The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-19
CANINE LIFE LOVER.
Daniels Dog Learns Peculiar Trick and
Works 10 Advantage.

| uozsn uiucront specimens OF dogs. nlosl
OF them OF long podigree ana OF un'
doubted bluishness OF blood. There are
several professional fanciers in New
York who know iaaiel's weaKness for
caninv pets and when hey get good
thing In the shape OF a .errier or a bull
or blsck-in-tan they let Daniels know
and generally effect sale at good price.
One Of Daniels dog loving friends
spotted him and ssid: "Ili, there, Mr..
Daniels I,o got a dog l want you 10 lool,
at" Drawing clo,e to tho fanoier Dan
iels saio: "Why, my dear fellow, do you
know that four OF the six dogs you sold
me won't eat dog biscuits until thoy see
for themselves by the stamp, on the tox
that 1t has been imported, and the other
two have to have mushrooms with their
beefsteak."
| But the fancier dwelt so aluringly on
the good points of the dog hs vented to
sell that Daniels, who all the time was
anxious to see the beast, finally consent
ed 10 call around to the kenuel and look
1t over. 1t was handsome New found
land and Daniels bought 1t. Lie changed
its name from Bruno TO Kibosh, wtica is
the name OF his charaI ter in "lho Wizard
OF the Nile" and took it out TO Rye.
"You see," he said TO his wife, ''hs
win be very handy to have around the
house."
"Going TO teach him TO NOW the lawn,
suppose?" Mrs. Daniels remarked.
swell, Int exactly, bat there are various
times when Kibosh will be very handy"
Mrs. Daniels said severely: ~ should
be obliged II you will kindly enumerate
any possible instance or circumstance
when, by the greatest stretch OF imagina-
tion, that brute could be of any use to
anybody save the butcher, who will sell
you the meat for him."
Daniels WAS worried for a minute. Then
he said, brightly: "Why, he will rescue
our children when they fall off the
dock"
sis that so?" Mrs. Daniels replied with
fine emphasis. "And when did you be-
come the father OF sny children, prsy?"
'1his rather staggered the comedian
and he mumbled something about mean
ing the neig hbors' children. He lugged
kibosh to the barn and meekly went to
bed.
Next day, to the intense delight OF
Daniels, one of the neighbours children
did fall of the dock. Kibosh was around
and, true to his natural instincts, he
plunged into the sound and pulled out
the child, VINO was none the worse for
for bax ipr.
fright. Daniels petied lad fondled
Kibosh for anlhour after that occurrence.
and Mrs. Daniels didn't have much to
say. A day or two afterward another child
went into the water and Kibosh was on
hand and dragged the baby from the
water. This time Da niels was wild with
delight. He praised and petted Kibosh
until the dog almost wagged his tail off.
Mrs. Daniels maintained q discreet ST.
lence.
The next time Daniels went to New
York he was gone for two days. When
he returned he found Kibosh tied to
post by the barn and Mrs. Daniels met
in her blue eyes. Crank" she said
sternly, "you will give away or kill that
big brute of dog, and do it now"
Why, my dear, gasped the comedian at
this entirely unexpected outbreak, "what
do You mean? Kill Kibsob, the brave
roscuer of children? Not on your golden
hair"
"You get him out of the way. or 1
SHALL" Mrs. Daniels itefated. "lf he is
here tomorrow morning l shall poison
him."
Daniels saw that his wife meant busi-
ness and he began to temporize. "Do
you mean, "ne inquired, "that / sball kill
that brave dog?'
"That Is what = mean."
"But why, my dear?"
Mrs. Daniels walked down &c Tsers
her husband was standing. "Frapk
she said in stealy voice, 81
am willing to put up with almost any
the indIgnites that have been
heapeu on me for the last two days be-
cause OF that big hulk of dog
"Indignities? From whom?" asked |
Daniels in tho greatest amazsmsnt.
"By the women of this village"
"what on earth have the women of |
this villsge to do with that dog? Ex-
plain yourself"
In melodramatic tones Mrs. Daniels be-
gan her story: "when that great brute
Jumped into the water and pulled out
,hild you made q tremendous bother
about it. When he jumped in second
,ime and rescued second child you al
most worshipped him. And what has
been tho result2"
"You can search me-" replied Daniels
With great earnestness.
"well, sir, continued Mrs. Daniels,
'the result has been that your unscemly
Idulaiion OF that dog has swelled his
read to such an extent that he now
pends his entire time on the dock and
pushes every child he can get near into
he water so that he may jump in and
e.cue 1t and he petted ana praised. In
he last two days he has So oiled tho