New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-03
TIGER.
A c1,rRGyMAH.s STORY OF 4 DOC.

The Rev c. J. Adams In The Dog Fancier.
Not "Tise" concerning whom | have told num-
Der Of stories in this department. Tiger is another
dog and a fine fellow he is His hair is short. and
he is as black as night. | have met him but once.
and that was at clericus at the house OF his
master-the Rev. Peter Claude Croyeling at Com
wall y Y lie is probably four and Il half feet
long a 20 his body lie stands nearly as high n
an ordinary table. He has a fine hcld-woni"rfuIy
large brain chambers. HIS eyes are extremely IN
telligent and expressive. His master loves him with
a great bolsterous love characteristic Of the man
who will he a great attractive loyablc boy when
he is eighty. | greet him. and hope that ne may
abide in the flesh til he is one hundred ana eighty
But took up my pen to write about tn" dos not
the master The dog and the master are vel mated
Tiger is the dog for the master and Mr.. CrevellnG
is the master for the dog We hardly ever meet but
before We are through shaking hands NJ. CroveiiuC
begins telling me something about Tiger This o'-
CURED. as usual. at hotel whore | was entertain
ing the clergy "A month ago. The story was
wonderful. ! said. "Crevcing write that out FOR
me: want to publish it in The Dog Fancier
no" he said What DO you take me for:' And
all the corridors resoundel with the resonance o.
his voice-"what do you take me for? 10 YOU pro
sumo that ! am going % DO your work FOR you'
Write it ont yourself And II YOU want witness
send to me-" WEI YOU swear 10 the truth Of tht
of Bibles as big a. tins hotel. And more VIII pro-
ducc two other witnesses NY vic ana ih" young
the settling Now FOR the STORY
Tiger occupies the same room with Mir and Mrs
CrcVeling at night \ sheet Us spread FOR him ON
him as they wouii Of a child When he is rcst-
less during the night Mr. Crcycllng viii put he
hand out and pat his head Speaking 10 nm
Tigcr sleeps 20 nights is Iert under 4 wash
stand. This much that what follows may be-
Mrs creveling thc young lad} ana all o,her
Tiger He was left locked in The house. Whom
they returned. ana Mrs Ctcvehng went to her
o sh found eI rgtr 9a3 spn S good I pG6
and on the bed. The bed was In very tumhlcl
which the occupancy Of such dog would naiur-
ally leave ia condition which any careful house
imagine without a shaiGcr Mrs Crcvcne erica
ont; NJ NJ CrcNeling came running r Ait"r MIN
see what YOU have done You have ruined your
mlssic,s bod Tiger, Tier, I feel iikc crylnF,'
INK another word Mr. Crcvong went doWnstlrY
and into his study. threw himself on a large
Tiger. who bad followed him. threw himself down
on rug beside the sofa and cried; too Mr
believed that he had learned lesson.
Aean Tser r'% a c i h bSn Mcr Acne A"a h
family returned Mrs. Cr"ycllng again went To- her
He had again been on he bc .'f" BIT Her. sheet
the ore upon which he slept a. night-was there.
bed And here bad been ~ one to- to spread oa, the
sheet for Tiger lie had spread 1t out FOR himself
In activity in employment of reason? what had
Tiger done? lc had put his nose under The wash
stand and pulled The sheet on. lie hal put the
sheet on the bed He had sprcIl the sheet out over
the bed. What had been Tiers train Of thought?
This something very much l!k" 81. 81 want 10
li. on that bed be cause II reminds of my absent
master and mistress. But don't dare 90 Do 80. |
viii give offence II DO 80. VIII be- punished
WHY am ! not wanted to lie on the bed? because
/ sol H. what shall I do' There is the
shcci-my sheet Thcy don't care If lie on that.
rl spread the sheet over the bed what great
head I have Tho reader Understands. ~ COURSE.
that / am not claiming thai T.ger has SUN rent
command ~ tho English language 10 even subject
lively cxpresss himself as have represented him.
have onlv tried T. bring as strongly as poes bile
10 he rcader'4 mind the fact that tran Of tholpht
rnuct have passed The dOp's mind. Ana train Of
thought could not pass through his mind If be hadn
mind If1yiur 81 mind then what. IT, thnka he
reasons What elec2 II my mind ls immortal way
NOT Tigers And remember that can prov" the
t,tb nf .,.ry detail ~ this story by three Witncstcs
MIR CrcvcIig his wife. and his wifc's friend. 80
oourt would a SIX