The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-19
Mhinned the WRONG Dog.

One of the .well-knoWn stock statesmen
| for one of the oldest commission firms at
the Union stock yards last Thursday ere
ated a Juror which will go down in the
history of the yards among the annals of
funny happenings He isn't talking about
it any, and in fact has not been seen
but twice since the sad event. This dig
nified and usually kind hearted man owns
a large black dog which dearly loves 10
sneak under the buggy and follow his
master TO the yards, but always meets
with whipping when found up there, as
the owner wants him to remain at home.
Wednesday morning the dog managed to
follow a. a safe distance and arrived at
the Exchange building about the same
time as his master and then humbiy and
resignedly submitted to flashing. Thurs
day morning, just before noon this gem
tleman saw a big, black dog summing him.
self compacently on the rear porch of
the Exchange and his wrath was I'M
bounded. As il was a dull day anyhow,
and the crowd of buyers and visitors need
ed a little entertainment, the -stockman
calmly whitfield out long pole TO fit his
hand and sailed IN to make that dog wish
y
With the warning remark, IN teach
YOU" he went at it in a business like
Eay. He pounded and bsat the dog until
the latter made a getaway for the hall
Of the long building hotly chased by the
irate supposed owner. He caught up with
him on the front porch and scene TWO
commenced with renewed vigor. After he
had worn himself anc the stick out he
sat down 10 rest and mop his brow. the
dog meanwhile letting loose some of the
most highly pitched caliope yells those
yards ever heard. While he was catching
his breath a Big stockman of muscular
size and fighting build came striding up
holding the hand Of his little boy. who
was crying piteously. The big man was a
stranger and had come up from the ter
ritory with a car of stock and mis- red
face was livid. Bracing stern pose be-
fore thu still painting chastiser, ne de-
manded to know What the devil is the
matter with you. psrdner. ] would like
to know what you are beating my dog
for,'
Your dog?" replied the astonished
heater 4 guess it is you that IS crazy.
I guess I have a right to pound my own
Cog"
You must be an Internal IDIOT. mister,
or drunk, replied the new conner That
ere dog you just now well night kilt K NJ,
little boy's.'
\ roar went up from the assembled
groups Of stockmen and buyers and the
dog FOUNDER quietly arose and rubbing
his head in a dazed way took a long look
a. the cringing, fawning and half dead
dog. Then ne took on a far away look
into the distant beyond somewhere. and
with wan. sad smile. slowly wandered
of down through the lanes OF the sheds
and four hours later. when a committee
was formed 10 make UP a search party
and rescuiag expedition. they found him
away down in the sheep pens and unused
south parts % the yards. He vas sit
ting on th= side Of a feed trough al
sently whiting and just thinking. that
was all. He was perhaps figuring on the
snares and decisions OF tbs world and
It's pitfalls OF mistakes and hazty opsu-
ions He had p!ucaed. drz wn look on
his face and panied expression Ike re
did nor want 10 see any one or D. seen.
The searching party looked nournfuuy az
him and chen left him alone TO think on
Tor tdey. ss one man, seemed 20 respe--
MS unhappy plight and they rslk5d aRav.
A shutdown ne wss st!U sitting there ana
some one kindly sent MS ovsrcoa- -oxn
% nIU. but lie rnournfully shook Ms had
and asked simply and weakly. mas ne
gone yete' meaning the Big man He
Was assured he rad not only gone. bur
Vas - coon nstEred over the EVIDENT MS
axe thaj 1e sad felt sorry for ,ae rns7-
and after promising 70 buy rs ut,le boz
another black dog. be had STEPPED into
tAe ba- and paid Cor ITO 6riaks for n
man wao asd beaten up MS dog The
dog beatsT pulled himself together.
straightened cut rs sfl1e1sd limbs.
stretched out his spine and ordered Is
horse and went home. Nov the eommss-
son men have drap=1 that feed trough +,
ne sheep division II mourning and snv
sack dog winch may chance 10 Diff lz;o
The stock yards tor the next Ken yezrs
VII BE treated Ike a prince.