Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-01-29
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| his veins.
I'm afraid that I can never live up to
Flossy. l have looked into his great, sad
| eyes for hours and tried to discover one
responsive look Of love, or even respect,
but / have not seen it.
Once / laid my coat down by him and
told him TO watch 1t. de looked at it
sadly. read the anne Of my tailor on the
loop, shuddered and burst into tears.
l hate TO see 3 great, strong dog weep
| that way, but 1t showed me that l am
not up 10 him CT all.
How poor and cheap everything must
look to Flossyl Once he spent the even
ing with us, but it was very stiff and
dull for him, and after we had played o
piece for him and I had sung a Scandi-
navian lullaby he came and asked 10
be shown 10 his room.
/ thought he would do most OF his
loafng in the library, but he only re-
NAMED there half an hour, looking over
the titles Of my books, many Of which
are by American authors. He looked
for 3 time at the Christmas London
Nei0S, and then sighed so deeply that
two Of my holiday magazines, from
which l had removed the advertising,
were blown up the chimney tlue.
It's an awful thing 10 be cowed by q
dog. All my articles OF virtu, even
those brought home from Paris, where
they are so rare, fall to please or even
interest Flossy.
Yesterday be went out In the glad
sunshine and rubbed himself against the
barn, not knowing that il had been
built by contract. He was sorry when
be saw what he had done, and came and
lie ked my face with his great wealth or
warm, wet tongue.
The doctor says / will never hear
again with the ear on that side. BE 10
the most copious dog l ever saw. But
he has always moved in a different
sphere from my and / have been
more tenderly reared. | was reared by
main strength but Flossy was nestled In
the arms Of Loble ladies and been
fondled ana kissed by them. have not.
l have never been fondled much since
the death Of the Wing party. Since
that time have had 10 dress myself up
and live for q purpose.
Flossy turns up his nose at North
Carolina and seems dissatisfied. He
never saw a possum before and does not
know what TO do with one. / see no
way to have any fun with him.
One day / dressed up TO make a call,
and when / returned he came running
toward me, barking a glad welcome. He
came twenty yards, and it was down
hill. He mistook me for an aristocrat
probably, and was coming TO put his
paws on my shoulder and lick my spec
tacles of with JOY, but / turned quickly
aside and be went on through the con-
servatory.
II 1t would not Do too much trouble I
would like 20 insert the following notice
here and will call in and see about 10
after awhile:
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.
Persons Of culture can secure a rare
dog by calling on the undersigned, who
is about to start for Europe.
| will sell my English mastlf, Flossy,
or exchange him for farming lmple-
ments in good order. He Is a very large
dog and can sneeze n candle out at
eighteen PAGES. He is q good dog TO
roll n lawn with and has good habits.
He broke into a corn field and damaged
1t twelve dollars worth last Ammer,
but 1t was not through msVa He
would not hurt a flea. N
Two OF my men easily manageYn
and hold him down while the childrNA
play with him. He would like 70 go
abroad as a companion for an old lady.