The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-30
"sre JoHNsox,s MoNGREL PUP.
How He Rescued His Master From
the ThraIdOm of Strong Drink.


From the New York Tribune.
Talking about smart dogs said man
in an uptown hotel the other night, "the
cutest one ever saw was a mongrel pup
owned by ST Johnson. 81 lived in New
Jersey, and he was Woodworking fellow,
but he had one weakness, and that was a
terrible thirst for the New Jersey lightning
commonly called applejack. 81 would hoard
up for few weeks, and then when he had
accumulated few dollars he would go up
to town and get gloriousiy drunk and
spend every cent. The dog was hts constant
companion and friend. He saved 81 from
being robbed by footpads when drunk on
several occasions, and once he pulled him
out of a brook when he was drowning and
too drunk to help himself.
Now the dog was a very observing ami
NAL, and after he had accompanied ST on
few of his drunken frolics he determined
to put a stop to them. He used to watch 81
closely when the latter began to load up
and he must have dotted down in his dog
brain the exact number of drinks it took TO
make his master intoxicated. 81 used to do
his drinking in one tavern altogether, be-
cause the boss of the place would sell him
firewater as long as he had the money to
pay for It, He used to sit down at table
IN a little room In the rear of the bar-room,
and as fast as he had drank one glass of
liquor another was brought TO him. One
day 81 started off on one OF his sprees
with his faithful pup at his heels. He be-
gan to load up at rapid rate, and the
smiling tavern keeper supplied him with
drinks as fast as he ordered them. The pup
watched the proceedings closely, and evil
IDENTIFY kept tab on the number of drinks 81
downed
"Well, 81 got feeling jolly, and it only
required a couple more hookers to make
him a horrible example for a temperance
lecturer. He called for another glass of the
fire-water but when the tavern-keeper at
tempted TO take Il into the room. Sis pup
stood in the doorway, growing and show
ing his teeth. Fhe dog had never acted
IN that way before, and the dispenser OF
the ruinous rum stopped short in his
tracks and tried to argue. but the pup
was not to be coaxed or driven away from
his post. Then 81, finding that the rum
was not coming to him, started to go 10
the rum. There again the pup got in his
fine work and he refused to let ST out OF
the room. He snapped at Sis legs ana
made such a fuss that 81 and the tavern
keeper both gave up the fight. They held
a council Of war through the doorway
ard Il was decided TO bride the pup 10
meat bone. The scheme worked success
fully because the pup was hungry, and
he readily followed the man with the bone
out In the yard.
After getting the pup out OF the way.
81 began his drinking again, and he soon
became as drunk as an owl. About this
stage Of the proceedings. the dog. having
finished his bone. watched his chance and
got back into the barroom. When he saw
the ceplorable condition his master was
In. Il was plain TO see that he was palned
and disgusted. 81 finally got UP from his
chair and reeled out 20 the horse shed to
sleep OF the effects OF his debauch prepar-
atory 10 going on another one. as he usual
~ DID until his money was all gone.
Isl always kept his money. bills and
change included. IN an old leather pock-
etbook, which he carried IN his trousers
pocket As the pup stood looking az 81.
peacefully snoring on the ground, al az
once an idea seemed 10 strike him. DE
approached 81 cautiously ana pOk a about
for several minutes. trying 20 ind some
thing. Finally h. poked his nose into tbe
pocket IN which 81 had bis poeketbOok,