Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-11

] could not refuse. TINS is the result
If you happen to possess dog and |
that dog has brother and the breed |
is good one and the limits OF your
fiat do not permit the intelligence OF J
two dogs displaying itself, then you
send the newest dog to some friend IN
England. You have a national pride |
about it. You want to show her-l
meat the English girl-just what sort !
of a dog can be bred on this gay and |
festive shore and that the noble and |
ferocious fox terrier, cultured and |
beautiful, is the dog of the day and |
greatly to be envied. Helped by his !
first owner, l prepared the dog, who |
rejoiced in the name of Alexander, for |
his trip. In return for the compliment !
/ wrote a letter to my friend when !
read after this fashion:
I came on board looking, as every !
other woman does. as if | had never |
heard of such thing as seasickness |
and got up in the most jaunty fashion. |
l wore yachting cap on my head, a /
striking ulster enveloped my person,
and a pair of glasses was strapped over
my shoulders. | had general air OF
contempt for everybody that didn't look
as | did Alexander escorted me, but
he. was Immediately consigned to the
butcher shop. That night at dinner
everybody was very full Of fun, and
few brave souls TESTED at seasickness.
I hadn't much heart for eating, myself,
but was satisfied with little fruit and
q glass of champaign. However, the
young woman who knew everything
and there is always one of that kind
ate hearty dinner and said that be-
ing Ill resulted entirely from peoples
vivid imaginations. During the even
ing she was not visible, and when l
went down to my stateroom | heard
her in the next one. She was hanging
I'D things to hold brushes, combs, tooth
paste. perfume, shoes and all the non
sanse.. which somebody going abroad
for the first time usually fetches along
Sleeping the sleep of the just, was
awakened early in the morning by
hearing somebody's belongings fly all
about every place. The ship was
lurching to and fro and the brushes
and perfume bottles in the next room
were in harmony with the moton OF
the ship. The girl next door was the
sickest creature you ever saw "A
stewardess held her head, Whlle her
face was the color that you admire IN
DlStacn6 CduuN, buI NAiNi /" HN''ANO
suited to woman.
AS YOU can imagine, my daily duty
end pleasure was to visit Alexander in
the butcher shop The butcher was
mild looking man with a ferocious way
of talking. He was fathering three
i other gentlemen dogs besides mine
another fox terrier an Irish setter and
! brindle pup. Life was evidently full
he
cred inasmuch as he was master of
! the situation, and you had to plead
with him for doing what you were
paving him to perform. I had urged
him to feed Alexander with milk and
| bread only, but l am perfectly certain
I that the dog lived on raw meat and be-
/ came absolutely bloodthirsty during
/ the trip. Whenever l went to see him
I there was a sort of "Ha, ha, base vii
| lain!" look in his eye-in fact, in both
! Of them-and once when the butcher
| had his knives out all the dogs looked
| at the knives and then looked at me-
! as if only the presence of the butcher
! protected me. Still, he was a civil
man, and one day when it was particu-
Iarly rough he sent me an invitation to
come down and see the brindle pup,
who was seasick. Up to that time l
! had never believed that a dog could be
eeasick. I had known they were hui
man. but if you could have seen the
fiendish expressions of ~glee on the |
! faces of the other dogs, who, being |
| quite we'll themselves. watched their |
T man, but if you could have seen the |
! sick companion, you would have |
| agreed with me that they were close |
I. kin to mankind. l said, Give him sui |
! phur and molasses.' but the butcher |
| said, "Let him have his 60" and as he |
! was we'll the next day l presume he !
chad his went"
There was one trial left for Job. He
was never made a ships surgeon. so
that he needn't be counted the most |
patient man in the world. To be a
ships surgeon it is necessary, first Of
ALL that man be good looking. Next,
he must be considerate. and, most i'm
portant Of ALL he must answer every
question put to him. When you real
ize that the questions range from an in
curry as to whether the captain would
stop the ship. say. for a heSdred dol
lars to a desire to know exactly how
deep the water is where it lies at that
particular time down to being asked
his opinion of every patent medicine
ever invented while ne is expected TO
carry the uglest, crossest and most
undesirable old maid up stairs because
she thinks nobody can DO it as we'll as
he does. you can understand how
manifold a-a his duties and how untir-
ing he Eee4ls to be in them Women
lean on him and believe in him as if
he were a father confessor, and when
they are in various colors Of the rain
bow as to complexion. their hair cut Of
curl and while they are limp and I
,xirn,- as fishing tackle they still ex
let the doctor to admire them and to
4 certain amount of pleasure in
Hes5g to their story Of anguish. He
ne We bit of gossip and tell 1
was low sick Lady This was and
uithlgh and coarse Lady That was.