The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-08

uniformed friends to spend the day.
Down in Livingstone county the
train stopped at small station and
Rondo got of. While engaged in
personal alteration with a country
dog, the train pulled out and left
him; but Rondo knew thing or two.
After he had finished whipping the
dog who caused his trouble, he made
himself at home with the natives.
When the train returned in the
evening he was on the platform, and
boarded it for home with . thorough
knowledge of what he was doing.
Rondo fell in once with an acquaint-
ance-a brakeman on the Louisville
and Nashville railroad-and went
with him to St. Louis. He was so
well pleased with city life that he
remained several days. When he
was ready to return home he went to
the Union depot and took the proper
train.
On one of his railroad trips to Mem
phis he failed to change cars at Guth-
RE and wound up in Nashville
Several days later a young man from
Sebree found him in a joint watching
game of craps with intense inter
est. While there a crap-shooter whose
rabbit-foot had lost its charm rubbed
it over Rondo's shaggy back, and re-
turning to the game, broke the bank.
All the gamblers in the room then
whetted their graveyard mascots on
the dogs tawny back and took him
out for a time.
For a week Rondo was feasted and
entertained in grand style. But his
conscience rebuked him at the neg
lect of his friends, and he boarded
train for home.
On recent visit to Cincinnati with
Colonel Thompson Rondo deserted to
go out and have time with the boys.
A month later he picked up Mr.. c. ".
Morrison of Pembroke, KY, as good
man to go home with, and he invited
himself to honor Mr.. Morrison with
his company. Arriving at Pembroke
he created some CONSERVATION in the
family of his new friend by barking
at the water cooler. He finally made
his host understand that he was
thirsty, and after he had been
remarks to a sideboard he found in
another room. Rondo liked Mr.. Morri-
sons style of living SO well that he
remained several days, finally return
ing home.
During the recent political uupleas-
antness in the Breckenridge district,
Rondo heard Colonel Thompson dis
cuss the question of visiting Lexing-
ton on the evening train. He took
his usual siesta upstairs after dinner
and when he awoke it lacked but a
few minutes till train time. He
came down the stairs at break neck
speed and ran at full tilt directly to
the depot. At Lexington he deserted
Colonel Thompson to enjoy himself
among the sporting fraternity.
A month later a Hopkinsvil1e. KY,
merchant was surprised on Wall
street in New York city by a tawny
colored cog jumping and frisking
about him with every symptom of
| intense JOY. 1t was Rondo. He had
no doubt visited all the large place s
en- route to New York, and it is pre-
sumed he had grown tired of metro
politan existence when his surpris-
| ing aptness in smelling out Kentucky
| gentlemen played him in good part.
| ROndo stuck by his Blue Grass &C
quaintance until he arrived in Hop
kinsville, when he continued on to
| Sebree alone.
Rondo still lives with Colonel
Thompson. He is frequently absent
on trips of which no one knows, but
he stays at home sufficiently and is
diligent enough while there to keep
in subsection everything in the shape
of rat