Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-05-25

1t put }llt ~ It iAIst I")S1t1ttl' .o\eN
tho dog o.. Hrll lS lN but my I'LL
Fortunate .!;1tt,,tlt: ;t> s;n,t.sst,r for the
|nll compelled 1ne to t1.I'nsl it, But
was sorry when it passed hy Il
small majority.
"A few nights after WHEN ! came
home IL my apartments. found |"
great. hlaclz dog stretched ulnn tho
white he:'l'>1sill before my fire.
lie raised his I:c;t! and his great.
brown eyes stared HE full i'll thu
fatr. Ili> was II sympathetic l'N'k.
but tn my E1iutiu1t, distorted by
long hrunlin:} IN tho subject. Ac had
rome to rrlr>,'lch me for my act,
The animal WIS sorry tor Inc.
Naturally. ! resented this and
ordered lin, to leave; he l:>y quite
.4<;!'nlt>S ;,lltl hiS great. brown eyes
| continued ~ to|l4>N*IIz>>>: a}nnst. ] 1T:
v;l1,1<. 11>i'ur:lttHl atlt'=.13*itktx? ut Kim
vici,l;slx* :f}t A5tl a still
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:'*i*1 t>si{1' t,t s.'.> Il" : \:
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III: If: l:I Nh 1$3st%
11in It, y1i lHlt1vtfy
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fu:t<,<1y ,>+<*>== i. 1tIt, RI: !,
! l>txt i tl<,:: ;::Sst;ti +
<A,l.l Law. ss.Il I41{z> c<:e1y LAY dur
| III: til :, tel. t*at<t have Mts'i'"
! tv1lrl Il: NIL (: Il:
II at, mr., t1i:,t t>t tier ll*sol,lc<l<' e''
scr him: tut THU =ulsi1as1i has become
M integral 1mtt .uf my existence.
! III accompanies l1le un tilt. street.
Into tho assembly chamber, t1+n tho
committee room ami lack II my
lutl HlngS.
Il have been ctrIyin: Il cane. but
have had to leave tho stick ut
home because the dog WIS constantly
cruw>1i1l1 between it and my leg; and
when friends Wtr, walking with he
they were un!tl,Ic tu understand my
involuntary txclnn1atlons Of annoy.
nncc.
Yet, strange IT'S 1t may appear,
began to grow fond ct my spectral
associate. Cu1npaniullsllip is natural
to man; and we know in the light ut
history and experience it is life itself
to the canine race Our days passed
very happily together VIZ led the
same regular lives, generally
wulketl to my office; but when tho
weather WAS ls.tl ! always selected
the best route out IF consideration
for my devoted companion. At
times | even tuuk Il carriage On Ills
account. His care BECAME my en-
tlu!sl.ts1n,
"Kcsumir@ my law practice with
renewed energy WIS :;ratiticl tt
tind that the dog accompanied me
into court aud c1l>'!t41 himself TIP ul'
Ter my table wl<ilt:: was trying Il
c;St. After IL tex experiences Oh
served il very t'1l*l'1ll9 ilGt. namely,
that the a1lilnll ttlN*AA.. LIFT the 1ot'l!l
I before the jury returned, If the <c1
dict were t., te adverse Il, my client
At first this net suggested to mt !:
tender regard for my :Itt'(i1l:r's~~a IT.
sire not to witness my chaGrln ut ill.,
feat. A. tho Thought developed III
my mud. frequently detected my
self making speech tn the dog III
stead Of to the jury: | watched lii
tuce with more cart than | dill that
Ut ANY mill lll@ the courtroom,
1 hoped to read tl1t1.U. nsnrn Indication
!: Ut tic verdict =Du IT." n1wuys ,na,4
tanned tho >ti1*tt** attentive :ltyltl'f'r
and gttv,. N, *z1:==:,llltiI lle left TIT
roo1n Then he always awaited III
outside tie tloor, lovingly licked my
hand and ucc,j!nl Etnl<tl ,nn home.
AS my criminal practice rapidly
grew ! daily sts:slitsl his conduct
more closely l1utl already decided
that lis Judgment WIS i,lfulli1lc. HI
never Erred lie appeared To under
stand law-thc technicalitir>. rather
than the equities Of a casc. ali! what
Il judge he'd nalse-1ny dog
"Yct, the appalling thing alou
this tlel11Sion is that it has chungW
my whole life. was married M'fort
the misfortune overlook me. Int
have become cstrnngcd III my home
I leud solitary life. | have given NJ
my clubs, my friends and all my 80
cial habits have been und am i,
constant fear that somebody clso viii
discover that | AM followed 10y I
black dog; that ain cursed by dc
lusion; that am not single entity
but have Il lc1not-gcntlc, if yol
please, but IN old Greek demon
bound to me That would he horri
lilo! I'll have to kill myself, and In
afraid Ut death.
: How is it all going to end"
Note by the Sun~~-I do not oni
any quotation from my fathers diur.
during the six months that followed
the extract just gwen though t]u!r
are pages ut tile most <Gonizlns ;t1Is
pitifui narrative, i,a which liz l4y
b4re lis daily lite so fully-llis hopes
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