The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-25


.nruugn his PAGES, Tor no one o. Jhc7n
began to equal what he knew Tiggum
could DO. Tiggum, the last on the
programme, would surely outstrip
them all.
n laugh Of derision arose as Ralph
and the sad-looking little yellow dog
stepped into the arena, but imme-
diately ceased when the command,
"Tiggum, attention. was given.
Ralph held ont lis arm and Tigcum
was over it and back again like a vel
low flash. Ralph wlistlcd a waltz.
and Tiggum slowly revolved to its
measures and storm OF applause
burst forth.
I've will win the prize, eh, Tig-
gum said Ralph, and he babe him
lie down and pretend to sleep; but
Tiggum did nothing except to look up
most anxiously. Ralph repeated the
command, and still Tiggum did not
move. He babe him pretend to be
dead; he ordered him to get the mail;
and though the little fellow was all
earnest attention and quiyering with
sagerness and anxiety, still he did not
obey. Some one shouted that Ralph's
time was up, ana litter commenced
and grew into a general laugh. Ralph
was only little boy, and tears began
to gather in his eyes. Tiggum would
not take the prize, and now the crowd
was laughing at him, the master; but
what was the matterwith Tiggum, for
there he was, wildly running in cir.
cles and ellipses, and it was at Tig-
gum that the crowd was laughing
Tiggum anda yellow-haircd. awkward
boy in a new suit Of clothes anda big
bundleunderhis arm, who had pushed
his way into the arena. lie was adj.
dressing the assemblage, and Ralph
held his breath.
Ladies and gentlemen. Ticcum
was my dog once. lie was a Norsl
like me. lie don't speak Englishw with
good grammar. He don't understand
what that boy says. Now give me a
chance. Tiggun, lay down once.
Don't do nothing at all nohow, but he
asleep" and there was Tiggum, curled
up and snoring.
"Tiggum, you wasn't alive any
more yet, lay down dcad;" and there
was Tiggum simulated death.
"Tiggum, you take this letter to the
post Office TO Mr. Gunderson, and fetch
a letter back" and away went Tig-
gum in the capacity of a mail carrier,
and finished the Performance by again
darling wildly around with ears back,
head up and tail down, describing
geOmetrical figures while The crowd
cheered
81 hardly believed" said Mr.. Nor
ris, Chat Tiggum failed to obey, be,
cause he is particularly ungTammati-
cal. forge used a certain form Of
words, the measing of which Tiggum
mad learned to understand. Ralph
the same meaning; but he
lidn't use the words familiar TO Tig-
yum, so the dog didn't respond any |
more than the door of the cave in All |
Bahia and the Forty Thieves when |
addressed by the words open wheat |
instead Of open sesame.V
"Mr. Morris" said forge, anxious
S"l wish | had Tiggum back. Iwant |
lin and he wants me. lspent ten dol
airs buying the suit Of clothes before
new how fell. wish you would
axe the clothes and the Other two dol
ars and let me have the dOggie again."
"The prize for the most highly edu-
ated dog is awarded to Ralph Morris,
wner of Tiggum," shouted the man
ger of the show from the arena.
There" said Ralph; "you take
he dog and keep the clothes, and give
s the two dollars. Ihave got the ten
ollar prize, and that and the two dol
hrs you have will give us our money
ack. N. 7. Independent.