The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-01-10
A DOG THAT GOT A PRIZE
he WASN'T ENTERED IN THE SHOW,
BUT WAS GIVEN AN AWARD.

He Was q Homely BrindIe Cur of the
Streets and He Saved His Little Gamin
Master from n watery Faith
fuI Dog Receives Due Credit.
There was a bench show Of dogs in the
Central rink, and all the pugs, and terri
ers, and mastifs, and St. Bernards, and
bulldogs, and all the other high bred
DIS who were sure to what class they
belonged and whose owner could prove
their right to be SO 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 a different scene. In a narrow
court near the river lay a shivering,
white faced little shaver, whose clothes
dripped water. Over him bent another
boy with a quart of steaming hot liquid
in his hand.
Drink this here hot coffee, JIM" he
said. Bills gone for to hunt up some dry
duds, and maybe we a get yer inter
that engine room ter dry. Don't yer go
ter gettin' faint nor nothin' now. Want
yer head raised a bit?'
But the boy raised himself on his elbow
and looked around him. He took a drink
of the coffee, and seeming to get strength
said:
where's Buster
"Oh, he's around somewhere. Busters
all right. There comes the boys with the
buds, and We'll have you all right, too, in
a minute. Don't feel dizzy or nothin',
do yer??'
I'm beginning to feel first rate again.
Where's Buster? Some of you whistle;
] amt got the wind"
But at that moment a bobtailed brindle
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 the 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 him"
| LOOKING o A PRIZE.
"Wot sort Of a prize is it," demanded
the wet boy.
money, you ~woodenhead you. They're
all swells down there, and he said there's
a prize for the best dog that I've q
feller's life"
This was enough to satisfy the inqui-
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 one Of
them to De crushed under the wheels of
a cable car, when the wet boy gave a low
whistle and ordered the dog to "come
ere"
The animal obeyed without a whine.
"Now 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"
It was doubtful at frstif the boy would
be able to keep his word, but by the help
clothing and wrapped him up in some
thing drier, he managed to go.
When he saw his master going the dog
followed, and they soon stood before the
bulletin board in front of the rink, an
~nouncing the bench show and the terms
of a~dmittance.
There was some consultation, and then
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 fee
with the combined wealth of the COM
pany, undertook to drag the dog in with
him.
Here! Leave that dog outside" COM
manded the doorkeeper. "You SAINT take
that dog in with you, l say"
What's the reason? Amt I taking
him in to get the prize"
"What prize? There is no prize for
such ours as that, Turn him out, / tell
you"
a RI WAS GIVEN.
Yes, there is a prize. Wot are you
givin' Us? Didn't a man tell me so? He
amt going to eat up none Of your fine
haired pups, but he's gdn' to get that
prize"
There might have been q fracas and
an arrest, for the boy wlo had paid his
@ was positive and determined, but