New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-16
ON DOGS.
AT THE BOSTON BENCH SHOW.


Pat one OF them went with us to see these ami
malls at Mechanics Hall. II l had known how
he was going 10 suffer- and how She was going 10
mako lis suffer am sure l should have had my.
COLI locked in somewhere and the key thrown
.way until after this exhibition should be over
When You are buying your tickets in the vesti.
bule YOU can hear in the distance the yelping of
the small dogs, and the bel-like roar of the large
ones This may not be positively pleasant sound.
but il need not alarm you.
Nv friend stood close to me, and when a pecu-
,arly loud rush of barking came she pressed up
;nto The line, and quite disarranged the ticket
selling, causing a man standing behind me, who
anpearrd 10 he in a hurry, to commit considerable
sin by the use Of oaths. Then we walked on to-
ward the gate. When we were inside the gate
nv companion said she supposed that she was
really foolish TO come. As neither Gertrude nor
7 could contradict this remark. we felt trife
awkward for few moments, all being conscious
that really this person ought not to have even
thought Of coming
But was to blame. had been weak-mind-
cd and unreasonable as to imagine that woman
might he converted or influenced in some way.
Gertrude and ! are always trying to convert
people to the love of the canine race. and we have
about the usual success or rather lack
of success, that generally accompanies at
tempts at conversion. After this, however, we
think we shall let everybody who doesn't love
dogs 60 right on not loving them But for on"
shall continue to be sorry for snch human beings
The first thing this girl saw when we'll in the
hall the placard
Don't handle the dogs. Dangerous"
She shrank back directly.
There" she exclaimed "You see what these
folks themselves think, don't know that will
90 any further Though ! suppose they are
chained"
ct suppose they are" responded Gertrude dryly.
" Rut Won did say this morning that YOU wanted
IN know what a Boston terrier was before you
died"
II know It," was the reply, but now almost
feel "a if I'd rather die than know Boston ter
ricr Still" visiby bracing herself I'm not 60
ing TO back out l suppose the terriers snatch
=, Won as Won 90 by" smiling feebly to show us
that she knew she was exaggerating little.
AYES" promptly answered Gertrude. land the
floor in front of their benches is strewn with DIS
Of human flesh. For this much may b" said OF
Boston terrier he never eats the flesh he tears
from men and women.
He isn't a cannibal them with sigh. IN
so clad Of that Well. come on. You know what
happcns TO a woman who hesitates Let us 90 70
,he left and take the st. Demands frSt. lheV
arc the ones that are always going round in the
snow with little barrels Of brandy tied to their
recl,s aren't they Does Frances Willard know
about thos, little barrels of brandv?'
Gertrude in reply to this. confidently asserted
that the Ct Bernards. some Of them. had ALREADY
been known to fasten a blue ribbon or lock of
tboir SHAGGY breasts. and that Lady Henry
Rut At this point in her nonsense we came oppo-
,o that mart of the long bench where Sir Bedivere
reposcd.
7 am willing 10 acknowledge to the weakness OF
, onickened pulse and leaping OF emotion as
ooted in the face of this dog. lie did not need
he history of his prizes behind him on the wall
nor the statement that he the champion NJ
pernard of the world. The judges VINO MAKE
award, must he blind indeed who hesitate az 10
where to place this magnificent creature ihere
"a Law. immense. his great paws crossed iazhS'
,ie huge head uplfted, and his countenance SNOW
M thu s,reetness and forebearance and Gentleness
rbicb sometimes belong 10 great strength. You
,nr,d M moro doubt Sir Bedivere's pcrmeatlng
benicnitv than you could doubt his power. lie
looked at us kindly. as at part OF the Wrong
who came and admired him. lie did not even
know he was admirable, and THAI ignorance was
NOT the least part Of his charm
had earnestly warned Gertrude beroir entering
that she must not tonch one OF inc aniu'ai''
Everybody knows that il is we'll not 10 put your
hand on strange dog. But gently hucsea Hr
poarere and no gave mo to understand while
r,cei,.irp nv caress that he included III" III HIS
rood will 70 all created beings have wish 70
IN , rrea+ deal more sentiment in regard
r. Mi, nobIo knicht I must try 70 content my
,lt Nth Gazing that il is distinct good In my
life IN have met him.
,ro,d.r IL thosr people who seem to radlate
,o,dross ran eyer he aware Of the fact pro-
,ourdod this onpstion 70 Gertrude. who uhhesi-
ta,nclv gave mo the information thar 'he ino-
mont Won did become aware OF this iacV '''
moment Won stopped radiating.
Ne ., evamnlo OF how differently two people |
NAV ba affected by the same object VIII n'" |
that when 7 inquired Of nv irlend' WHO j. a""'
NJ dcgs how she liked Sir Bcdivere, she heS'a'o
a, FIRST fest she should hurt my IeehhgT ""1
finally said that she supposed he was very '',Ao
and noble but that there was some'hiht VI ~ IN
about him as il he might be coming oo"" WV"
bvdronboba When ] insisted upon sp''
ton Of symptoms. she said that she ulu,' WV
but that she was all wrong, but she o'u nav
-. -, ouoaa bis n.ws in that way and that she
had Thought she should faint when hau CIV"
him that little hug. She believed IL 70 w WY
suspicious and bad sien-wth reference '" ny
the ST. Bernard had not res'h'o'
that hug She added dcfcrcntally as II Sh' h"'
how to admire a woman who had dared 70 W"
Sir Bedivere and who had come OF nniarn'u'
that il Gertrude and werr perfectly Wiling sue
would like to 20 across the way now ana S' w
little dog. 1t seemed TO her that II SINAI, wv
few at her he could more easily be puileo on
Didn't think So
e. vc did not continue our walk around me
hall 10 the mastifYs, but went to the cages WIZ,
was the always present Mexican hairless oog arr
he King Charles spaniels. and the pu2s' anu '"o
darlirc Yorkshres." ] am quoting "cr'r"e
how. and she is not given 10 restraint wiz" '"'
subject Of Yorkshrcs is the one uppernoS'.
There were only three Of thcsn. Eviden'S LUZ
bred is not now on the top wave OF Iashio'"'
favor in Boston. But to he or not 10 DC y" Wv
top Of fashionable favor makes no dlhercnc, ~