Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-08-27
HIS BULGARIAN SETTER.

HIS BULGARIAN SETTER.
Herr Zuckermeister, who has a hat
store in Pickleville, Wilhamsburgh, is
looking for a young man, by name Red
Gallagher. The little German halter
is not inserting advertisements in the
newspapers, nor has he asked the po-
lice to send out general alarm for
his man, but should he ever meet him
the grand jury will have homicide
complaint to answer.
Red Gallagher has an unenyiable
reputation in Pickleville He is a
lanky, lantern-jawed fellow, with
freckled face and shock Of red hair
that looks like door mat. His spec
ialty is robbing the clotheslines of back
yards at night; but there is nothing
he would stop at, even to scraping the
paint sign from the window of Chi
nese laundry just for the sake Of steal
ing something. Red was known to
Herr Zuckermeister only in general
way, that is, the little German did not
know that he had a record and a pic
ture in the rogues' gallery. The rec
ord read something like this:
No. 1873, James Gallagher alias Red,
- years old i'm 1889, is five feet nine inch
cS tall. slim built, has gray eyes and red
hair. freckled face, scar on chin and let
ters -. c." tattooed on right forearm.
Gallagher is an all-round sneak thief and
second story man. He served two terms
in Crow Hill penitentiary for petty lar
ceny, and was convicted in 1856 for as
sauit and robbery and sentenced to three
years in State prison.
Zuckelmeister knew him only by
sight, and from hearing his name mem
toned in the saloons On one fine
spring day recently the little German
halter was summing himselfin the door
way of his store when Red sauntered
along leading a dog almost as long and
lanky as himself, and with hair Of
similar color. He walked right into
Zuckermeisters store, greatly to the
hatter's surprise, and, in a CHEEKY tone,
exclaimed:
Hello, Zuck, wanter git hat de
latest style, an one of der best yer got
-see?"
Now, Zuckermeister had never spo-
ken to Red, but overlooked the famil-
iarity of this greeting in his excite
ment. He took several hats out and
laid them on the counter.
"I got hat here once before, an it
fit me face like fiddle, but | bought
this one at another Dutchmans, an l
don't like it fer a cent-see?" said Red,
tying his dog to a leg Of the counter.
Zuckermeister only smiled and hand
ed Red a derby. Red tried several,
and finally decided on one which was
marked $1.9O, but which Zuckermeis-
ter let go at $l.75. Red pulled out
two-dollar bill, paid for the hat, and
in the meanwhile conversed with the
halter
Say, what dyer t'ink of dat dog,
Zucker?" asked Red.
"Oh, he looks pooty goot. Vat kind
of a tog it is?"
Hes a new breed. Dey calls 'em
Bulgarian setter, cross between Cor
don and Irish setter. Dis one took
first prize at de dog show, an I'm ta-
kin him down ter have HIM trimmed
fer mother show. l wouldn' sell him
fer less than $25."
"He must be goot tog, remarked
Zuckermeister.
"Yer kin betcher last calooper dat
he is. Say, I'm goin' ter leave him
here fer an hour or so while goes
down an vets me new topper wid de
gang. VIII you take care of him ,"
DO he bite?" asked the halter,
glancing at the lean chops of the brute.
"Bite p exclaimed Red, in disgust.
"Why, dat dog is a thoroughbred.
Why, he's trained so fine that he would
not bite spring broiler if yer showed
II at him so don't be afraid of nuttin