Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-15

special Correspondence If Gazettean journal
New York, Sept. 9.-As | was saying
pood-by to friend she asked favor OF
ne. Of course could not refuse. This
is the result: If you happen to possess
dog and that dog has Q brother aud the
breed is a good one and the limits OF your
fat do not permit the intelligence OF two
dogs displaying itself, then you send tho
newest dog to some friend in England.
You have national pride about 1t. You
want to show her-I mean the English
pirl-iust what sort of a dog can be bred
on this CAV and festive shore and that the
noble and terocious fox terrier, cultured
and beautiful, is the dog of the day and
greatly to be envied. Helped by his first
owner, prepared the dog, who rejolced
in the name of Alexander, for his trip.
In return for the compliment wrote
letter to my friend which read after this
fashion:
/ came on board looking, as every other
woman does, as if had never heard OF
such thing as seasickness and got up IN
he most iaunty fashion. wore yacht
ing cap on my head, striking ulster en-
yeioped my person, and a pair OF glasses
was strapped over my shoulders. l had
a general air of contempt for everybody
that didn't look as l did. Alexander
escorted me, but he was Immediately con-
signed 10 the butcher shop. That night
at dinner everybody was very full of fun,
and a few brave souls tested at seasick-
ness. | hadn't much heart for eating,
myself, but was satisfied with little
fruit and glass of champagne. How
ever, the Young woman who knew every
thing-and there is always one OF that
kind-ate hearty dinner and said that
being i'll resulted entirely from peoples
vivid imaginations. During the evening
she was not visible, and when l went
down to nv stateroom heard her in the
next one. She was hanging up things to
hold brushes, combs, tooth paste, per-
fume, shoes and all the nonsense which
somebody going abroad for the first time
usually fetches along. Sleeping the sleep
of the lust, was awakened early in the
morning by hearing somebody's belong
ings 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 tho motion OF the
ship. The girl next door was the sickesi
creature you ever saw. A stewardess held
her head, while her face was the coloi
that you admire in pistache candy, bul
which is scarcely suited to woman.
AS you can imagine, my daily duty
and pleasure was to visit Alexander IL
the buther shop. The butcher was
mild-looking man with a ferocious way
of talking. He was fathering three othei
gentleman dogs besides mine-anothe
fox terrier, an Irish setter and brlndl'
pup. Life was evidently full oil JOY 10
the young man who butchered, inasmpcl
as he was master of the situation, ant
you had to plead with him for DOM
what you were paying him to perform.
had urged him to feed Alexander witt
milk and bread only, but l am perfect,
certain that the dog lived on raw
meat and became absolutely bloodthrst.
during the trip. Whenever went to Sc
him there was sort of "Ha, ha, bas
vllainw look in his eye-in fact, in bot
of them-and once when the butcher ha
his knives out all the dogs looked at th
knives and then looked at me, as if onl
the presence of the butcher protecte
NE. Still, he was civil man, and on
day when it was particularly rough h
sent me an invitation to come down an
see the brindle pup, who was seasick. U
to that time had never believed that
were human, but if you could have see
the fiendish expressions of glee on tn
faces of the other dogs, who, being quit
well themselves, watched their sick con
panion, you would have agreed with II
thai they were close kin to mankind.
said, "Give him sulphur and moiasses
but the butcher said, LET him have h
60" and as he was well the next day
oresune he .thad his went"
There was one trial left for Job.
was never made ships surgeon, SO tn
he needn't be counted the most patien
man in the world. To be a ships su
geon it is necessary, first of all, that me
be good looking. Next, he must be col
siderate, and, most important of all,
must answer every question put to hir
When you realize that the questions ram
from an inquiry as to whether the CAPITA
would stop the ship, say, for a hundr,
dollars, to desire to know exactly no
deep the water is where it lies ut th
particular time down to being asked h
opinion of every patent medicine ev
invented, while he is expected to car
the ugliest, crossest and most undesirab
old maid up stairs because she thin
nobody can do it as we'll as he does, W
can understand how manifold are |
duties and how untiring he needs to
in them. Women lean on him and
lieve in him as ii he were father CO
fessor, and when they are in vario
colors of the rainbow as to complexic
their hair out of curl and while they o
limp and squirmy as fishing tackle tn
still expect the doctor to admire the
and to find certain amount OF pleasr
in listening to their story of anguish.
must be bit Of gossip and tell tn,
how sick Lady This was and how rou
and coarse Lady That was. Unless
were paid salary twice that given to 1
President of the United States | wor
decline to be ships surgeon. for
woes are many and his pleasures are fe
Soon after the brindle pup was 81
word came that baby had been born
the steerage, and we all went down
see it. 1t was funny looking Iii
baby, with its big, black eyes wide OF
and a mop of curly hair Its national
was doubtful. Its mother was Fren
its father Italian. We were getting N
Queenstown, and IL was born under
British flag. When the collection '
taken up everybody gave something
even the seasick grew generous, think
that by doing good deed they wo
become less i'll CHATS the sweet UNI
fishness of humanity. As the steerag
close to the butcher shop / could not
s:st paying visit to Alexander. L
many another woman, l timed my v
badly. The meat given them had had
effect. A lively fight was going on,
Alexander had his small remnant of
standing straight mp in the air, while
brlndle pup and he were glazing at e
other. / tried persuasion, but it was
good. The butcher appeared witt