The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-08
JOE YoUNG,s DAY.

JOE YOUNG'S DAY.
superintendent J. H. Young, of the
Union Pacific, ]. e. Gallagher, and D.
E. Burley, the assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Union Pacific, have
gone north on chicken hunt.
Mr.. Young heard that M. S. Brown
ing, Of this city, one of the crack
shots of the United States, had a
very fine bird dog, a $3.50 beauty which
was by all odds the best bird dog in
Utah.
Now, there is nothing too good for
Joe and his friends, so he thought he
must take along Browning's dog.
Knowing that his friend Glenn
Schramm and Willis Beardsley were
personal friends Of Browning and real
izing that it would be a delicate mat
ter to 'broach to the champion shooter,
Mr.. Young telephoned Schramm Friday
and requested that he and Beardsley
secure the dog for him-and right
there is where he made a mistake. He
had evidently overlooked the fact that
rSchramm and Beardsley had taken
their friend ex-Judge Allison out to
shoot chickens recently, and had sup
piled him with a lot OF blank carUridg-
es, so that he could not kill a bird.
Well, the boys were determined that
Joe and his friends should have a dog,
and by means of little persuasion
and a quarter they Induced a boy to
get them one of the poorest looking
specimens of the canine family that
was to be found loose on the streets
of Ogden.
They were unable to say just what
breed he belonged to and when ques-
toned as to that point yesterday Glen
said the breed was Just dog and full
Blood
By means of rope and a bone
the ornery brute was persuaded to
follow them to the depot, where he
was left tied in the ticket office with
directions to deliver him over to Mr..
Young and his party when they ar
rived. The train came in and Joe
rushed out to get his dog. The young
man in the ticket Office had been post
ed and when the superintendent came
in he simply remarked that there was
a dog which Glenn Schramm had sent
down.
rs that the famous Browning dog?'
said Joe.
Il believe So" said the ticket man
as he busted himself to walt on a Gus
toner.
what a cussed ugly brute to be
as he united the string and led the
dog out toward the car.
Here he met Glenn. The dog was fol-
lowing reluctantly, halt frightened TO
death, with his tail between his legs,
thinking no doubt, if dogs think, that
he had been bagged by the dog catch
er sure.
Joe was very much pleased that Glenn
had been so successful and had secured
the dog from Browning; but remarked
that he was a very peculiar looking
brute for a bird dog He wanted to
know if Browning had said anything
about the way to handle him, but the
arch-conspirator had not gathered any
inside facts about the dog except that
he must be handled with care, because
he was a very fine animal.
Joe loaded him into his private car,
and ordered that he be fed on porter
house steak and cream-having been
| convinced that when he became better
| acquainted the good qualities which
| made him so valuable would loom up
Mr.. Burley came 81, ind looked at
the dog and while The did not claim to
be an expert, judging from all the
pictures of blooded dogs which he had
seen this one must certainly he a rare
specimen+because he had never seen
anything like it.
Gallagher said if the dog was worth
$3.50 he must be all right, so he was
given a comfortable berth in the car
and free ride with the party to the
north country.
The dog has never seen a gun, much
less heard one. and at the first shot
he will bolt for home, and it is safe
to say he will arrive here some hours
in advance of the party. 1t will be
harder travelling coming home than it
was going out but he will make bet
ter time.
The boy who furnished the animal
has been bribed to report the moment
he returns so that a telegram can be
sent to the party at Soda Springs, say
ing that Browning's valuable dog is
home o. K, and to loose no more time
looking for him.
Schramm and Beards1ey have pur-
chased tickets and are going away for
a few days, because they don't care
to meet the hunting party for week
or two.