The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-04-24
4 Doc! THAT GOT A PRIZE
he WASN'T ENTERED IN THE SHOW,
BUT WAS GIVEN AN AWARD.

There was a bench show of dogs in the
Central rink, and all the pugs, and terri
ers, and mastiffs, and st. Bernards, and
bulldogs, and all the other high bred
dogs who were sure to what class they
belonged and whose owner could prove
their right to be 50 classed were there.
People were coming and going, and the
papers had been full of descriptions Of
the affair, illustrated by wood cuts OF
some of the finest animals.
Over on another street of the same city
was quite different scene. In a narrow
court near the river lay a shivering,
white faced little shaver, whose clothes
dripped water. Over him Dent another
boy with a qIars Of steaming hot liquid
in his land.
Drink this hers, l,ot coffee, JIM" he
said. "Bill's gone fer to hunt upsome dry
buds, and maybe we a get yer inter
that engine room ter dry. Don't yer &c
Ter gettin' faint nor nothin' now. Want
yer head raised a bit"
But the boy raised htmself on his elbow
and looked around him. He took a drink
Of the coffee, and scouting to get strength
said:
where's BUSTER!
"Oh, he's around somewhere. Busters
all right. There comes the boys with the
duds, and We'll nave you all right, too, in
a minute. Don't fee! dizzy or nothin',
do yer?'
I'm beginning to feel first rate again.
Where's Buster? SOM Of you whistle;
| amt got the wind"
But at that moment a bobtailed brlndle
dog came around the corner, closely pur-
sued by a couple of boys.
LET Buster alone! What are you chas'
ing Buster for:" demanded the PROSTATE
boy.
why. yer see," explained the others
still keeping up tho chase" there was a
man said if we could get him around to
the dog show they'd give him a prize for
pulling you out of the river, and he won't
: let US catch hin."
LOOKIN FCR A PRIZE.
"Wot sort of q Ynize is 1T" demanded
the wet boy.
Money, you woodelhead, you. They're
) all swells down there. and he said there's
a prize for the best dog that saves a
feller's lite."
This was enough to satisfy the inqul-
> ries of the smaller boy, and to excite the
best efforts Of the others to capture the
dog, but for some reasons he eluded
them. Perhaps he had good reasons for
being suspicious of boys who were too
friendly. Anyway, he lodged and kept
, out of their way, almost causing n OF
them to be crushed under the wheels OF
a cable car, when the wet boy gave a low
whistle and ordered the dog to leone
ere"
The animal obeyed without a whine.
Nov lay down. The dog got down and
put his nose between his paws. "You've
got to go and get that there prize and
I'm going too"
1t was doubtful at trstif the boy would
be able to keep his word, but by the helr
of the others, who had taken off his wet
clothing and wrapped him up in some
+ thing drier, he managed to go.
When he saw his master going the dog
i. followed, and they soon stood before ID
; bulletin board in front Of the rink, an
nouncing the bench show and the terms
of admittance.
There was some consultation, and ther
- while four of them stayed with the boy
who had been in the water, one of the
largest took the dog by the strap around
his neck, and, paying the admission te'
7 with the combined wealth Of the com
pany, undertook to drag the dog IN witt
~ him.
. Here! leave that dog outside" com
S., manded the doorkeeper. You can't TAX
that dog in with you. say"
{ Whats the reason? Amt | takln:
5H him in to get the prize?
sj. What prize? There is no prize TO
III such ours as that. Turn him out, l tel
YOU"
at A PRIZE WAS GIVEN.
TT I Yes, there is "a prize. Wot are yo'
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