Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-08
A poo N oHANoEax.
III" Story Of Faithful Little Dandy. :.
Shaggy bohemian CAalnr.

onA~gy hohemian Cnulnr.
a well known gambler named petts
who died few years ago In wushinp,on'
loft VIII, which VIVA contested. WON.
IN appeared mourning him na n widow
although sho and Belts hnd usr,rd lon,
enough before, as 1t seemed from his viii
ior Belts to forget her entirely. AmoLg
the property, which was 10 remain in
ohanctry pending the decision in tho viii
case, was q finc thoroughbred Scotch ter.
ricr, Dandy. Ho had seen life this v,,er.-
an shaggy bohemian little DANDY. ue and
twin brother had been sent neross thn
ocean to this country when they woro al.
most too young TO know tho difference be.
tween the sea and the dry land DANDY
was ON his way to Now Yorker Tho
other dog was the property OF the sporting
man who was bringing tho dogs 10 this
country, On tho passage over Dnndy's
brother died. And, oddly enough Dandy
never reached tho New York man, who 70.
eeiyed instead notc from his sportinr
friend shying that the animal had died ON
the passage So Dandy took the plncc OF
tho deceased dog, and his career began
whom he was purchased for pretty little
sum by the noted Mr. Belts.
From that time until tho gambler died
Belts and Dandy worn insepurable They
crossed and rocrossod the continent TO.
gothcr many times. Dandy knew tho
streets of Helena, Of Seattle and OF San
Francisco. He saw Salvador win his gruht
race. He was wide awake at night and
In tho daytime extremely dull IIo was as
wary "a his master, md ho never lost HIS
head. lilo was gracious to every one, but
never In AN intimate way. There was only
one person In the world for him. and per.
haps he piticd tho world because thuro
was only one Mr. Bolts In Il aud all other
dogs because thoy did not belong TO Belts.
SO when the one person IN all the world
died Dandy hung his head and his tail
dropped, and be undoubtedly hated life.
His Importance ~ dog In chnnccry did
not affect him, and when thu question
arose about the disposal OF tho dog until
the decision In the case, since no could not
be shut up In vault with tho other prop,
erty, he maintained an attitude Of pcrfoot
indifference
Finally tho register Of wills took charge
OF tho dog aud Dandy, for the first time
In his life, knew home. II is certain
that he did not like the atmosphere NJ
"io' -" H" anu ~ IVY iail 70 snow inc
utnlost seofl Tor thp other domestic anl-
mus ABOUT the place Ihut he was not
expected TO ehaso lh' cats hstonished hlm'
hhu ne heen''u 70 reRhrd tle o'hor dogs as
DAolos IN experience before long, how
ever u seemed 70 enter MS nina .lhAt
th'ro might Goa sort OF pleasure IN SHOW
ing on before tneso interior creatures,
anu adopting an lhuulReht anu patrohlE'
ing nir tuWeru tho otnet inmates OF inc
mousse neASt anu man, nc went threugh
ms accomplishments Win ulshity ana Hp
parent ohlnymoht' 10 huu Vocabulary
OF a hunhred Wous--thnt ~, nc uhupr'
STOOD ihht mahy--''nd II IN ietehng Things
70 order from an upper story nc sometimes
brought toothbrush instead oil slipper
he remcdicd bis mistakcwith nshttle con-
fusion us possible,
1radunlly NO seemed TO discern In tho
register oil wis qualities That We're NOT
unlike some OF inc attributes OF tho dearly
loved NY brtts' lie found TINT gamblers
were niter an men ana that the register
OF Wis was also man. SO he gave ms
heart away again ana loved thofeHlStor oil
wills, ana MS new master lovou MN
WI, u inc VIII SUIT was many ueoiueo'
anu II nocaino NECESSARY 10 transfer 'ne Is
tato ana Dandy with u 20 tho victorious
widow, inc register oil wis fenelieu V'goi'
oualy' lie offered an hbsuruIy large sun,
of mnnpN Tor tho uUu. llu even AttNtnltNil