River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-10-23
From q Dogs
Notebook
BY NJ. D'HRcY WETMoRE.

I HEAR it is quite the custom in
these days for the great and
well-beloved to occasionally chron-
icle their lives, and as / have rather
an extensive acquaintance both
among people and those of my own
kind, I have concluded that brief
account of myself and my doings
might be gladly welcomed by the
public.
My name, "The Angel Dog" was
not given me, / am led to believe, in
early infancy, but only added in later
years by my owner, who in many re-
spects is rather clever woman,
with much taste and discrimination
on a few subjects. Alas! though, she
sh lows weakness in some strains, such
as her love for cats, fine clothing,
and the attention and admiration of
young men, too, that I most hate,
and whenever they call [ go on
awfully barking at them, and nip
ping their shoes to such an extent
that have succeeded in driving some
of them away entirely. But these
soft spots in her are fortunately re-
deemed by a just appreciation of my
own race, whom she often classes
under the general term of "Angel."
Although American born, am of
Scotch and Skye extraction, and am
therefore very beautiful. This I
know to be fact, for my mistress
has told me as often as a hundred
times in one day. L have heard
spiteful people, however, remark
that my waist line is too big for my
short legs, and that my tail is too
abbreviated for beauty. But my
eyes are Enthusiastically handsome, my
bangs are soft and silky, of a blush
gray and my stout body is covered
with blacl1ish hair. My paws are
yellow and large, and are. considered
by my owner as particularly attrac-
tive, for when [ give her one, she
overwhelms me with pet names.
have rather a nice appetite, dainty,
perchance, like all gentlemen of my
breed but I often condescend to
take scraps, and when [ feel badly
I resort to primitive medicine such
in a pretty good sort of house and
have two or three maids, as well
as my mistress, to wait on me. The
house is not much for style, I am
told, but it has some good points;
number of soft chairs and sofas.
with their covers much worn, which
can be easily torn and scratched up
when so desired. The beds, too, are
squashy and available, and when [
feel playful it is great fun to jump
upon them and tear off the foolish
ruffies on something they call
s'shams." It makes the maids angry,
but my mistress seems to think it
big joke, and laughs and kisses me and
says: "The poor Angel Dog, did he
amuse himself pulling things to
pieces?"
One thing I do not think consistent,
however, with my mistress usually
kind heart, for every now and then she
declares that her ''little boy" (another
foolish name she has for me), is very
dirty, and then the maid chucks me
into the tub, and fathers me with soap
and brushes and scrubs me until feel
Like miserable sinner. Often she en-
harnesses me by having the cats around
at the time, and even if they do enjoy
thA high sounding names of king"
"Queen," president" and prince"
ain sure that they are not only my in
feriors in race, behavior and breeding,
but in morals, for they unhesitatingly
take everything they can get hold of
TO eat, and often, alas! shall say it,
stay out at night with their friends,
whereas l sleep the sleep of the just.
and the overfed, on the bed of my fav-
orite maid, pretty little German girl
My life is pleasant, though simple
one. I get up quite late and when come
down run out for my morning walk;
a few nice, but common, dogs, come up
politely and speak to me, though my
mistress mortities me greatly by call