The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-03
STORY OF A DOG.

me Tor tho story ana VIII tell IL 10 you.
i don't suppose you're a headquarters de-
tectiSe. know you are not. whys Per-
haps know them ell. Perhaps it comes
handy In my graft to know them. That's
nothing to you, Is itY
''weil, you saw the dog on the roof you
say. You know no was we'll bred, eh9
You know thing about dogs, then. He
took first prize in his class up at Madison
Square Garden. That's right. He sold
for thousand the next day, and 1 stole
him.
"My friends name was Marty--Martin
Borden. We went TO school together on
Broomc street. Yes, they call that part of
the town Poverty Hollow, and that's
right, too 1 guess. He went longer than
me- He was educated. He went up to
fractions, but left when my mother died
and my father was sent away. 1 guess 1
was about s, something like g. but I'm
not quite sure They've got it at head
quarters with my picture. You can look
there If you like.
"Marty's father earned good wages In
foundry down Corlears Hook way, and
Marty was kept in school until he was 10,
think.
"Well, when Martyrs dad died, Marty
got a Job down in the foundry doing little
Jobs kid could do
"Onc day--he'd been there few years
while was up the river-an iron beam
fell on him and did something queer to
his back. No, don't know what it was. .
The doctors at Bellevue had a lot of long
names for 1t, but they didn't do Martyrs
back any good. was calling on him ev-
cry day and fetching him things what /
could get until they said Marty should go
10 the island.
THAT near broke his heart, cause he
knew IL meant he was never to be cured,
and was TO live over there in the hospital
all his life. / saw him crying one day
when went to Bellevue, and 1t near set me
crazy.
"Well, went to the boss and asked why
had Marty to 60 to the island, and he says
because he had no home to go to. "siat
set me TO thinking. got something that
day-never mind how-and i rented
room and went to the boss and said I'd
take Marty home with me. i showed him
the room rent receipt, and showed him
4he money TO hire carriage TO take Marty
. home in, and they let me have him.
at was a little room, just under tho
roof, with n stepladder running up TO
glass skylignt, which had sliding win
dow.
II was on Fifth avenue one day, away
mp by the park, kind of looking around to
see IL anything would come my way, when
young swell comes along with bull
terrier. The dog was a beauty. 1 saw the
swell hadn't owned him long, for the dog
wasn't friendly with him. i don't know
Just how it was, but all of n sudden it
strikes me what good company the dog
would be for Marty, and 1 sneaks up and
grabs it. l made the chase all right, for
don't think the swell missed the dog un-
til was out of sight.
"Of course, dogs are better than most
men, but Marty was as good as dog. and
those two took to each other from the time
they looked straight into each others eyes
Honest, it is wonder the way they were
chums from tho word go. told Marty I'd
found the dog, and would look out for an
advertisement for II, and return it. Well,
the advertisement came all right, and
there were pieces in the paper about the
prize winner the swell had paid 81, 900 for
being lost. Tho reward kept jumping
every day until it was $3.50 and no ques
tions.
''The day that happened I only had
enough food for Marty and the dog, and
made up my mind I'd return the dog and
get a lot of nice things for Marty. III
tell you why / didn't. When / went to
our room thought first Marty had gone
dotty, for he was laughing like nothing
was the matter with his back, and there
was no pains in his head.
"Comfort-that was the name Marty
give the dog for Marty was educated and
knew n lot of words--Comfort was on tho
bed doing all the tricks you ever heard Of.
Marty told me Comfort could climb the
ladder, push back the window and 60 on
the roof. Honest, while Marty was telling
h.. Lob In, 4 mi hio
head on one side and his eyes cooked up
knowing, and when Marty stopped the dog
ran up the ladder and was doing all bis
stunts on the skylight. Every once in
awhile Comfort would stop his tricks and
stand with his fore feet on the edge of the
skylight grinning and his ears cooked like
he was saying, How do you like that,
Marty a
'Then he'd dance all over the tin roof
and make a noise like it was raining.
When It was terrible hot up there, Marty
would say, Let's have a rainstorm, Com
fort and the dog would go up to the roof
and patter around with his claws on the
tin till Marty would call him down.
$50 didn't take the dog back for the
reward
the end.
"wben could get the money, I'd have
paid doctor, but Marty said not to. He
knew IL was coming, but he never showed
ne was getting punishment. Comfort
seemed TO know, too, and guess he stop
ped sleeping at all, for II Marty would
make Al move 1t night that wouldn { fright
en fly Comfort would be at his side as
quick as me, kind Of kissing his hand and
making little talks to him, you know, the
way dogs do.
well, Marty quit one night, one hand
An mine and one on Comforts neck. The
wagon came fov him-I hadn't any
money that time for q hearse-and when
the men took him out Of the room Com.
fort went up on the roof was standing
ON the sidewalk while they were putting
Marty In the wagon, when some people
said, Look at the dog!'
''Comfort was on the edge Of the roof
looking down, and as the men shut the
door Of the wagon on Marty the dog
jumped broke my arm hero tryinu 10