The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-29
THEDOGS OF BILLNYE
A Man is Known by the Kind of
Canine He Owns.
VARIOUS GRADES OF DOGS.
From Little Lord Fauntleroy, who
Wore . Window Sash. to Flossy,
Who Wouldn't Hurt . Flea.
Copyrighted, 1893. BY Edgar ". Nye.)

Copyrighted, 1893, by Edgar ". Nye) -
As times have improved during the past
fifteen years / have tried to keep pace with
the procession in modest way and sort of
do my duty according to my station. If
the procession thought I was crowding
ahead too fast / took to the brush and cut
across lots so as to meet it early at the
grave.
This has required great earnestness, tact
and good judgment on my part. As re-
suit of these traits I have been admitted
everywhere not only to tthe highest So
ciety," but sometimes even to ''the best. "
By keeping quiet and going away early,
using great care to take the same umbrella
brought, l have now and again been adj
mitted to some of the most refined circles,
where could study the furniture at my
leisure and contribute to the pleasure of
the guests by Strengthening out the vari-
GUS rugs on which / had previously skated
across the waxed oak tioors.
As have advanced socially have tried
to give to the great world an idea of my
progress by the kind of dog carried, just
as a good Mason or Odd Fellow might
wear an emblem to show what degree he
was working under. My earliest dog was
a simple-hearted homeless thing, who had
tried everything almost and had failed at
it. He had been ostracised from good
society, when he was young, at a drag
hunt, where he joined the chase and came
in fifteen minutes ahead of the pack be-
cause he had watched the preliminaries
and had seen where the course lay from
the top of straw pile on the hill. So
when he came in cheerily with his tongue
out and expected plaudits and things he
was kicked in the stomach by coarse
groom and told to avaunt.
Then he tried other things. He could
not be foxhound. because he was native
American dog, with no pedigree to speak
of, as it had been shut IL door once, or
something, and so he had to go in entirely
on his merits.
He went on the stage for a time, being
willing to work his way up, but he failed
up" on his lines. and, of course, nobody
wanted bloodhound that had STAGE
fright. He was. broken-hearted, for he had
a good voice and quiet humor that
pleased the audience very much indeed
But he failed and came to me with moth
ing but uniructified hopes. He remained
with us some time. He was a good watch
dog. and would watch and guard anything
so faithfully.that nobody could get it from
him. He was so faithful that way that /
had to shoot him once before ! could
get my overcoat back in time to catch
train.
Then came other dogs, now and then
one with strain of blood in him.
had one imported Irish dog. He was
brought over by an Irishman who did
some ditching for me. He came concealed
in the steerage. He was very fond of the
children, especially of little boy of mine,
who was tender and just about tall enough
to be handy. We called this dog Little
could not see that he resembIed Little
Lord Fauntleroy, except that he wore
sash once or twice after he had jumped
through window, and short pants also
in hot weather.
Afterward l learned that he was an ex-
lie from Erin, and that a price had been
Set on his head there
Hut he was full of Ireland's wrongs. He
had good many of those to redress. That
Was his business while IN America. Be-
tween meals he redressed Ireland's
wrongs, and l PAID the damage. He lived
on cold potatoes while in the old country,
but here he wanted cold quail.
He is dead now
He sat for his death mask two years ago.
1t Is ali have to remember him by except
memento which people notice who are in
bathing with me at the seaside.
Since that l have learned that Ireland is
not entirely populated by biooded Irish
settlers. Some OF the native dogs in Ire
land are quite bourgeose.
Lately got large English mastlff. We
thought he would look we'll on the new
lawn. traded team for him.
With him got box of dog biscuits
and pharmacopea. | met him at the
train and had the car containing him side
tracked. presume that he is no larger
than some other English mastitfs, but to
me he seems larger, and l feel also like
apologizing To him for the raw state he
finds things in. I've got so I can meet
Lord Chesterfield. who drives my team,