The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-21
Whin1s of the Idler !.
Housewifery VS.. Erring Pup-Dogs.

l1OuoSWllSly No.
On the question of the four-legged pro-
position known as Dog, the Queen Bee
and myself are about as far apart as
the anupodes.
Her idea of the beast is always assoc-
ated with a broomstck militant, while
mine would give the quadruped the most
comfortable place on the premises and
overlook his weakness even IL he sought
a couch on the best Marseilles counter
panes in the house.
Dogs. both fgurntively and literally
speaking, have always gotten close to
me. When they roll the whites OF their
expressive eyes in my direction and
thump the floor with their caudal ap-
pendages. I am theirs to command.
and IL perchance in the exuberauce of
their affection, they wipe the gritty
soles of their cushioned feet on my
best pearl gray trousers. l feel that
am the recipient OF a flattering ovation
which deserves the most cordial recog-
milton.
But not so the Commander-in In Chief
Let a dog so much as bat his eye at
| her and she forthwith gets into action
In her mind. dogs are connected with
evervthing that goes TO disrupt well
| organized household. and she has ever
synonym both for rain and a reign
OF feas.
Indeed. SO deep-rooted are the preju-
aeei h ef the ean fGea thas have n her
scratch herself when. the mere word
dog was mentioned, as h II the ,h. bare Ire
aesused an rritaties of the epderms
In vain have sought to alter the
Queen Bees ideas shs on s
where she has always stood, putting the
dragon. the rattlesnake. the royal Ben
gal tiger and the tafl-wagger in the
whenever the subject Is mentioned, to
reiterate her usand-times-repeated as
sertion that II another dog is made the
| member of our family. she will quit.
Now candor conpels the admission Of
one fact which certainly gives weight to
| a great many of the Queen Bees argu-
anen the Dog
hese animals nss ia
sfafements not fortified BY adavit. il
has always been my misfortune when
which utterly failed to appreciate the
Importance OF winning the Queen Bees
favor.
True, 1t hasn't taken any Of the poor
critters more than half day to find
that the good woman was not a person
to be triiler with, even In the most affec-
my canine proteges have one and all. at
the very outset, damned themselves In
the matron,s eyes by some impish act
of destructiveness which forever ruin
ed them in her esteem.
For example. we once had a sedate,
MISUNDERSTANDING pup, who started his
first day with IA degree Of elroImsp &c
Queen Bee and removed all her preJu-
dices, but the thing was too good to
last.
personal RS nal nconvenience to h Himself. de.
lberately left q warm place In front of
the fire in order that he might slip out
doors. wallow in the only puddle of mud
to be found for blocks around and re-
turn to enjoy two hours surreptitious
rest on the outraged DANES best SILK
TO this hour the imprint Of the ami
seen on the silk, but the ashes Of the
Tho Was na sent 70
of the earth and the. subject; is now too
painful for mention In the home circle.
HOUSEHOLD By al sorts Of strategy and and
ferance. have felt impelled 70 destroy
reach or to get into the laundry bag and
shred the weeks wash.
One, rash spirit, likewise doomed to
medium OF crematory fire, saw fit after
two days sojourn In our house, to eat
the dish of spring chicken which had
been prepared in anticipation of a visit
from our preacher
Some idea of the animals vast appe-
tite may be gained when It is explained
that the rash brute devoured every
Of Of the minister. The partIsuiar par par
son in question was celebrated ex-
punishment by fire. so the pup doubt
less died a most appropriate death.
All the things are mentioned. mind
YOU not IN derogation of dogs, but sim
have some defensble ground for her
pre1udices. though I still insist that
there's naugff Which makes
eeeb sc o eod vet nose on his hnnS
o rthe sound Of u welcoming sniff
Perhaps however, this statement
Should BE- aased by sss AZ gsbd that tho
long long to ga a pup-dog and SO. too. the snufr
In question should emanate from the
same qundruped
Just why the soggy pro9b1oscis Of the
by the quadriped under discussion. as
a letter Of introduction, Is more than
this writer has ever understood. All
he sss e0Ss Il he n a fss vs fF sras
full TO your true dog-lover. and no
would not suffer his dumb friend to
use q pocket handkerehlsf even II tho
always been a tradition among tho dog
owner of my circle that q pup with n
dry nose was feverish--!n fact, tina
arid proboscls itself is said to be sign
This belief leads to some interesting
surnlises as To MAat might happen II