Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-06-01
Dogs conc,r I rrnnten.

dorg's out there a-waitin' fer me now.
"Well, hang it all, go out and get
him, then. don't care who gets him,
SO long us some of you take him away"
"All right, sir; that dorg cert MY am
mine, N Use gwine TO have i'm"
Then a young lady with an abbrevi'
ated skirt and an affected manner
sidlcd into my room.
THANK you so much" she giggled
"for advertising my Fido. You know
| lost him while was shopping in the
Baltimore store last Friday. Dear lit.
tie fellow, do hope you've fed him.
| know he won't eat meat. We always
give him bread and milk. I'd like to
pay you for your trouble, and how
much did the advertisement cost?
suppose I'll have to pay that ?"
Miss" | said, there's some mis-.
take. The dog I've advertised is not
named Fido. ] do not know what his
name is, but it's not Fido. AS for feed.
ing him bread and milk this dog has
eaten two dollars worth of porterLouse
steak and"
We'll ! do think tie police ought to
get after these people who put mislead
ing advertisements in the papers.
suppose they're too busy arrestine
gamblers to pay any attention to these
confidence men; if my brother were
here, he'd show you how to-"
"Jawkins," | shouted, "show the lady
out"
BEG pardon, SIR" said Jawkins, with
suspicion of a smile "There's sever
boys of varying ages, about &c men
, nine women and policeman waiting
in the front yard to see you, sir; be
lieve it's in regard TO an advertise
ment."
80, Lord!' / calculated. "Show W
the most respectable, Jawkins."
II was a middle-aged woman Of
hard visage that came in, and tool
the most comfortable chair in thu
place.
"Would you mind throwing tha
nasty cigar down." she said, looking a
me from over her spectacles. II can
abide smoke"
Certainly, madam" ! said, throw
ing my cigar in the fireplace. "What
can.I do for you? Did you come abou
the lost dog?"
II came, sir, as the representative O
the Associated Workers in the Caus,
of Right Living, to ask you for a sub
scription to-"
Madam, | never subscribe thus earl,
in the morning" replied.
They're still a-coming, sir" brok,
in Jawkins.
They were coming indeed!
They came on foot, in carriages, il
farm wagons, in buggies. Each stree
car that stopped by my door dis
charged half dozen or more passen
gers, who rushed pell-mell TO my gar
den, which was by this time seethin!
mass of humanity. AS | went to tn,
front porch and looked out over tn
sea of faces, | could hear many in tn
crowd calling some one "swindler,
n cheat" and saying: Don't believ
he's got any dog" Its all put-ul
game" ''lle ought to be arrested" an,
similar remarks.
/ sneaked back into the front hall
way. "Jawkins," | said, "where is tina
dog?"
That minister's trying TO coax hin
out of the stable, sir" was the reply
went back to the stable an
found the collie still tied there, but h
was getting excited at the noise out
side and at the strange manner of tn
Theosophist, who was, l believe, try
ing to hypnotic him. Under my in
structions, Jawkins loosened the chain
and the dog, with savage snar
sprang at the Theosophist, who turne,
and fed. So did |. The dog caught th
minister before he had gone very fan
and took good taste of theosopA ica
blood; then he turned on the dark,
and got mouthful Of whitewash, an
then, catching glimpse of the larg
crowd, he ran around the house. ant
with a battle cry in his throat, sale
in.
/ was so excited and so eXasperate
at the events of the morning that fol
got myself, and in the midst of th
melee found myself shouting: rs.
'om, Tige! Take 'en. old man! Goo
doggie! Sic 'em! Sic!"
The crowd parted, wayered, fed, an
the dog, hoarse with much barking
lay down on the front lawn, right !
the midst of bed of Gala lilies, an
painted with exhaustion.
| Hes mad" went up the cry.
The street cars had stopped, tn
whole street in front of my house wa
filled with an excited mob, breathin
dire vengeance on my devoted heat
The policeman who had, in the NEAR
time, sent in hurry-up call for hel
to the police station, came stealthil
around the house. He had a shinin
revolver in his hand. He crept up
the dog and with a well directed she
that startled the neighborhood, an
broke one of my parlor windows, h
ended the dogs troubles forever.
SOW him bleeding all over my call
lilies. ] saw the crowd, still grow
ing in proportions as additional ed
tions of the News gave my "ad" wide
publicity, and, coward that | am, fea
ing the consequences, fled out of tf
back door and am now spending mor
money than can afford in Chicag'
waiting for the effects of my want al
to pass away.--Indianapolis News.
How Polly Knew.
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