The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27
ONE TIRED YELLOW PUPPY
HOLDS UP BUsINEss IN WALL
STREET FIFTEEN MINUTES.


STREET FIFTEEN MINUTES.
Picked Out . sort spot In the Asphalt 70 lie
Down In and wondered Piacid,y nt the
Symptoms OF Madness that Immediately
Developed In the Human Crowd About Him.
It was Il dog. Just o plain dog. One Of tho
frowzy kind with hair sticking out in every
direction. Tho hair was q mixture of black
and yellow. Tho dog hadn't passed tho age
limit and anybody who know anything about
dogs would call this ono q purp-a frowzy yal-
lcr puFp. It didn't look like q Wall street dog.
In fact, 1t didn't look much like anything. 1t
was just about as small and as measly q looking
creature as you'd hnd In q days travel. Where
It came from nobody seemed to know. There
was no particular reason why anybody should
care. There was no reason why anybody should
give to this yaller purp even a second thought
whom 1t trotted into Wall street at 2 o'clock
| yesterday aftarnoon-the busiest hour Of the
day.
Yet for fifteen minutes It hold up the street.
Trafio stopped. Tho occupants Of the big
Office buildings dropped their work and swarmed
at the windows. The brokers, usually hust-
ling at that hour, forgot commish and. watched
the yaller purp. Tho lambs left the tickors.
Bank Presidents put OF temporarily the Gus
toners who wanted to borrow.
It was all on account Of this yaller purp; yet
the yaller purp didn't do anything wonderful.
1t was this way: Tho purp got tired Of trotting
when It reached Wall and William streets. The
asphalt pavement felt soft to Its feet. So 1t
calmly picked out a spot In the very middle
Of the roadway and lay down to rest There
wasn't anything remarkable about that. The
dog hadn't been there a minute when a truck
came whisking along. The driver saw the
purp In the roadway and quickly turned his
horseS out ,nIio, He /, kept looking &C ct the pnrp c e. tes
Then another and another. The purp returned
purp. A dozen more joined the crowd, and ffty
buildings pointed out in an excited fashion.
their fellows. Window after window hiieds up.
The crowd in the street grew and grew, Men
climbed up on fences to ,I LOOK < oyer yer the ama h Sinss 81
and bIinkcd peacefully.
II don't think he's mad, %ventured one man.
Mad dogi" exclaimed q woman. as she
mo more mad than you are" said a man;
"I've seen 'em like that" said another. "Its
Just coming on. I'm going 10 get out OF the
1T was reading in tho paper this morning
about q fellow dying, OF hydrophobian up IN G2n ,
that that bit him. said another. and he edged
over to-. a fence and got out OF possible eanEer.
1uChLtiiu0 IA puIp Jusb
winked and blink, d.
Savage looking, amt hei" said one. u,
where's the policel They're never AROUND
when there's anything for them to do" ex-
claimed an excited one.
ming zoe to fr sa aHO Exclaimed Jaime; % %anot iS@' as he hustled
franttcally toward the fence.
co nhoSh G Snd , sSid crowd oRSih Pushed sH BACK can sec IL
Me- Me ian dnS the the gurp looked peaceful ana
HE amt mad" said a man. He's been run
over and his legs broke"
Sure" said another. Cant you see how it
II tell you he's going mad and he ought to be
shot" said another, emphatically;
Has anybody got a gunf' demanded an
,.. That's n.sa just ST the e, way my dog ogd acted t dt the day syh he
dogs" said.still another.
said another. YOU know when it comes It
comes sudden, and they just dash out and
.n aE SintaS . shS b pp5p just looked peaceful
Poor thing. somebody ought to put him out
q minute ! s"a s %a wa" a fst. r WSatra i man = '' sp %ss
Arc ,S no good w to anybody, and r, they e 60 n mad naI all
1 Wiihe eR'i reading Mns' t KSo or aot three 'e case ap Of h SsIst
thai .Th ;sn,, VIII 81. ss . mad this s,y xssther. It amt
only got got 1t" "t said a N new arrival; Il do that
on R$I8 f' Sin sP' rs sHsy the SS3 only - way to . do it." said
another.
Meantime the purp just looked peaceful
and winked and blinked.
At this point O small boy In q gray uniform
pushed inside the circle made by the crowd.
Get back! Look out!" exclaimed a dozen.
Hell bite you! He's mad!" exclaimed an
other dozen.
Jaw, who's afraid" said the small boy.
Here. doggie, doggie, doggie: come, doggie."
Tho ,purP looked up at the mall boy and
Look out you fooll' exclaimed everybody
almost In O breath.
The small boy stopped and patted the purp'i
T head. The purp stretched himself and yawned
Half a dozen men nearly had apop!eotio strokes
at the show OF teeth.
"G'way! Look out!' they shouted.
The small boy patted the purp's head again
He started to walk away. The purp got up and
capered after him. 1t lifted its ~forefeet up al
each step after the manner Of Pups when they
I "Well, I'm demmed. - said one,
why, he amt mad at all" said another.
, who had been making the most noise. "A
A ing Mad dogl'"
: The small boy got out of the crowd. Tn,
? purp followed him. wagging Its tail. Wal
street resumed its business.