The Washington herald., 1907-05-11

Give dos 8 bad name and be vii grow up the
way the twig is beat.-lWhite House adagesl
Pete, the ''waH-eyed" White House bun
terrier, a gentle beast, Is trying TO live up
to a ferociOus reputation.
About three weeks ago some scribes in
search OF copy got poor Pete mixed up
with another official canine, and since
then he has led a regular dogs life. Give
dog a bad name" Pete received his
uniustly, and Thursday he tried 10 live
up TO 1t by biting Navy Department
clerk on the leg. and yesterday he became
involved in a scandaIous tight with
another buil terrier on the White House
i grounds.
Pete was first credited with chasing Am
tbassador Jusserand. Of France. up a tree
IN the White House yaEd when the diplo-
mat. attired 10 immaculate fannels, called
/ to play tennis with the President, Then
it was told Of him that he chased two
night watchmen into the White House
fountain during a cold snap. and kept
them up 20 their waists In fFlgid water all
night. Il was next related that he chewed
of a polieeman's nstty uniform, and re-
fused to permit Secretary Garfield 10 en-
ter the Executive Mansion grounds, a joke
at which President Roosevelt laughed
heartily.
Pete Greatly MaIigned.
/ The facts are that Pete has a disposi-
/ ton like an agel But. unfortunately. he
| has one pink eye and one blue eye with
white ring around the pupil. an oculis-
! tic combination which gives him the ap-
/ pearance Of Satan himself SO that
/ whereas Pete looks as though he could
put KuroKi and the whole japanese army
on the bum IN six seconds, as a matter
of fact. his delight In life is 10 lie on the
grass in front Of the White House and
I play with babies
! Il was not Pete, the ferocious-looking
and sugar-souled. but Rollo, the lamb
( Ike looking ST. Bernard with a character
Ike Jack the Ripper, who has been pull
ing of the stunts. Rollo it was, not Pete,
who chased Ambassador Jusserand up a
4 tree. Rollo drove two watchmen into a
fountain, and kept them prisoners there
through a frosty night. Rollo ate a po-
| liceman's clothes. Rollo has Secretary
Garfield on the black list. Rollo was
s.
( disgrace. Pete remained.
Then RollO's evil traits we're gradually
lereGited to the gentle Pete. lie took TO
brooding over the unmerited disgrace
and the newspaper notOriety attending,
until he could stand It no longer.
Probably Fatal CONFLICT.
Encouraged by his success in chewing up
the leg Of the Navy Department clerk
Thursday, Rollo yesterday morning
launched an attack on another bull ter
Irier, VINO Just unobtrusively happened
along"
On this occasion, however, Pete Jared
badly, and there are fears that ne may
not recover from the severe wounds he
received from the fangs of his opponent.
It was said yesterday afternoon that he
was so badly hurt that 1t might be neces-
lsary TO enloroform him as an act OF
mercy.
At Z o'clock yesterday morning Pete
was wandering in the vicinity OF the Ex-
/ ecutive offices looking for trouble. He
had found it 'in the shape OF the unob-
strusive bull terrier who Just happened
along" Pete and the other bull terrier
we're at 1t good and hard before any OF
4 the White House policemen arrived al
II the scene of combat. Pete was all IN by
that time. He was showing signs Of a
willingness 10 cry enough but his op-
ponent would not let him get away.
Il Finally by a supreme effort Pete broke
the hold Of the other terrier and turned
tail ingloriously. Down Executive avenue
he went, followed by his adversary. The
gates OF the rear grounds Of the White
Ii House were locked, but Pete found ar in
Il significant aperture in the TaIlings and
squeezed through 1t before the other fell
\ Low could grab him. The hole was too
small for the other terriers body. but
h Pete did not stop 10 see. He managed to
run to a soft spot near the White House