The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-30
THE sTATIoNER,s DOG
Aud the Racket he Kicked up in the
Tnilor's Shon

TailoF's Shop.
Chicago Record: The statIoner and
the South side tailor had become recon
cI1ed. The "busy day" sign that the
cynic OF the shears had stuck up in the
biz mirror had proved Ineffective.
What in Tunlset have you got now?"
asked the taller q day or two after the
nrmistlce as his neighbor appeared in
the doorway, his face glowing with
pride.
For answer the stationery man jerked
at the end Of bright steel chain which
he held in his hand and a nervous pink
tirged terrier ienped In. ran around him
three times and then howled dismaily
The stntloner. stumbling In his efforts
to dIscntangle himself from the chain,
had stepped or the dogs fooi.
Don't rninG me-" said the tailor,
when tho anlmaIt bowling had died
lown to n Plaintivs whimper. kick
him again; Iarather like to hear that
kind OF n racket"
"Aln't he a daisyT' said the statloner.
leading the dog over to this tailors
"He;s hoiIyhock." said the tailor,
sarcastically. n nlght-bloonling cereus
that's what should call him. a
daisy doesn't tel Il. II had dos IKE
that I'd take some care Of him.
whats the matter with him the way
he ls7" asked the statloner. AMT ne
in good condition now" ,,
Maybe he IT," The tailor answered.
doubtfuliy. You're sure he hasn't got
@Not much he hasn't"
well. YOU'RE 0 dog fancler, and I'm
rot pr6habi, he's scratching himself
N pass the time. Lead him out 10
tho Sidewalk. SO that can get the gem
eral eject OF him from u distance
The statloner started to comply win
'n and lsI elose the door after you" add;
cd the tailor. blandlJ. ITS rather cool
this morning" -, ~. atm
You're great 1osher' sara the So
tionery man. smiling ioolIsn ~. a
leading the terrier back: a.
nov;. VIVA do you think O. him!
"What h hef know he's a dog-he
looks like one. hnyNyay-but what par
,Ic,'Iar bred isn't he, II any? Is he good
"sav," returned the Btationer: II
,b,iight y6ti ana know something. That 8
y ~ tcTrIer ptire bred and registered.
1,c NJ the Hof't Blttersweet pups. LOOK
ri him, Did you ever see prcttlG.s,
thing than thRt2 Look how nc stahus.
II don't see anything particular IN tue
,yay he stands. He seems to be stahu-
ing on oil four feet, but most any COM
mon dog can do that. II he could Dhl-
ance himself on his tail you might OraB
about IL. Who's dog is he?'
Mine"
The statloner wlnked mysterlousIy.
~ suppose you wnnt me to believe you
stole him" said the tailor you made
n raid on the PIerpont Morgan kennels
ono night when the hired man left the
gate unlocked, and picked this one out
N Tho whole aggregation. That was the
,,.ay Won cot him. You didn't shake MIN
o,,i Of a sack with twenty pounds OF
ertan iron. and tell the boy that was
going 10 drown him that he could nave
moro fun spending 10 cents, -,
"I'r give you so for every dog IKE
this YOU can get out Of sack LOOK
here! Hey! Rats, boy. rats. Ts-s-s-t!
Tho statIoner poked under the penSh
among the waste scrap paper WIN thp
toiiors vnfd stick and the dog mace
rush and scraped mndly with his paws
Then he stood with his ears cooked, nus
tnii rigid and his hair bristling upright
an hig back whining Hs the @innnner
sn,tcnknd and hlsFed He finiEned me
CIVILIZATION by barking sharply anc r''rn
howlcd az the tailor threw coat'n"ng-
or Mt him.
what do YOU think Of that?" asked
the s,ntloner, triumnhnntly.
'Inteiligcnt beast" said tho tailor.
Would you Just as soon take that
broom and aweep them scraps back un.
der the bcnch7 DO YOU think that
dog'ud know n rat II he seen onef
"sbow him one md see.
~ haven't got any about the prem
lgrg. but II seems to me hos easy fool
Cd. thought you said he was n foS
terrier"
$50 he H." a.,
'"Then why doesn't he Keep 70 ms
rpcclaitv? In he any good for mice and
roachru7 should think II you smear,
rI him with molagseA he'd catch Mes.
That's M right, aaid the stationery
man Its hurting you because YOU
don't own him" .,,,,..
mo. IL nln't," said the tailor. The
rayer nin't botherlng W TO speak NJ.
WI uea plenty OF powder and lenvc II
about two or three days and keep thom
Gown pretty we'll. what urc you EoinE
10 DO With that dor now, honest BiliyE
"Kcup him" .,
~ waa afraid or that That's Jus,
what was afraid Of I'll Tho time, II
yGu'd listen 10 reason you'd 30 out INTO
trg alley mud CLEAN q bunch oi cans
col htuu lIfm