The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-06
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Walss and Calls.
ELS NRGENp,s JOKE.

short time ago a certain young and
handsome and prominent attorney in the
city expressed in a moment OF rash and
reckless bravadO the wish that he had a
dog, a nice companionable' canine who
would be a comfort and cheer 20 him in
the long hours Of the night, a real friend
~ and sociable dog who would stick his
nose into his masters face while he slept,
and pound the floor with his stumpy tail
while he fought of the collie, and gathered
his rare collection Of bugs and feas.
That was all he said but his friends at
once commenced a campaign OF chronology
and by the end of the week had collected
and corralled in an empty barn in his
neIghborhood the most heterogeneous COL
lection of mixed hybrid dogs and semi
dogs ever gathered in. There were all
co!ors and sizes and degrees Of visctous-
ness. There were hungry dogs, con-
SCH ceiess dogs, and yellow dogs. besides
long geared and gaunt ours, and sus-
quipedalian hounds. These were kept
there until Saturday afternoon and a de-
tail was appointed to watch the move
ments of the young aspiring Blackstone.
When he left for down town to take Enis
regular Saturday bath this whole regi-
ment Of snarling. bowling Whifits was
warshalled up a back street and packed
anywhere to get them in, in his room. He
is fastidious about that room and 1t is
neatly kept After the menagerie had
been crowded into the room the door was
closed and the party decamped to watch
the outcome. To throw a lot Of monerel
pups together in one room when they were
all strangers 30 each other is the work of
either Ignorance regarding the dispo-
sitions and temperament Of dogs or else a
piece of diabolical Satanic peridy No
sooner was the way Of escape barred than
the chairman tried to call that convention
to order. but he soon lost control and the
biggest dog had the floor. Several more
had the bed, and the white spotless coun-
terpane and snowy pillow slips soon look
ed like a street scraper had dumped an
all nights accumulation on them. What
were not torn to shreds were muddied past
recognition. A surging, bowling, blasphe-
nous mass of dogs were holding court all
over the apartment. All the bric-a -brac
on whatnnts and easels were knocked off
and windows demolished and dire ruin
marked the interior of that room. The
landlady hurriedly sent a messenger after
the young lawyer, who soon came tearing
back with a terrified look on his face as
ahe din and uproar of that seething sea
Of canine flesh came to his ears. In a
reckless manner lhe threw open the door
and about 125 dogs in various stages of
hairless and skinless condition rushed be-
tween his legs and out into the hall yelp-
ing and bowling like pack of imqs trun-
ed loose from the lower world. More
d loose from the lower world. More
would have crowded between his legs only
they could not make It an at once For
the next hour dogs flying IN various or
bits were hurled and elected from that
room. and when the last limpIng. painting
cur had been extradited the youth went
in and sat down on the only chair whose
leather cushions had enough left to sit on
and grfrniy gazed at the wreck and ruin.
Now he says he doesn't especially care for
any dog. as he contemplates getting mar
ried ANYHOW. and he hopes his wife will
he all the soothing. solacirg companion
ne can attend to. but ne wonld like to
know who perpetrated the CHASTITY joke.
Now there are fewer dogs in that neigh
borhood. as most OF them have not stop
ped Summing and yelling yet, and those
who took part in the memorable chorus
have less skin on them and more raw
spots and stove up limbs and gnowed ears
and closed up eyes.