The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-17
MIKE IS DEAD.
Tho Times' Big nIastin Run Over by an
Electric Car.

Electric Car.
Mike is deadi
We loved him for what he was, and
we knew him we'll. Strong, honest,
open.hearted, brave and sincere, he de-
serves more than the passing tribute of
sigh. Our grief cannot be half told
in words made cold and unfeeling by
the impression of the types which can.
not reproduce the punctuation of our
tears.
While his remains are resting in the
cold, damp sepulcher OF the dead, the
memory of our noble Mike will long
remain with us. During the days to
come remem brances of his valor will
be told and retold by ''late watch"
members OF the staff after "thirty's up"
and few hours relaxation from labor IL
ours.
1t will be told how Mike watched the
paper made, and guarded zealously the
interest Of our unfeeling, monopolistic,
capitalistic business manager. Mike
could detect in any one of US the least
sign Of SOLDERING" He would growl
ominously at tho devil" II, perchance,
that much maligned necessity about the
office should "pi" galley. II the tele-
phone bell should ring and there were
mono to answer Mike knew that some
body was absent without right, and he
would show his displeasure. He could
tell to moment the time for lunch in
the composing room and he would m axe
his presence on such occasions known.
Mike was only dog, but, like many
noble men, he made strong friendships
and, like men, could not command
strong, lasting respect without making
some enemies. His enemies were
among those whose first affec ton was
bestowed upon less noble brutes with
whom Mike had carried his point in
argument; and among the several classes
OF visitors to the newspaper office whom
we accept as "nec assary unpleasantries
of the business"
At glance Mike could distinguish
the man who calls to borrow all unread
exchange Just for moment" but
who never returns it. He would growl
at tho chronic visitor who lust dropped
in" but who would, before leaving, re.
quest the insertion OF puff for friend
ships sake, for, you know, I've boon a
would invariably warn US OF the APP
proach of creditor and, for all this
and much more, we loved him
Mike was large, black N uzzled mas
tiff, known az THE TIMES dog" and he
enjoyed larger acquaintance in Roa-
noke than the policeman on the beat. He
took an especial delight in prompting
our fire reporter. AT the first tap of the
alarm bell Mike would rush towards the
engine house, knocking over all minor
obstacles that came in his way. Several
times he attempted to oversurn the fire
wagons in his ambition to reach the fire
first, but. in these well-remem bered
incidents. he took second money, as he
was always worsted. Whenever he
reached q re he would run about, get
ting in everybody's way, and bark lust
lily until he ascertained that TIMES
man was there penciling notes from
which an account OF the con flagration
could afterward be told to the public
Surely, Mike was q veteran.
In an evil moment Wednesday night
he sat on his launches and listened
to dissertation by the religious editor
Afterwards he walked out upon the
deserted streets and communed with
the stars. Perhaps then he determined
to desert the newspaper business and
become moral brute. Something of
this kind must have been his intention
because, yesterday forenoon at 0:3O
o'clock he joined a jolly, rollicking,
noisy lot of children OF the Episcopal
Mission Sunday school who had boarded
an electric car bent upon ENJOYING a
Sunday school picnic.
His was death bed repentance.
Mike galloped alongside of the car
until Center street was reached where
the track runs through cut. There
he was caught and killed by the electric
engine OF death, our present feelings of
grief making us incompetent at this
time to assert whether justifiable or
not.
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