The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-06
xEw1rwED,s ooxso1rRs.
his Oboe, Maltese Cat. DAchshuud. Ant-eater,
nnsaoon and ~. bernard.

When he moved into the country Mr.. Newly
wed said he had done II because he wanted TO
spread out" Tho confinement of q fiat wor-
ried him.. lie wanted to give the baby a chance
to DO out In the air. and besides he wanted moro
room to expand himself. He felt that city life
was limiting his horizon, and the narrow accom-.
modAtions Of n city apartment choked his imag-
nation. Nothing short of q large house In tho
country would do. He wanted tho wind to blow
over his ideas. so he moved into the suburbs.
After q short while no began TO miss trains so
expeditiously and was compelled TO dino SO
often in town that his friends began to suspect
that the country air was not having just tho
effect on his ideas that he had hoped for, or at
all events, that he didn't care for the sort Of air
that was to be had In tho country between @
=. NJ. and Q A.. NJ. At tho same time 1t oc-
CURED to some that he hadn't had enough of
this air to tell what its effects might be.
But he was undoubtedly spreading out. He
went to tho country with no other 1.-Two stock
than q Maltese cat. But 10 was not far from
the station, and n cat was moro agreeable as q
pot than a horse. Besides, he had the cat. Adj
mirablo as she was. however, there was an in
congruity about n white Maltese cat and n five
aero lawn. She was very ornamental TO a Turk
ish rug, but on a lawn she was disappointing.
30 tho need OF other animals was distrcssingly
apparent. The arrival OF the $50 A.. NJ. train
found tho house quiet, as a rule. The white
Maltese was company enough for the few rcst-
full moments following n rido homo on tho cable
cars. But she was no consolation after an
hours trip up from the city and the walk from
the station. SO the need OF now animals became
nightly moro pressing.
A dog seemed the most appropriate remedy
for the situation. With a surprising consiiera-
ton for tho needs OF the moment the dog was
,oor,aot>1iv o,op;r,J IL an onn ~ Tho
nights that he had missed the train with tho
usual adroitness. That incident was succeeded
by one just as peculiar, He went TO a barroom.
The wonders multiplied; There he met a friend
the comforts of n refined home. This dog hap.
pened at the moment to be in another barroom.
| eral drinks Mr.. Sewlywcd found himself tho
possessor Of a dachshund of dubious descent
but duly attcsted Bavarian nationality. So no
and the dog went home together and the spread
ing, out was fairly under way.
,o Inc i n,e, arr sPriv dash werG 5or a WINE t,d ,e IS zone,
seemed longer than at others. The Munich dog.
NAL to AL the evening from 2:3o TO 2:45. But
there are always dogs to be given away. So out
st. Bernard, heavy and clumsy, with no charm
of presence to her, But she
sp y y Of the dschsha;nd' her ear lynn morn aTr
ing welcome was rather a cheering one. Tho
dreary ride home after an 9naveidHble delay in
the dachshund met at the door. and there was a
piquant incongruity about their joint greeting
vexation Of having to stay In town for dinner.
But the dog habit. like others. seems TO grow.
After awhile the big dog began to fall just as
others had before her, and "a third dog, which
vas supplied as opPoStunsly proved OF no avail.
ia \ was sttrSstiye in the Contrast %1r t"1 he, w Wees ht two
dachshunds and u st. Bernard. There was no
compensation in being received by them for
Bwore that he would let no stress OF business
keep him in town for the future.
of finding something that might repay him for
these enforced absences suggested itself. twas
a scheme that could not possibly have been spE.
form which bore no possible relation to his
previous experience and its disappointments.
plorlng music stores and the lodgings Of German
musicians on the upper east side. The end
would at least afford him a sympa.
thetic welcome when he ,camo home
way that the. cat. the dachshunds, or the st.
Bernard had been never able tn do, lo could
blow through II bitter regrets oseE having been
care a bit about II SO long as he had been not
able to get home and tho whole thing was
p%lHintive it might be. at 3 O'clock In the
did With tho owners feelings. But there
seemed at least something, that. better than
make the belated return tolerable to Mr.. Newly.
wed after his ~yexation at being kept in town.
The dogs and the cat kept the lawn ornRmentef,
so they were retained. and beyond an occasional
bitter wall when the bassoon emitted some note
which aroused all the music in their souls, tho
bassoon, Mr.. N~ewlywed. and the dogs kept on
good terms. The neighbors wondered. but tho
grounds were large, and for a while they thought
tho dogs had only developed a new and aggra-
waited tendency for bowling, Just at the time
they happened to be In had voice.
But the bassoon. like its predecessors, began to
lose it's charm. 1t was a little too passive. 1t
responded. to be sure, but II needed the initin-
tive which a tired man at 3 o'clock IN the morn
had grown monotonous. but they were Mt least
active on their own account. Tho bassOOn, how
ever, had to be blown into before 1t would voice
a note OF welcome.
Relief came again, and again it came out OF a
barroom. Again 1t was an animal. No soulIess
bassoon. save for the soul that Mr.. Newlywod
put into It, would any longer be relied upon for
domestic animal be called upon again. A bar
keeper at the other end OF the town owned an
ent-eater which he was willing to dispose of ow:
summer resorts. Mr.. Sewlywed saw the ant.
eater and then saw Its owner. Within twelve
hours It had taken Its place in the collection that
included the Maltese cat, the two dachshunds,
town began TO fade. Early morning welcomes
touched with the vivacity OF the ant-cater would
be a comfort for the weary hours lost in town.
But evidently the ami eater failed. Mr.. New
lywed hurried up Nassau street yesterday.
Going uptown to buy an oboe" he cried In
the haste. or passing. Just the thing ! want,
So the oboe is now added to tho Maltese cat,
the two dachshunds, the. st. BERNARD, tho bas
soon, and the anteater., Yet Mr.. Ncwlywed, j
dlsconsolato over being detained In town. and Il
likely 10 buy something else at any time 10
mitigate the worries OF having TO wait for the .
o'clock train.
THE WONDERFUL ALBATROSS.