The evening times., 1900-06-16

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certain select class OF dogs and cats whose
owners, through force OF circumstances.
are obliged to part with them for a while
all the comforts of home, in addition to
social intercourse with their kind. The
establishment is, in fact. dog and cat
hotel, in which good canine and feline
society may commingle and find some SOL
ace in mutual exchange OF sympathies for
the absence OF their masters or mistresses.
The institution is. in many respects, the
only one Of the kind in this city cat
hospital there is. situated on Thirty-sec-
ond Street. a little distance above the res
ervoir in Georgetown. but the establish
ment near the Navy Yard gates is patron
lied only by hale and hearty summer
boarders, whose sleek and well-to-do ap-
pearance, combined with their daily Iabors
of the table d'hote sufficiently disproves
the notion Of conyalescence. Nevertheless.
the professors proteges, while belonging
generally to the favored class, present
considerable diversity, being OF many
breeds and varying dispositions, In fact,
the little canine community Of twelve
(which. as the professor explains, is
mere nueleusl present quite an interest
ing study from sociologie point OF view,
TO the student of dog life: or. for that
matter, TO the mere cursory visitor. One
Is almost perforce reminded of a human
community. with its little jealousies and
amenities. its distrust of a reticent stran-
ger, and its various little follies and fol-
bles. particularly fat and sulky dog
was, upon the reporters visit TO the pro-
fessors domicile. being most persistently
bounded by number Of shrill and meagre
prosecutors. though no decided hcstilities
ensUed. The corpulent canine was, the
professor explained. a new arrival, and
would In a short time become used to his
new quarters and associates.
1t might be inferred from the conduct OF
the animals that a great deal of rivalry
exists among them, and that considerable
amount Of criticism and confidential chat
about some neighbOrs, not within hearing.
| enliveEs the tedium of life among the ca
nine bozrders. The human visitor 70 he
unique establishment has no show what
( ever for consideration among these exclu-
! sive qUadrupeds, and were II not for the
/ professors genial manner. and his inter
esting disquisitions concerning his proto-
! ges, the stranger would feel inclined TO re-
( terat in humiliation. Although no: ineom-
/ moding him by clustering about his heels,
1 the professors dogs seem to have tacitly
/ arrived at the understanding TO treat the
] human subject with silent disdain ana the
! consequence is that the intruding suest
/ becomes aware Of that freezing atmosphere
which is more easily imagined than de-
! scribed Not but what verbal protests are
( INDUCED in by some OF the members OF
I this canine community; and one could fancy
that the emphatic utterances of small
Scotch terrier were anything but compli-
/ I1ertary
This Individual, by the way, was desig-
/ mated by the manager of the establish
/ ment by the not very artStocratic appel
lation of Rags" and IL must be confessed
/ that his coat, while doubtless Of very good
material, exhibited that lack OF sickness
I which has been compared to a "bewitchsd
| barley stack" He was, said his guar
| dian. "a genuine. old-fashioned Scotch
terrier. the like OF which is seldom seen
I nowadays, and which are. OF were, un-
surpassed as ratters and watch dogs.
! Rags is known wherever / am known.
He is one of my three personal pets, and
: my especial favorite He is my luck
deg and l do not believe I would part
with him for any consideration. We have
been together now going on four years,
and 1 do not believe we ever exchanged
( a cross word"
During this disquisition Rags" who
! had been romping within hearing. stopped
! and eyed his master with a particularly
/ knowing air, and at the conclusion OF the
! lctter's remarks gave vent TO something
] n
/ TO say. That's all right, old fellow; We
| thoroughly understand each other" and
resumed his gambols with as blitbesome
an air as was consistent with a dog OF
| his dignity.
striking contrast to Rags. in respect
to his well-grOomed attire. was a black
and tan. which had all that alertness o.
eve and ear and foot so peculiar to his
kind He was, perhaps, the most socially
inclined quadruped in the whole eommuni-
ty for he actually came over 10 the visitor
as though with the intention OF shaking
hands, but was evidently deferred by The
! surprised. not to say disgusted, air OF hiI
confeTees.
A eon,empIative animal. in the form o.
a Skye terrier. with a peculiarly long body
enveloped in shaggy hair, and no legs q
speak Of appeared at first inclined L
openly show his hostility, but glanc,
| from the professor reminded him of hi
! manners and he occupied himself as be
fore. in deep mental abstraction. The fol
terriers were evidently gifted with tn
greatest flow of animal spirits though the.
were closely rivaled In this respect by
little Irish terrier, who barked necessarily
with distinct brogue. This fellow distin
guished himself before the reporter left Il
the manner hereinafter described.
The preoccupation of mind above notices
in the case of the Skye became at length S
noticeable that the reporter could do moth
ing but look at him. Something wa
weighing upon his mind, thai WAS clear
and there was knowing. suspicious CLEAN
in his deep grey eyes just visible benin
! the luxurious bangs" that almost coyere
them. which told that something wa
bound to come. AT this moment he whis
pered into the ear Of Rags, who assume
: Immediately the identical pose well know
| in the picture "Who Said Rats? So lik
this famous work Of art was Rags at tia
2 moment that the spectator was forced {
tie inference that somebody hal said rats
r and that that somebody was the rkye.
, | lad been noticed that the latter had FIRE
| Que1tly smelt about the closed door of tn
Z Professors back kitchen and now be too
k Rags up to the same place, and they bot
. to1k q smell. By this time the whole com
k muaity were "on to the thing" and gen
b eral stampede followed TO the kitchen doc
o around which the most furious barking an
e paving ensued. The professor laughed
{ Come and see," said he. The reporte
: followed him into the kitchen, which wa
o Immediately filled by yelling mob
o place of the quiet community which ha
: behaved In such deeorous manner In II
back yard not fve minutes before. tn
y professor went to the table and uncover
: ing a quantity of paper which appeared
z be a parcel well done up, disclosed II
e trap containing a large rat. This appear
Z. ance was greeted by the CANNES with II
= creased yells. which inclined the Gagged an
- doomed animal TO huddle up in a corner
:, tie trap. but a few vigorous shakes cause
a him to fall upon the floor in the midst
" his enemies