The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-11-24
WON'T BITE pauhkEN MEN.
watch Dogs May Hs Deceived by tho
Simulntbon Of Inebricty.


Simulution Of fnebricty.
Some men were sitting in a NewYork
basroom the other day talking about
dogs and the wonderful intelligence dis
played by them under various circum-
stances. Livery man had dog, and
each dog, as his master described it,
was a particufhr1y interesting dog to
know. After these men had had their
say, a Estenar. who, according to the
Sun, was appursuAly OF Che kind who
like to be on tns contrary side, began
to tell how masch he dBliked dogs and
how much pleasure ho had In fighting
and conquering them Ho allowed that
some of the tribe might be useful in
one way and another, but their value as
watch dogs, he said, was sinnply in the
noise they matls. Thsrs never was a
dog, at least be had never sen dog,
so ferocious that he souldn't overcome
him barehancled.
Perhaps" said 'one of tho listeners,
you'd like to try il on now. and show
us how you b a."
81 don't know; 1 might" replied the
man. Have you got dog that's par
ticularly good on the ehasv?"
mo, he airS particularly good, but
he's out there under tho shed, and YOU
might show us how b conquer him by
getting into Tire wagon where he is.
Still, wouadnh try it if was you.
You'll get hxzrt, unless you kill him,
and, OF course. you're not to do that"
xiii him? Ne, I wouldn't kill him
If You wanted mo 70. Didnt say I'd
do it barehandsd2"
That's what you said, and I'd like to
see it done, IL it could be, but you'd
better not try IT."
."Tn bet you two dollars can do it
and neither me nor the dogT got hurt.
You put your dog ON the seat and I'll
get up and sit alongside Of him"
So the moG,sy was steked with the
bartender, and, after a eouple of
drinks all around, everybody started
for the dog. 0ofng around the corner
Of the building. The shed was seou to be
full of wagons md tho ono with the
dog was conspicuous beesuse the dog
lay eurled mp On the seat II was
bright hooking shepherd, and as The
men lounged sBound the corner he
raised his head for a look and Then put
it down on hh paws again. At that
the owner Of ttls DOG turned TO the dog
tanner to say: There's ths rig
The man, however, was already ON
his way to The shed, ard he went in a
most astonishing form. His heA was
cooked ON Mo back of his bead, bis
| eyes were hall closed, and his mouth
was open, whi}s he swaysd aud reoled
from side TO sids as man does whom
| almost too drank 10 stand. He was
| talking to himssif IN msnsIlin way,
and just before rsashing the shed be.
| gan to sing in a tAizk vodse. when
half way throoEh stanEa Of Molly
Darling" he stVGabled against a wagon
adjoining that hoaaing the dog with q
slam that made things pasls. Tho
| spectators Soolssd % in anassaasat,
but the dog lay still, with his eyes on
the man. Then the mon, stin singing,
climbed awkwaedly IA Over ths hind
wheel C. the wagon b had fallen
| against, reeled forward, s*uHh1od
| against the ssat and fsn heavily ka4o
the next wagon between Shs dab
board and the ss&t, where tlas dog hy
There he remained for moment, taoc-
ing as drunken man might do, and
then, singing "a before, began tostPug-
gle up TO the seat- A minute leAsr he
was on the asat. the dog. having frst
edged over to make roon for him and
then jumped down into the wagonbed
"Welll' said the ovnar, ''how did
you know ever got into my wagon
drunlk?''
II didn't know it," was tho reply;
"but did know that dogs won't bite o
man when he's reeling drunk"