Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-05-30
A YELLOW DOGS LUCK.

How = vagabOnd Canine Succeeded In Get
ting n Square Meal.
Alfred de Musset, the famous French
poet, was 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 go about soliciting the
votes of members. Musset had gone from
one academician to another and was on
his way, on foot, to the house of the Count
dc Sainte-Aulaire, Just outside Of Paris,
whose vote he hoped to gain. When he
had almost arrived at the place, large
yellow dog began to follow him, but the
dog meaked behind, and as the poet was
too much wrapped in his thoughts 10
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 il belonged TO the
house.
The host and his family were warm
admirers of Musset and gave him hearty
welcome, though they gazed asl1ance at
the horrible yellow dog, which had curled
its long legs down on a beautiful rug
woven by the young lady of the family
as present to her grandmother.
Extraordinary taste in pets" said the
host to himself. "But to q 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 tho family
and their guest to the dining room, the
master Of the house was in grave doubt
whether anything could be pardoned to
poet" The animal rushed around the
table, grabbing piece of food, frighten.
ing the venerable grandmother almost to
death, and acting like the miserable, hum
CRY vagabond that he was.
The hoste :, by way Of delicate COM
pliment IN her guest, caused a large plate
Of food to DO placed for the dog. The
animal ate it in a minutes time and gall
loped around the table for more. He
barked ferociously when one of the fami-
ly declined to give him a piece of meat
that he saw ON plate.
The dogs actions prevented any con-
versation or any enjoyment Of the meal.
The host looked at his guest and won
dered. The guest looked at his host and
wondered.
As the party was rising from the tablS
the dog rushed against servant and
caused him to upset the greater portion
of a set of rare and precious china, an
heirloom in he family. The ladies gath.
cred about, weeping, and began to pick
up the priceless fragments.
Something in the hostess face inspired
the poet with q sudden and fearful
thought. He rushed up to the count.
"Can it be possible, sir" he exclaimed
"that you supposed that this dog be
I longed to me2'
why, of course we supposed he wa,
yours" said the count. "He came with
you, did he notT'
81 never saw the hideous beast be
forer said Musset. II supposed all thl
time that the dog belonged to the house.
Then the animal, which had show
signs Of uneasiness during this little con
versation, sneaked toward the door. III
was kicked out, yelping, but once wei
outside he shook himself and trotted OF
with a complacent air, which seemed Il
say;
''Well, that's all right--so long as yol
didn't turn Jae out before dinnerF'
M. dc Sainte-Aulaire voted for Musset
''But," he said, II shouldn't have don
90 II that dog had really been his. Upol
such little things do great things de
pendr'-Youth's Companion.