Sure, from their frequent repetition.
thnt thu iog will understand
The toy who snys Isle ian" ~ repeat.
ling corruption. hut one degree re-
moved, 81 the words seek hint" which
Az u very old command
''Stig inn Is "A corruption one degree
further removed from its original than
este I'M II began with take hip. &"
which was varied by the use OF $50" be-
forc i,--"So take hint" Frm this Ia
- take him, was an easy step AID the
morc easily pronounced "stig 'um" WA
the next corruption.
Tho word $50" is often uEcd as a Kind
az intensive expression lea all sorts Of
commands Co animals. Probably the
apparently ummcaning expression which
- often used in urging on a dog, VA the
eastern part OF thc country, "Stcboyw
- no morc than greatly compressed
and corrupted form of $50 take 'cm
boyr although Emerson seems Ia have
looked upon ~ as an ubbrcyiation 81
/ "Hlst a boyw
The farmer hy the way, IA very fond
81 calling his animals "hoy" Ito snya,
whoa, boyi" and Go on. boy" 90 his
| horse, but II ~ worthy of notice that lac
mover calls his horse "boy" unless lac
| fccls In a good humor with H. The
word IL always 90 be regarded ~ "A com
| pl.mcnt or expression of affection.
Often the posscssor OF dog does not
usc any set phrase in commanding his
animal Co attack. lie may say. Catch
hint" or eco for hint" or Seize hint"
or anything clsc which he chooses. IL
S. wcll known TINT the command Ia nt-
taclt Is thc ono which dog most easily
learns. Almost anything win serve for
the purpose. for most dogs. 49, We are
| truly told, delight 10 bark and bite %
| ifNN tW"N NiiFR h'ANuA 20 bh'Nt Nilh no
| properly trained dog will attack with
out command, except ON hie masters
premises at night
by a seeming pcryorsion Of terms. tho
command which most naturally sisni-
iics to attack "CharRc" has come 10
mean Just the opposite thing, namely
g. lic down.
Many owners 81 dogs. Ia order 10 rem
der the animals useful to themselves
only, train them 10 oboy special com.
mnnds, invented by the master case
Is known Ia which man taught his dog
90 obey la reverse order. az IL were.
When hc said, Come here" the dog
ran away. aud Get outr WA hin com
maud to the dog 10 approach
No dog can bc regarded ns OF much
use unless he understands and obcys At
lcast seven commands, namely; Here.
FOR Come here" with which every
young dogs education should begin,
aud which is the most important com.
mnnd 81 all; Isle en-" or take en-:
charge or "lic down: "hccl," or foi.
low clone behind; Ego home. get out. '
and don't touch it."--Y outh's Com
pnnion.