Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-06-14
pAUl'S LATEST Story

Lihue, Kauai, June 12.-Last Fri
day evening a number of jovial fell
lows gathered at the invitation of
Mrs. Coney to stag dinner at the
Sheriffs house. The occasion was
the celebration of the birthday of the
host After a dinner of all the good
things for which the Sheriffs home Is
Justly distinguished, enlivened by
stories and toasts, the remainder OF
the evening was spent in musical on.
tertainment, the Lihue orchestra as
sisting.
| Those present besides the host were
Senator Paul lsenberg, Frank Craw.
ford, Ernest Crop, +. II. Broadbent,
Edward Palmer. John Hogg. G. w.
Spitz, W. II. Rice Jr., and ]. d. VIII.
lard
Among all the stories told this was
voted the gem of the collection: Said
Paul Isenberg: I used to have big
mastff named Bruno and used to
have little fox terrier named
Schneider Schneider was the most
curious, most mischievous monkey Of
a dog ever saw, and used to tanta.
lie the life out of Bruno.
Bruno had no earthly use for the
little devil, and used to try to get hold
OF Schneider every time he had a
chance, but always without success.
Bruno had little yard fenced off
around his kennel and Schneider used
to take running jump over into
Bruno's yard every once In awhile,
Just for deviltry. and for the sport of
having Bruno chase him out the other
, side
, No sooner would Bruno see Schnei
, der in his yard than he would take
after him full tilt, mouth wide open
, with the belief, no doubt, that this
I time he would catch the little monkey
, and shake the life out of him. But M
, the thing happened hundred times
, in the same old way, Bruno .reachinl
J the fence just as Schneider gayl,
, sailed over, landing safe outside, will
the protecting fence between him ant
!. furious Bruno. Schneider would al
, ways return after one of these esca
through the rails of the fence. Bruno
: would glover at the little fox terrie
through his prison bars, with hi
U mouth watering, for while, and thei
h would disgustedly SLOUGH off to hi
y. kennel, leaving Schneider to bark un
:, til he was tired and satisfied.
One day my sister and I happene,
ltn hn ,,.hn 30, 4
> performance. and we saw the mos
: comical and the cleverest bit of tao
n tics | ever heard of in dog history.
a Schneider made his flying leap int,
!, Bruno's preserves, as usual. will
}. Bruno slyly watching him from hi
kennel. No sooner had Schneide
a landed inside the yard than Brun,
was after him full charge. Schneide
nonchalantly cut across the yard an,
, made an easy, confident leap at tn
" fence on the other side. We wer
:, breathless to see the fox terrier mis-
y his aim. strike the fence near tn
" top and fall back on the ground RICH
:, under Bruno's feet as he rushed pei
u" nell into the fence.
Then happened the Quicket an
" brightest trick l have ever known
dog to do. Schneider certainly distir
guished himself. Quick as a shot h
y scooted under Bruno's legs befor
u Bruno had time to get hold of him an
= caught Bruno by the tail close up L
v mis- back, and how that little devil q
fox terrier did hang on. Round an
u round Bruno chased his tail, and tina
u devil Schneider, hanging on for dea
life, going round like fortune whee
~ my sister and bursting ourselve
" with laughter Bruno was desperat
ot and how he did work, but no use; hi
't tail, with Schneider, went around a
re fast as his head, and turn and squirr
10 as best he could, he was unable I
shake the terrier off. Such a merr,
go ropnd ! never saw, and Schneide
lie certainly seemed to be enjoying tn
performance. after he had assure
,e himself he had safe hold | 500
n went down and loosed the little dos
and I'll be blowed If he had not bit
. hole clean through Bruno's tail an
!. was hanging on to 1t as you would t
- ring. However, Schneider conten
10 ed himself with barking at Brun
from outside the fence after that
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