The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-13

AS was SdyinS Booupy 10 ~ ifieuu
she asked favor OF me. OF course
could not refuse. This is the result:
II you happen to possess a dog and
that dog has a brother and the breed Is
q 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 Eng
land. You have national pride about
II. You want to show her-I mean the
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 en-
We'd. Helped by his first owner. pre-
pared the dog, who reJoiced in the name
OF Alexander. for his trip. In return for
the compliment / wrote a letter to my
friend which read after this fashion:
came on board looking, as every 9TH
er woman does. as IL 1 had never
heard OF such a thing as seasickness
and got up in the most jaunty fashion.
wore a yachting cap on my head. a
striking ulster enveloped my person.
and pair OF glasses was strapped over
my shoulders. had a 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 ev-
erybody was very full OF fun. and a
few. brave souls jested at seasickness.
] hadn't much heart for eating. myself.
but was satisfied with little fruit and
81, e< oh
young woman who knew everything
and there Ia always one OF that kind
ate a hearty dinner and said that be-
ing Ill resulted entirely from peoples
vivid imaginations. During the even
ing she was not visible, and when /
went down to my stateroom heard her
i'm the next one. She was hanging up
things to hold brushes. combs, tooth
paste, perfume. shoes and all the nom
Eense which somebody going abroad for
The frst time usually fetches along
Sleeping the sleep OF the just, I was
awakened early in the morning by hear
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 har-
mony with the motion OF the ship. The
girl next door was the sickest creature
you ever saw. A stewardcss held her
head, while her face was the color that
you admire In pistache candy, but
which Is scarcely suited to a woman.
As you can imagine, my daily duty
and pleasure was to visit Alexander in
the butcher shop. The butcher was a
mild looking man with fcrocous way
OF talking. He was fathering three 9TH
er gentleman dogs besides mine-anoth-
er fox terrier. an Irish setter and
brindle pup. Life was evidently full of
Joy for the young man who butchered,
inasmuch as he was master of the situ-
alton. and you had to plead with him for
doing what you were paying him to
perform. / had urged him to feed Alex
ander with milk and bread only, but
am perfectly certain that the dog lived
on raw meat and became absolutely
bloodthirsty during the trip Whenever
j went to see him there was a 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 the knives and then
looked at me, as II only the presence
OF the butcher protected me. Still, he
was civil man, and one day when IL
was particularly rough he sent me an
invitation to come down and see the
M
that time i had never believed that a
dog could be seasick had known they
were human, but II you could have seen
the fiendish expressions Of glee on the
faces Of the other dogs, who, being
quite well themselves, watched their
sick companion. you would have agreed
with me that they were close kin to
mankind said, Give him sulphur and
molasses." but the butcher said, LET
him have his Co." and as he was well
the next day / presume he had his
went"
There was one trial left for Job. He
was never made ships surgeon, so
that ne needn't be counted the most pa
tient man in the world. To be a ships
surgeon IL In necessary, FIRST OF ALL that
n man be good looking. Next, he must
be consideratc. and, most important
Of all. he must answer every question
put to him. When you realize that the
questions range from an inquiry as to
whether the captain would stop the
ship say. for hundred dollars to q de-
sire 20 know exactly how deep the wa
ter is where Il lies at that particular
time down TO being asked his opinion
Of every patent medicine ever invented,
while he Is expected TO carry the ug-
hest crossest and most undesirable old
maid up stairs because she thinks no.
body can do IL as well ss he does, you
can understand how manifold are his
duties and how untirine ne needs 20 be
I'm them. Women lean on him and be-
ileve In him ar II he were father con-
fessor. and when they are I'm various
colors OF the rainbow az TO complexion.
their hair out OF curl and while they are
limp and sduirmy m fishing tackle
they stiIl expect the doctor to admire
them and 10 find n certain amount ~
pleseurs In Iistsning to their story OF