The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-10

Jobson collie In six jumps. There wasn't any
an Sas on tor 'sy
The finish was brought about with the aid o
six men who lived In the nelRhborhood, no
PackSsy sSs owner 5%s Mqean eS
liEan's head was dented with clubs consider
r. Esq., G fSS had "a sGag. %ffR
rEst ot to Thep ths
water over the two dogs. Pinckney tugGed at
Mulligan's chain. and finally pulled him of the
;Yyail pay for this. Plpckneyl,, said Jobson
hitherto they had been playing. whist
together every night-as Pinckney was leading
null Malhlisan on with the chain wrapped around
the dickens you sayi,, replied plnckney.
around 10 loose or rs KY dog wss IN my yofd
minding his business. when your brute shifted
at hhn from across the street Saw It myself.
put on my dos IS head with ciqbf Heyi Pay.
nothngl Your dog was hunting for trouble
That was the beginning OF the Pinckney-
Jobson feud. which soon extended to al the
lies, Thereafter Pinckney and Jobson. passed
eaoh other by without word when they met
i sheg sa 'nf ThTa a hs s.
,Muligan was tied up in the back yard after
To%Ped Sit5 M when Ms: PinsEney wasn't
oasn aR wasn't my pay% BUT so perm permitted
the little ones to pull his ears and maui
hs shy
M oe 5 ties Than
home. every, day talking to Mulligan, in the
backyard. During these interviews Mulligan
much on one side. and wagged his stump Of a
tail eciativey. w
ssd Whsn he loose ss ' bsef an :
cams risonment in the backyard; 'He's
Mrs. Pnckney regarded the experiment
obviously from behind the back screen door.
looked up at hin, with grateful expression in
his little round blood shot eyes.
said nefney gut tS maFan ocT Sd oSeG
the front porch steps and began to teach Multi
from across I" the street. and Pinckney tried
to grab MuIligsn by the collar. He wasn't
fence in a bound. and four seconds later. Fill
kins. who, was sitting under tree In his front
oI hd to 99 on mis-
had taken enough mouthfuls out Of the fox
terrier to reduce materially the Filkins dogs
neiChbors pried him loose. Filkins ran for a
dog doctor. The dog doctor pieced the fox
terrier together and said that the dog had an
liam gong sd PEt that d er"s Of sco sss
ney. who sat on his porch looking unconcerned. |
go ahead and report. Fikins.'' said IPnck-
th!i4Esh il, though. isn't an itT ru,ins
your dog didn t have to take dust from any
mans mutt when it came to, fight. and now |
when he gets licked you holler Good loser,
There might have been further trouble, had
not Mrs. Pnrckney Appeared Just then. and had
MT n Mrs. Filkins called Filkins from the Fill
:, "!J,u.t 60 ahead and report, Filkins. that's
'"iiy act M%T ny to the 5endS i VSuS ~ 'e
"Jamesl" said Mrs. Pinck ncy. warningly,
rom the top step OF her porch
q answer me when call your" inquired Mrs
Fkins from the Fikins front ward. why will
persons who malicousy harbor mad dogs"
Thus the pincknny-FIlkins row started. with
found whaRer Fkns hs
lidn't have any effect. MulliGan was suffered
hained for three weeks after disposing OF the
Fl,kiinS fox terrier.
II about It," said pinckney to Mrs. Pinckney
yhen he got back from the city one, evening
Bt booa 9 bs
he surrey. When, get out in the open I'll let
SO. when Pinckney had brought the surrey
round to the front. in order that Filkins and
ODSOn anu tnt rest ol EN-, us lie eApItSStu IL |
o Mrs. Pinckn could see the victorious
IulliRan embnrking for a drive. the
,eady eyed Mulligan was loaded into the
ear seat. He took his place without muir
nur. In fact his conduct at the outset was
ha racterzed by considerable solemn dignity
After Pinckney had driven four blocks to the
vest ward, however he saw six dogs standing
n a bunch at the junction Of two streets, They
we're al collnrcd and tagged dogs and belonged
o people They were OF all sizes. from Skye
errier to Newfoundland pup. When Pinck-
icy saw the bunch he transferred the reins to
me md and reached back with the other to
.rah Mulligan by the collar He was about
! third Of second too late. The horse
pulling the surrey was going ut pretty fair
ran had seen that bunch Of dogs He jumped
,vcr the hind wheel, slid on his nose for ten
Get or so. and then he was in the midst of the
tx dogs. Two of them scrambled. but the
,ther four remained to see what could be done
With Muligan. Before they could ascertain
hat nothing could be done with Mulligap,
hey were all so manned that they could
carcely limp away. MulliCan couldn't hold
hem all down at once, So he contented
himself with taking a few bites of, three
II them. and then giving his undivided
ttention to the Newfoundland pup. as being
he largest dog and therefore the dog most
likely to give him run, for his money. There
IS big as silver dollars when Muligan was An
lily batted off by three of Pinckney's club
Mates all of whom regarded Pinckney slant