The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-11

is the result: If you happen to possess
dog and that dog has a brother and the
breed is a good one and the limits of your
fiat do not permit the intelligence of two
dogs displaying itself, then you send the
newest dog TO some friend in England.
You have a national pride about it. You
,-,nt 10 show her-I mean the English girl
lust 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, I prepared the dog, who rejoiced
IN the name of Alexander, for his trip.
In return for the compliment l wrote a
1euer to my friend which read after this
fashion:
came on board looking as every other
woman does, as if 1 had never heard of
such thing as seasickness and got up
IN the most jaunty fashion. 1 wore
Yachting cap on my head, a striking ulster
enveloped my person. and pair of glass
8 was strapped over my shoulders. I mad
Il general air of contempt for everybody
that didn't look as 1 did. Alexander es-
corted me, but he was Immediately con-
signed to the butcher shop That night
at dinner everybody was very full of fun,
and a few brave souls jested al sea-sick-
ness didn't have much heart for eat
ing myself bur was satisfied with a little
fruit and glass of champagne. However,
the young woman who knew everything
and there is always one of that kind
ate a hearty dinner and said that be-
ing i'll resulted entirely from peoples
vivid imaginations. During the even
ing she was not visible, and when
went down to my state room l heard her
in the next one. She was hanging mp
things to hold brushes, combs, tooth
haste. perfume, shoes and all the non
sense which somebody going abroad for
the first time usually fetches along.
Sleeping the sleep of the just, l was
awakened early in the morning by near
ing 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 mar
mony with the motion of the ship The
girl next door was the sickest creature
YOU ever saw. A stewardess held her
head while her face was the color that
YOU admire in pistache candy, but Whlch
is scarcely suited to woman.
As YOU can imagine, my daily duty ana
pleasure was to visit Alexander IN the
butcher shop The butcher was a mild
looking man, with a ferocious way OF
talking. He was fathering three other
gentlemen dogs besides mine-another ioX
terrier. an Irish setter and brindie pup.
Life was evidently full of joy for the
yOung man who butchered, inasmuch as
he was master of the situation, and you
had TO plead with him for doing what you
were paying him to perform. had urged
him to feed Alexander with milk ana
bread only. but l am perfectly certain
that the dog lived on raw meat and De
came absolutely bloodthirsty during the
trip Whenever I went to see him there
was sort of ''Ha, ha, base villain!
look in his eye-in fact, in both of them
and once when the butcher had his knives
out all the dogs looked at me, as II only
the presence of the butcher protected me
-till, he was a civil man, and one Gay
when il was particularly rough he sent
me an Invitation TO come down and see
the brindle pup, who was seasick. 1 had
known they were human, but If you could
have seen the fiendish expressions of glee
on the faces of the other dogs who, be
ing quite well themselves, watched their
sick companion, you would nave agreed
with me that they were close kin to man
kind l said Give him sulphur and mo-
lasses," but the butcher said Lei him
have his 60" and as he was well the next
day l presume he "had mis- 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 con-
siderate. and. most important of all, he
must answer every question put to him.
When YOU realize thai the questions range
from an inquiry as to whether the cap
tain would stop the ship. say for a hun
dred dollars. to desire to know exactly
how deep the water is where it lies at
that particular time down to being asked
his ontnion of every natant medicine ever
invented. while he is expectd to carry
the ugllest crossest and most undesirable
cid maid upstairs because she thinks no.
body can do il as well as he does. you
can understand how manifold are his du-
ties and how untiring he needs to be in
them. Women lean on him and believe
in him as if he were a father confessor.
and when tbev are in various colors of
the rainbow as to complexicn. their hair