The National tribune., 1894-11-29
ARTHUR sNoBBLEGosTER.
a Story for the Little Folks who Love Their
Dogs.


Dogs.
Arthur Snobblegoster was only a dog, but we
loved him. When his master brought him
home he was like little white bali Of wool
all cnrled mp, and his eyes fast closed together
He was not yet weaned FROM his mother, and
did not know how TO lap mix; so his mistress
fed him with a teaspoon. and when he wouid
cry q little girl in she horse rocked him dixie
q baby.
Snobblcgos:er was black and white deg,
with brown. fawnike eyes. ard long, silky
ears, which, before his eIentfGl life was over.
were all seolleped aud knotted from the fights
be had been ia.
With the gentleness and fidelity Of the pointer
"Snobbie mingled the agrees veDess aud rov-
ing prspeHsiiies of the coach dog. To his
friends always kind and faithful, he WAS TO
his enemies faetious aud vindictive. HIS
friends were all isuf mankind, his enemies dogs;
for il never seemed 10 dawn upon >ffoDaie that
he belanged to the canine Kingdom He
thought aimSclf home-fo perhaps. because
be was brought up spoon Eictuais.
Snobbie had hosts Of friends newsboys in
particular: for his master long had the dIrec-
ton OF newsboys. and SnobbIe iIad a proprietor
ship in them and they in him. All the police
men knew him, and whistled TO bin when he
was near; and the sireet-car drivers knew
him, and smugsled him many a ride.
The men at the restaurants and saloons knew
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when he PASSED and here is where the trouble
was; for. between eating teo much aud drink
ing frem the tubs where the beerslops were
thrown, he had many sick spell, and WAS
even known TO come home Iipsy
Then his enemies, the dogs, would fly out at
him. big dogs growing and snaring like Slug
ger Sullivans, and little dogs Yelling and snap
ping. Only contempt and scorH did he have
for the litlle dogs. bat the big dogs he would
always insist upon lighting, thinking himself
very much bigger than he was, as lis friends
the people. are sure to do. aud then he would
get fearfaiiy torn and biz Gid MANNED, and
sometimes he would have to have his wounds
sewed up aud be housed too, for DAYS together
SHobblegOster Was a very knowing dog ard
knew the tricks of opening doors aud playing
ball and how TO push stools and chairs off the
sofas when be wanted TO get up and sleep there
when the nights were cold. His mas; er said he
knew more than many grown people, and eer-
tain il is be knew quite as much rs those who
quarrel and fight and drink beer in the saloons
either from sop-tubs scbooners
But he WAS truly wise dog. for once when
be was lying before an open coal stove in his
masters Office, chunk of coal fell down and
set the floor on FIRE. and he ran 10 his master,
who was writing at desk Ct the wi ndow and
wbined and jumped till his master saw what
the trouble gzs. and pat the fire out.
Once SHos4isiegoster went on a trip with his
master. and when the train stopped at a station
some boys whistled TO him, and he was SO
friendly that he jumped out for visit, and the
train went on without him. But when Suob-
bic fonnd the train was gone he was very sad
and wonid neither eat nor sleep. nor make
friends with anybody. And he hid under a
dead preachers barn and howed and walled
enough 20 wake the dead.
Theu crowd of boys and men gathered
around the house and drove Snobbiegoster out
80 that be took refuge in a swamp and there
he was for three days aud nights without food,
though there WAS plenty OF water all about him.
for be wEs buried mp 10 the ears in mire.
His master teiegraphed a reward for him, but
Snobbie would not come out Of the swamp for
the persuasIons and threats of either boy or
man.
So all the big people went away far out of
sight, and then sent three little children with
some bread and meat in their hands. And
when Snobbie saw that the little visitors had
neither clubs nor stones, and that they spoke
softly TO him and neither shouted nor scolded
as most big folks would have done, Snobbie
crswled out Of the swamp, for be was half dead
and lay down at their feet and licked their
hands
But taste food he could not, for he was home
sick and heartsick without his home aud
friends And this shows that even dumb dogs
are much more like people than We give them
credit for.
Then Snobbie was put on the cars and
sent home. aud when he reached the depot his
friends were there 10 meet him, and when he
saw them he cried just like any baby, for
snobbie was young then, and his mistress
put her arms around his neck, dirty as lie was,
and they both cried together.
By-snd-by baby came 10 live in the same
house Snobblegoster lived. He was very ical-
Gus Of her. and snaried aud showed his teeth
whenever she was near. lie was fearfuly
jealous, you sec; this shows. too how much
dogs and people are really alike. When the baby
began TO creep and toddle around Snobbie
was more furious than ever; especially if she
pulled his TAIL or put her hands on his long ears.
And sometimes be would snap at her so suddenly
that every one, nearly, thought he would bite
her.
So they hogan to say Don't let her touch
him" and his r1aster wnuld hod him &c keep
them apart. Bat Snobbies mistress said
Let them alone. and dOu's set them against
each OTTER. AID they will soon be good friends
enough"