The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-13
HAS HIS UPS AND DOWNS
The Dog Catcher's Life Is Full
of Howls.
A PUBLIC BENEFACTOR
He. Like Alger. Has Burden OF Re-
sponsibilty and Rare Collection
of Roasts-All Dogs Look
Alike to Him.

Like the elevator boy the dog
catcher has his ups and downs while
pursuing his vocation, and, inciden-
tally. the dogs about town. He is a
great student of human and canine
nature. too. His life is full Of bowls
and like the harbor master he knows
of many banks and has many tails to
tell. His imperturbability has made his
office a municipal success.
Butte, like all enterprsing cities with
their metropolitan features. has a real,
live dog catcher. The other dav while
enjoying breathing spell from his
duties he condescended, after allowing
reporter to enter his sacred presence
to be interviewed.
Il reckon" began the great confisca-
tor of CANNES, that | am a public ben
eiactor. l am a-doin somethin' in the
discharges of my official capacities
what President Mckinney couldn't do
am like Secretary Alger; he had
charge of the dogs of war, an I've got
charge of the dogs of Butte.
Now, Mr.. Alger an myself are
enough alike to be brothers, but we
amt Anybody would know that to
look at us. He got roasted to death
by the newspapers But what's that I?
Deed | do. But, then. all men who
wants to become great in their per-
feshion mustn't mind ridicule WHY
Lawd. l just couldn't live if | thought
l would 'scape bein' jawed to death.
i've got so that when | reels bad I
Just goes out with my cart an drives
through a neighborhood where I knows
lot of fine ladies what's got nice pet
dogs, what gets more 'tention than
lots of white kids. an l Gets all the
trouble / wants; decd l do. I comes
back then feelin' better, fer | knows |
been out a-doin' my official capacities;
deed l do
Your highness meets with some
amusing incidents, l suppose" returned
the reporter
With a roll of his eyes and assuming
facial expression which made him
appear as grave as a mandarin he re-
piled:
Does 1? Well, | should say ! does.
But them white brats what follows me
an my cage round town furnishes a
heap of fun. They likes to kid the
women folks. The other day l was
a-goin' through one of them swell
neighborhoods on the west side an
fine lOokin' lady comes a-runnin' out
an / stops my train an she says. oh,
you nasty man, have you got my dog
/ says, 1 don't know, madam, what's
he like, all dogs looks alike to me-.
oh, he is the sweetest dog. He has
a tail about an inch, an inCh-and-a-
half or two inches long Then she
slandered me; deed she did.
Il says. I don't think I've got your
dog in my collection. madam. but
there's one of 'em dogs in here what's
got a white spot on him bout the size
of dollar, dnllar-and- half or two
dollars. The white kids Guyed her an
l journeyed on to pursue my official
capacities; deed l did.
En- white brats what's railways
a-followin' me is always a-singin' Mr..
Johnsing. Turn Me Loose an Papa
Wouldn't Buy Me Wow an
All COons Look Alike to Me Do l
mind them; deed | don't.
I've begin to believe somethin' bout
that transportation of the soul business
or whatever they call it."
You have? What has led you to give
that deep subject your consideration,
your greatness?' timidly queried the re-
porter.
folks: deed they is. Did you ever
see one of 'em fellows what's always
a-loOkin' for trouble when cop wants
TO run him in an he has to put the
come longs on him? | got a-hold of
a yallOw dog the other day in Dublin
sulch an I believe if he could a-been
understood he was a-cussn' the black
race for all he was worth. Oh, there's
tough dogs just as well as tough peo-
plies; deed they is. Then there's other
dogs way up in quinine society what
won't 'soCiate with the others in the
cage; deed they is.
An when peoples comes down TO
get them pets out it's just like a-gon'
into paWnShOp to get out your over
coat that's been there all summer.
You're dead anxious to see if the moths
has been aratin' of it. Always re-
minds me of Cashin' in or a-makn'
the point in a redhot crap game: deed
it does. Women kiss them dogs an
call 'em names that they don't call me
an I often a-Wishpd | was a dog; deed
have"
1T seems to me that you could write
a book of interesting experiences; have
you ever tried it," Intercepted the in
terviewer.
With sort Of a school boy modesty
and a shy shuttle the great Confiscator
of CANNES replied, nervously fumbline
in his upper right hand vest pocket.
Deed I haven't, but I've done wrote
some poetry" he answered producing
a carefully folded piece of paper which
had become blackened around the
edges.
And the great COnfiscator of CANNES
modestly consented to have it pub
lished. 1t goes like this, although there
are 100 other verses:
Dog days is wann', people thinks,
The CANNES bein' ketched every day.
An them what amt redeemed from the
pound
When the butcher makes his daily
round