The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-20

to carefully avoid houses with dogs and
dogs without houses as best he could. TOR
in that locality there II no well-regu!ated
family which considers the circle complete
without bulldog in the back yard for
business purposes and q fox terrier on the
fond OF letter carrier. preferring 1t raw
but not averse to one ~ wei, cooked -
this carrier on the day mentioned. In
deed. the postman had become 70 familiar
with dogs by reason Of many short ana
severe attachments that he could lie
awake at night and tenderly rub the last
bite received. and as the dogs outside
'bayed the MOON he could tell their breed
by their growl. whine or bark.
Al one Of the houses on his route lived
a well-to-do business man. The man had
six daughters. all about that tender and
fmpressionabie age when girls think they
should correspond regularly with any,
where from two to seven young men each.
Each daughter had . wide acquaintance
ancng officers OF the army and navy and
knew a large number Of people in the
cities on the Coast. The young men who
were attached to them were evidently
model lovers. and each evidently had a
model letter-wrttfnx way about him, for
every mail delivery brought anywhere
from Fix to eleven letters Besides his
daughters. this business man has q dog,
not an ordinary. everyday. common dog.
but feroclous beast. one Of the kind that
has been from time immemoriai and al
ways VIII be a great obstacle TO youthful
love-particuiarly the serenading variety.
Hated POstmen and Lovers.
With such dog around the house. who
can blame the young ladies' for doing most
of their loving by telephone OK the post
ofiice. The dog hated rostmen and lovers
with a sincere hatred. and woe betide the
unfortunate OF either class who was not
agile enough to get out OF the way when
the dog rushed down the line. This canine
siend retoicei In the name OF Bruno. and
the most persuasive tones OF the postman
on his daily rounds failed to make Bruno
friendly or even make the slightest i'm
preston upon the hrute'e sympathy-if any
such quality existed.
born. the postrnan entered the gate--he
had to so In, for he had twenty letters
that he had been waiting 10 deliver until
SEINE day when Bruno was asleep
He counted without his host, Bruno was
awake-yery much a~ake. as the post
man realized when he made q champion
fat mans ash jump over the fence. There
he stood and cussed and called the dog
pet names IN turn
Then he tried 10 g. In the gate again.
but IL was no use The dog was there.
Finally the poor courier OF Venus took
his bunch OF stamps and condensed sweet
ness under one arm. frightened his pouch
over hss shoulder and fought his way TO
the front door.
When the postman got hss torn ana
aoraiGef figure home he swore an oath
that this thing should step he vowed q
terrible WOW OF vengeance apon doxs-iEdi-
yiiaaily. collectively. aud particularly
.srgno4
He Iavesss In . Gun.
The next day the pos.r,sn saw a sign In
a downtown store window which read:
''Hay son-cf-e-gan: IL saves eikers from
ssters-" Hs concluded. after a.s recent ex-
peT9erca In scurchlnx. that a possmxn was
As good "a 'Ebsker" any day. and what
woaia save n 'blker' would save most
s1Fn5as else So he bought q son-of-a-
Easa The weapon vas shaped like an crtl-
sary revolver, except the handle. which
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nslsd vita water. ammonia or anything
OF ake nature He filed II with am
nsonss. ami shougas tAas the mex. deg San
asAscAed Is% carrier Of 4 s0E-os-a~EIn WAS
vAe sec nscs. large Surprise party. TIE
assser ordained sss sorkinss Of the son-
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