The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-05

EtOutc W TIE pIe'tsllTe III the guests nN
Strengthening ont the various rugs on
which | had previously s.,ated across the
waxed oak floors.
As ! have advanced socially | have
tried to give to the great world an idea
OF my progress by the kind Of dog | car.
ried. just as IL good Mason or Odd Fellow
might wear an emblem TO show what
degree he was working under. Ny
earliest dog was IL simple hearted home
less thing. who had tried everything
almost and had failed at it. He had been
ostraeized from good society. when he
WAS yonng. at a dra. hunt. where he
Joined the chase and came in ~fittep.l
.nlihntes ahead Of the pack because IL
had watched the prelim;na,ies and had
seen where the course lay from the top
Of tile straw pile on the hill. So whea
IL. tame III cl.eerilv with his tongue on.
and expected rlaudits and things he was
kicked IN the stomach by coarse groom.
and told 20 avannt.
Then he tr1a. other things. lie coIla
not lie II foxhound because he was a
native American dog. with no pedigree to
speak Of. as it had been shut IN "A door
once. or something. and SO he had to go
i'll entirely On his merits.
He went on the stage for IL time. being
willing To work his way up. but he
failed up Oh his lines. and of course
nobody wanted ii bloodhound that had
stag fright. He wa broken hearte |.
for he had il good Voice and IL quiet
lunior that pleased the audience very
much indeed.
But lie failed and came to me with
nothing but u~nfructiiiei .lopes. He re-
mailIei with IL some time. He was a
gooi watchdog, and would watch and
guard anything SO faithfully that nobody
could get il from him. He was So faith
ful that way that had To shoot him once
before ! could get my overcoat back in
time to catch IL train.
Then came other dogs, now and then
one with Il strain of blood ii. him.
had one Imported Irish dog. He was
brought over by an Iri~hman who did
some ditching for lie. He came COLI
cealei III the steerage. He was very fond
Of the children. especially of "A little boy
OF mine. who was tender and just about
tall enough to be handy. Wecalled this
dog Little Lord Fauntieroy. That was
hecause we could not see that he resem-
blea Little Lord Fauntleroy except thai
he wore II sash once or twice after he had
jumped through Il window. and short
pants also IN hot weather.
Afterward | learned that he was an
exile from Erin, and that a price had
been set Oh his head there.
But he was full of Ireland's wrongs.
He had a good many of those to redress.
That was his business while in America.
Between meals he reiressed Ireland's
wrongs. and | paid the damage. He lived
on cold potatoes while III til. old country.
but here he wanted cold quail.
He Is dead now.
He sat for his death mask two years
ago. 1t isa.l | have 10 remember him by
except a melnento which people notice
who are in bathing with me at the sea-
side.
Since that | have learned that Ireland
is not entirely populated by blooded
Irish settlers. Some of the native dogs in
Ireland are quite b~ourgeoise.
Lately | got "a large English mastiff.
We thought he would look well on the
new lawn. | traded "a team for him.
With him | got a box of dog biscuits
and q pllarmacopRia. | met him at the
train and had the car containing him
side tracked. | presume that he is TO |
larger than some other English masti1s.
but to me he seems larger. aud feel ais
like aTologizing 10 him far the raw state |
he finds thin~s in. I've got 81 lean meet |
Lord Chesterfield, vino drives my cam. !
on friendly terms now. but this
dor feslres tna Eel as Ill rtea { .sra
my hand in marriage 10 my Inst vic
al one might. you know. who stood In
the presence OF a superior being.