The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-05-08
4 YELLOW DOGS LUCK.
How aVag&b0Dd Canine Succeeded In Get
ting a Square Neal.

How a Va%&b0Dd Canine Succeeded In Get
ting a Square Neal.
Alfred De Musset. the famous French
poet, vas at one time conducting a can-
vass for election to the French academy.
Members of this distinguished body are
elected to it by those who are already
members, and custom requires that an
aspirant shall 20 about soliciting the
votes of members. Musset had gone from
n academician to another and was on
his way, on foot. tothe house Of the Count
de Sainte-Aulaire, just outside of Paris,
whose vote lie hoped to gain. When he
had almost arrived at the place, a large
yellow dog began to follow him, but the
dog sneaked behind, and as the poet was
too much wrapped in his thoughts to
look around he did not know that what
was perhaps the most hideous dog in
Paris was at his heels.
When the poet rang at NJ. de Sainte-
Aulaire's door, the dog watched his
chance, and as the door was opened
slipped into the house. The servant sup
posed the dog was the newcomers, and
the poet supposed that it belonged to the
house.
The host and his family were warm
admirers of Musset and gave him a hearty
welcome, though they gazed askance at
the horrible yellow dog, which had curled
its long legs down on a beautiful rug
by the young lady of the family
as a present to her grandmother.
Extraordinary taste in pets" said the
host to himself. But to a great poet
anything may be pardoned."
Strange" said Musset to himself,
that an elegant family like this should
keep such a hideous curr'
When presently the poet had been in
Vited to remain to dinner and the dog
had promptly accompanied the family
and their guest to the dining room, the
master of the house was in grave doubt
whether "anything could be pardoned to
4 poet" The animal rushed around the
table. grabbing a piece of food, frighten-
ing the venerable grandmother almost to
death, and acting like the miserable, hun
cry vagabOnd that he was.
The hostess, by way of delicate COM
pliment to her guest, caused alarge plate
OF food to be placed for the dog. The
animal ate it in a minutes time and gal
Hoped around the table for more. He
barkad ferOciously when one of the fami-
ly declined to give him a piece of meat
that he saw on a plate.
The dogs actions prevented any con
VersatiOn or any enjoyment of the meal.
The host looked at his guest and Won
dercd. The guest looked at his host and
wondered.
AS the party was rising from the table
the dog rushed against a servant and
caused him to upset the greater portion
of a set Of rare and precious china, an
heirloom in the family. The ladies gath
cred about, weeping, and began to pick
up the priceless fragments.
Something in the hostess face inspired
the poet with a sudden and fearful
thought. He rushed up to the count.
Can it be possible, sir" he exclaimed,
that you supposed that this dog be-
lOngod to meE'
why, Of course we supposed he was
yours" said the count. He came with
you, did he not?'
Il never saw the hideOus beast be-
fore!" said Musset. Il supposed all the
time that the dog belonged to the house"
Then the animal, which had shown
signs Of uneasiness during this little con-
~versation, sneaked toward the door. He
was kicked out, yelping, but once we'll
outside he shook himself and trOtted off
with a complacent air, which seemed to
say:
Well, that's all right-so long as you
didn't turn me out before dinner
". de Sainte-Aulaire voted for Musset.
But" he said, Il shouldn't have done
so if hat dog had really been his. Upon
such little things do great things de-
pendr'-YOuth's Companion.