Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-19
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They Have Far More Disagreeable Traits
 Than Onc's Own Dog.

Tho proverb, Hove mo, love my dog, " puts heavy strain on human affections Each of us of course feels a sense of soli- darity with his own hound. He was faithful, he was kind, and he very seldom whined, we murmur as we reflect on tho merits of our old dog Tray. Interesting anecdotes illustrate mans feeling of union with his dog We almost say that these two are one flesh. Thus in Glasgow drover was heard to observe to q stranger: Was it you that trampled on ma doug's taes? For if it was I'd gie ye clour on the hcid-and there it is!' This friend of the dog was inexorabilis, acer. He did not wait to learn whether, as Il question of historical fact the stranger had tramped on his dogs toes or not; still less did ho pause for an apology. He struck him at once, so much is each man kind of body corporate with his tike. Thus we may observe that, when two dogs began to fight each spirited proprietor belabors the others dog, and the men are at war, owing to the quarrel between their subject de- pendencics. No man resents his own dogs behavior, however maddening, and often, to keep the friend, we are obliged to en- dure the dog
 Now, all dogs arc not equally agreeable to all The friends of Launce, especially such of his friends as wore farthingales had much to suffer from that stony heart ed cur. Indeed we all have much to suffer from other mems dogs. Thus, put case,
 that you dine out All through dinner you are aware that pup is bestowing his affections on you under the table, In the drawing room yon discover that the lower portions of your "faultless evening dress (Miss Braddon) arc mere decorative fringes The pup has converted them into rags and tatters. This seems an extreme ly humorous circumstance to your host, because the pup is his pup. Perhaps he thinks lit will be t making O t poop But it costs money, not to mention the ir- ritating nature of the adventure. A man S calves arc dear to him, but his friend S dog makes them the theme of playful but mor- dant sallies. If the sufferer gives the dog what-in the opinions of persons who are not owners of dogs-he richly deserves, then tho affection is ended. They had been friends in youth' till the dog came in, like death, and broke up their fair companionship Our friends dogs are apt to stay out till 3:30 a. m., and then on a cold, foggy night to bay yap, yell and howl under our windows, If one shoots at them, it is resented. As no dog ever yet wakened his master, the guest must rise, open the door, stand shivering in the fog and admit the abominable cur. Job him. self in these circumstances would probably have hurled whatever was hard and heavy at dear little Bingo, but to act thus is sim ply to provoke the blood feud Even to admit that trees have branches, that there are ropes and that many opino that dogs have throats is resented as kind Of 6lcS- phemy against tho family idol A dog is always going where he gets his toes or tail trodden upon. The yowl he sets up is enough to destroy tho nerves of a poet or other person of high strung organization, But no man ever pities the victim of his dog Quite tho reverse. It is Bingo, tho downtrodden, whom they cocker and pet and condole with. Of course these acci dents mainly occur to fox terriers, whom we take to be at onco the shrillest, the most self engrossed and mentally the most yacuous of the brute creation. Fly far from the man or woman who cherishes fox terrier This creature would justify divorce. In fact, an addition to our laws should at once be made. We should see, in the edifying reports, Smith versus Smith and fox terrier. "-Saturday Re- view