The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-11
OTHER PEOPLES DOGS
They Have Far More Disagreeabis Traits
Than Ones Own Dog.

They Have Far More Disagreeable Trastu
Than Ones Own Dog.
The proverb, Love me, love nv dor. "
puts heavy strain on human affections.
Each Of us Of course feels sense Of soil
darity with his own hound. He was
faithful. he was kind, and he very seldom
whined, F" we murmur ss we reflect ON the
merits of our old dog Tray. Interesting
anecdotes illustrate mans feeling Of union
with bis dog We almost say that these
two are one flesh. Thus In GlaaQow a
drover was heard to obserM 10 Q stranger:
Was IL you that trampied sa mn doug Q
taesf For II IL was I'd gle 20 q clour on
the heid--and there it isi' This friend of
the dog was inexorabilis acer. He did NOT
walt TO learn whether, As . question Of
historical fact, the stranger had tramped
on his dogs toes or not; still less did be
pause for an apology. He struck him at
once, so much 10 each man kind Of body
corporate with his tika Thus we may
observe that when two dogs began TO
fight, each spirited proprietor belabos the
Others dog, and tho men ere - war, owing
to the quarrel between their subject de-
pendencies. No man reeents bis own dogs
behavior, however maddening. and often,
to keep the friend, We are Obliged TO en-
dure the dog
Now, all dogs ara not equally agreeable
to all. The friends of Launoe, especially
such OF his friends as wore faxthingsles,
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 you discover that the lower
portions Of your "faultless evening drUss"
miss Braddon) are 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 has pup. Perhaps he
thinks 1t will be O. making o. & poop"
But IL costs money, not TO mention the if-
ritating nature OF tho adventure. A mans
calves are dear to him, but his friends dog
makes them the theme of playful but NOR.
dant sallies. II 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
companion. Our friends dogs are apt
to stay out tai $3.50 q. m, and then on q
cold, foggy night to bay, zap, yell and
howl under oui windows. II one shoots at
them, IL is r ED. Az no dog ever yet
his n the guest must rise
open the door, -hivering In the fog
and admit the abomil BILE cur. Job him
self In these circumstances would probably
have hurled whatever was hard and heavy
Mt dear little Bingo, but to act thus is sim
ply TO provoke the blood fcud. Even to
admit that trees have branches, that there
are ropes and that many opine that dogs
have throats IL resented rs kind of BIAS
phemy against the family idol A dog 10
always going where he gets his toes or tail
trodden upon. The yowl he sets up 10
enough to destroy the nerves of q poet or
other person OF high strung organization.
But no man ever pities tho victim of his
log. Quito the reverse. It is Bingo, the
whom they cocker and pet
and condole with. OF course these acci.
ients mainly occur to fox terriers, whom
We take TO be nt once the shrillest the
most self engrossed and mentally the
most vacuous Of the brute creation. Fly
ar from the man or woman who cherishes
! fox terrier. This creature would justify
! divorce. In fact, an addition to our laws
hould at once be made. We should see,
n the edifying reports, "Smith versus
smith and fox terrier. Saturday Re-
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