Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-07-14

dog with long body, long legs, long
neck and IA very short tail. The color
was Il dirty yellow. His body was link
as well rs long, which gave the impress
sion that he had missed meals when he
did not design to. was a little disap-
pointed in his general appearance, but
there WAS good frame, and time with
plenty of wholesome food would COM
plete gratifying metamOrphosis.
Robbins gave me a good supply Of rope,
with which made my animal fast and
started for home, Wejogsed along very
nicely together. Occasionally | paused
to pat him affectionately, adding some
remark OF Il confidential nature.
In this way we progressed until we
reached the business part Of the town.
/ don't know how to account for it, but
he suddenly stopped, IN IA logged man.
Ter, and commenced to rare back and
cut up varlously Perhaps the glare Of
the lights confused his mind--perhaps
he may have got the impression | was Il
butcher or something OF that sort.
Whatever it may have been, he was GER
talnly acting IN strange manner. He
pulled back with wonderful vigor, brac-
ing his feet and vibrating his head
swiftly The skin Topped over his eyes
while the joints IN my body seemed to
turn completely around il their sockets
He pulled back like this until
thought his entire hide would slip over
his head, then he abruptly came for
ward and strucl; the pavement on my
back with Il velocity that threatened to
destroy my further usefulness in this
world.
He did this three or four times within
the distance Of block, and finally suS-
gestcd II ne did it again | should feel
tempted to kick in some of his ribs as
an experiment.
At this time three boys gave an uncy-
pected variety to the performance by
getting in the animals rear and euliven-
ing him with pointed stick.
He very soon got the impression that
the boys We're not actuated by friendly
designs, and ne came up nearer to me
and eventually went past
1t may be well to remark just here
that when he went past he carried a por-
ton OF my pautaloon leg with him-a
circumstance many would not mention,
perhaps, but 1t struck me as being a
very singular proceeding, especially as
my leg WITS next to and in close prox-
unity with the cloth.
He went ahead so fast that it was
nearly impossible to restrain him, and
went the entire length of the rope before
I ..!-t,, "a, ~
were quite number Of people on the
street at the time it naturally increased
my interest in his movements
The rope was bed cord; 1t was full
forty feet long; the dog was about four
feet--in all forty-tOur feet. 1t was Il
pretty long line Of communication to
keep up on a crowded thoroughfare, es-
pecially with q mad and hungry dog on
the loose end of it. He WAS straining
with all his might and drawing ms
along ut IA rapid but not graceful gait.
When | occasionally got my eyes down
to a level with the walk, it was to dis
cover him crawling out from under
somebody, with various results. Some
times, as in the case Of very heavy peo-
pie, they did not get fairly on their feet
until got abreast Of them. These peo-
pie invariably called my attention to the
subject, and would have got my fairest
views on it had it been possible to have
held up long enough to open my mouth.
endured these things pleasantly
enough; but when man and woman
both came down together, and the rope
got mysteriously twisted about three
other people, and seesawed them in a
wonderfully fearful manner, l lost all
desire to own dog, and let so Of my
end of the rope.
1t Immediately transpired that no one
was needed there. The people who We're
seesawing across the walk and shouting
for their friends were SO inconceivably
entanglcd in the rope that they held the
dog as firmly as a piece Of meat could
have done. The old gentleman and lady
were full as mysteriously mixed, both
screaming vigorously-althouSh it is but
fair to state that the former appeared TO
take the liveiest interest in the matter,
as he was next TO the dog, and in very
exposed condition, regret to add.
II Mt Onca ~ we'd itself into such an Sx.