The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-17
now rrcHou cor ms BAD NAME.
Dog That Was Compelled To Lead
the strenuous Life Against his
VIII.

4 Dog That Was Compelled 20 Lead
the strenuous Life Against his
VIII.
Henry Van Dyke ln Scribner's.
Il was the black patch over his left eye
that made an the trouble In reality he
wac OF disposition most peaceful aud
propltiatine. lover OF order and fair
dealing strongly inclined 20 domestic
life. aud capable OF extreme devotion. he
he'd "a vivid sense OF justice. IL is true.
and any violation OF IL was apt 60 heat
his indignation 10 the boiling point. When
this occurred Bee was strong iu the back.
sun ia the neck. and fearless Of cons
queuce But he was always open to-
friendly oyerturss ana ready 10 make
peace with honor.
Slngu.Hrly responsive 60 every touch OF
kindness. desirous OF affection. secretly
hungry for caresses. be had heirt
framed Tor love and tranquility. But ma
ture saw 90 90 put black patch over his
left eyei wherefore his days were passed
ln the midst Of conflict and he lived the
strenuous NE.
How this sinister mark came TO MIN
De never knew. Indeed. 90 is not likely
/ that he h1d any idea OF the part that 10
Played Boo bis cdreer. The attitude that
the world took toward him from ,ae
bteiunlng. ara attitude OF aggressive mis-
trust-thc role that he was expected ami
practically forced 20 assume tn the drama
% existence. tine role OF hero OF in
tefminop.e stfife-must have seemed 10
him altogether mysterious and somewhat
absurd. But his part was fixed by the
BLACK patch. To gave him as usuert ID,
uuculent and forbldding that an the ele-
ments Of warfure gathered around him as
hornets around a sugar barrel aud mis-
appearance in public was like the rails
INK OF a flag for battle
You see that Pichou." said Macintosh
the Hudson's bay agent at Minsan. "you
see yon big hlack-eye deeyHg The say.
ages call him llchou because he's ugly ma
a iynN-laid CONNIE an pichou. 't'
IL Dee went QUE for a walk on tho beach
Nigneaus dogs or Simard's dog. regard
I 90 ~ as an insult, and there was "a fight
I Men picked up sticks. or showed hin,
ths butt-cnd OF their dog-w whips. when
De made friendly approaches with the
I children q WaS different. they seemed 90
1 like him little. bat never dId ht folfo,,
/ one OF them that mother did not can
from the house door: Pierre, MarIat
come away quick That bad dog will bite
YOU. once when he ran down 10 che
I shop 20 watch ihc boat coming In from
I the mail stcamer. the pugser had refused
20 bet the boat 80 TO and and called out.
! II e4tu MAtihlo=hl you EN 70 MALE dis
/ trip. ecf you not call away dat dam
! de-
True, The Mirganitrs seemed 60 take a
certain Kind Of pride in his reputation
They mad brought Chouarts big brown
dec. Gupotte. down from the sheldrake
70 meet him. ana after the meeting was
over and Grinette had been revived with
bucket OF water. everybody. except
/ Chouart. appeared 90 be ia good humor
The purscr q a. steamer bad gone TO
he trouble OF iD'oducing a famous b1ule-
deggc from Quebec, on The trip after THAI
On which he had given such a hostile
. opinion OF pichou. The bulldog nten-
I lions were uumistlkabir. he expressed
I them the moment be touched the beach:
ard when they carried him back 60 the
Beat ON a hsn barrow many natcring
words were spoken about Picaou he was
not iuscns bic % them. But THESE tributes
I go h.s proWrss were not what be- really
wanted. Ills secrc: desire was for toxic
a. affection lis rosItlon WIS honorable.
hut 30 was irtolerably lonely and FUN OF
trouble lie sought peace and h. found
/ lights.