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

He's a good dog, anyway" replied
forge Halvorsen; "and / think he is
pretty. Hes smart, too. bet you
there amt a smarter little dog in this
country"
Lets see him PERFORM" said
Ralph, loftily.
"All right" said forge. "Ready,
Tiggum" and instantly 1'iggum as
sumed an air of alert attention and
then proceeded to 90 through series
Of performances which Ralph was
compelled to acknowledge be had
never seen equaled. Tiggum stood
on his hind legs; he danced, lie leaped
over his masters arm and then back
again. He lay still and snored in coun-
terfeied sleep; he lay still in counter
feited death, and at the word came
joyfully TO life and chased his tail.
Hecarrieda piece Of paper TO the fence
and returned with another piece pre-
yiously placed there, showing how he
could be depended Upon tocarry letters
TO the post office, post them, and re-
turn with the mail. He ran after
sticks that were thrown. Sticks were
thrown and he sat, quivering, await
ing permission to 80 after them. He
caught sticks as they were tossed to
him, and again being told not to catch
them, sat in pretended indifference
while they were thrown within easy
'each Of his jaws.
''He's a wonderful dog indeed"
said Mr.. Morris, as the exhibition was
concluded by Tiggum being told that
there was nothing more to be done,
ghereupon he raced and tore in circles
and ellipses and other geometrical
figures for the space of some three
minutes.
81 wish you would buy him for me-"
whispered Ralph TO his father.
'I'll give you Ten dollars for that
dog. Will you sell him for thati"
asked Mr.. Morris.
"Can l buy a nice suit Of clothesfo for
that?" said Torke.
"Well, yes; you could get a pretty
good ready-made suit for that in Tay-
cholera, l'll make it $l2, and then
you'll be sure to get good suit"
"Well, III sell him, then. Ole Far
less has puppy just like Tiggum that
re wants to give me, and / kin train
lin all right i sort of hate to send
Tiggum off, though. I amt got no
brothers, and me and Tiggum plays
ogether, and he likes me an awful lot,
Ind perhaps he'll be homesick in town |
But | do want new suit so bad. |
never had no new clothes even once;
o III sell him."
On the very first day Of the arrival |
+ Tiggum at his new home occurred |
he opening of the first dog show ever
,iven in the city of Taychobera.
salph had had this in mind when he
sked his father TO buy Tiggum; for
hough he did not expect The yellow
Og to win a prize for beauty or pedi-
rec, he did believe that the little fell
DIV would carry of the ten dollars to
e awarded to the most highly edu-
ated dog. The ten dollars would al
most repay the cost of the dog, and he
'ould be possessed of the unlimited
Tory Of being the owner of so remark
BILE beast, and this he esteemed far
eyond the mere worldly considera-
ons Of the ten dollars.
Whether Tiggum was homesick or
OF during the two days Of the dog
now Ralph could not tell, for he was
ept inhis box in the exhibition build
lgandwa no worse off than the other
ogs hailed from their homes to be
zen of curious eyes. The contest Of
lucated dogs was to be the wind-up
{ the show, and a goodly crowd as
embed to witness it. From his place
the bench with the owners of con-
sting dogs, with ever Increasing joy,
alph watched dog after dog go