Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-09-30
MUGGINS.

Il ~ Caters bought his famous bull
I pup when bull pups were in fashion
and paid q good round sum for him
The pup came of a long line Of hghtins
( ancestors, and his noble name waa
Z Mug2ins.
Inside Of a week NuGgins had Var
CATERS completely in subsection. Mug
gins slept on Van Gaiters' bed and
chawed Van Caters feet when he
moved them in the night: MuSgina
breakfasted on Van Caters cu6s
lunched on Van Gaiters' boots, dined
and supped on choice bits Of Van Gait.
Srs' friends
Auggins, plus Van CATERS. walked
down Fifth avenue Of an afternoon,
and was sure to become involved in
some street brawl before Van Caters
got him home again. Generally VIM
CATERS got mixed up in the row rs well.
and once tie two landed In a police
station and had to be bailed out
Not that Muggins picked quarrels
Far from that. But MugSins was 50
bow-IegSed that he walked In a chain
stitch pattern from one side Of the walk
to the other, ana Muggins was Of an
ugllness that appalled, one; Ike the re-
hection Of a respectable dog In a cou-
vex mirror with 4 kink IN It,
There was something about the crook
ed, Yet jaunty advf:nce OF him, some
thing in the slantIng lser of his bu.s-
Ing brown eye. that set other dogs
teeth on edge. Hence battle for Mug
gins brooked no criticism. Pugs and
such things be rolled about on the cob
D!es until their tails were out of curl
But when big dogs went home minus
an ear or section OF tail or with badly
lacerated leg the owner merely groau-
ed. ITS that beastly bull pup Of Van
CATERS"
30 much for the valor OF Muggns.
For Intelligence Musg.ns was a wonder.
Humor- MugSirs' sense of humor wa,
colossal.
lie used regularly to charge upon til.
bilhd man who sold pencils at the foot
OF the Il station and grab the handful
OF MS wares the old fellow 81 patheti.
caliy extended. Then Muagins would
retreat 10 the aole track to deyoir
them, leaving Van Caters 10 pick I'D
TIE poor Old chap, set him on his CAMP
STOOL ard make good his loss TIL.
blind man never came to endure Nu-
gins 0Eslaughts with eauan:rn,r-.
Enough he protited largely by this uov.I
method OF sale
Mugglns went about Brooklyn In !,
cab with Van CATERS al the time OF tn.
trolley strikes. when Van Gaiters was
hunting NJ sensations and various resj-
mental friends of Lls. Muggins escap-
ed from the cab IN Hicks stree, ami
upset whole company of the Tbi.-
teenth Regiment boys. who were drill
ing In front OF a Chinese laundry. thei,
temporary quarters. Musgins started
TO run around the block and dashed be-
tween the legs OF company X. then
Changed his mind and dashed back
again, bowling over the whole line. The
boys were angry enough to have boyo-
neted him II Van CATERS had moi
caught him in the rebound and baulsJ
Aim into the cab.
Then MuGgins was the sworn epem,
OF the young De Peys,ers, rext door
= a.
passers-by. They were trying the cob
blestone trick one day. and had set Oh
the walk a granite block done I'D iu
wrapping paper with a pink string.
While they lurked In the areavay
waiting TO hoot at the first unfortunat to
who should attempt to kick II ont OF
MS pain, MIggins came trotting down
the steps and made for II. The bows
charged him. but Muggins kept them
on. lie tried his Jaw on each Of the
four corners Of the block, and a how,
Of derlsion went up from his foes. Then
Augglns tried to carry 1t of by the
string and failed. Finally. with infi-
mite difficulty and low growls he rolled
1t TO the foot OF the Van Cater stems
and stood guard over ii, nibblipg II Dell
sively the while till his master appear.
I'd
II was "tamale" year that year ana
tamale men were on every corner. Mug
gins has ideas on the subject. He
liked tie smell Of the hot tamales and
the grateful warmth emanatiny from
the big tin cans in which the tamales
were stored. II he found a tamale man
absent from his post for a moment Mug
gins would squat down like a Chinese
lido! In front of the can. and take charge
OF II for the rest of the evening, while
customers waited and the tamale man
shrieked and swore, afraid to approach
and Van Caters enjoyed the fun.
Then Muggins prevented his master
from proposing 10 Miss Emilia Remsea
The night of Mrs. Van CATERS empire
ball Muggins had concealed himself In
the conservatory some time during the