Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-20
If DOGS Could Talk.

if you love a dog you will enjoy some
of the July Magazines. AT least two
of them give the solloquies- of dogs.
But the news of the day from Boston
| carries this true story;
"A faithful dog, breed unree 1rded,
tried to seize Mrs. Annie Casey when
she ieaped from the fourth floor oil a
Brooklyn tenement yesterday, ana
both woman and animal were crushed
20 death on the sidewalk below. Mrs.
Casey's mind had given way OF late
and she was to have been placed IN d
hospital. The dog belonged to neish-
hors of the Caseys."
Don Marquis in an American Maya
zine story, makes a dog say;
a city dog amt real dog ne
either an outcast under susplefoh OF
the police or a mama pet with rip-
hons tied around his neck. You can
tell me. | know. A country town Win
plenty of boys in it, and creek OF
river nearby, is the only place ioi
dog
The same dog is supposed to phiiose-
phize about his adventures with
diunkard. as follows;
bill was the town drunkard, anu All
af us dogs used to run and bark at MN
when there were any humans looking
an I never knew how we got started
al il hut il was the fashion. We
didn't have anything against OLD Dill
other Int we let on like we Thought
no was a tough character; that Is, IL
anyone was looking at us. IL we W.
met old Bill towards the edSe OF toN H.
where no one could see US, we "ete a.
WAYS friendly enough with nm, 'oo
Biil liked dogs, and used TO De al"ass
,rving IN net us. and knew just the
plaees where dog ilkeu "
scratched. but there WASH ooS ~
town would be seen making up "
lin We'd let him think maybe w
v.re going to be friendly. ana silieii
and sniff around him in an eheoufas
inc sort of a way, like We taoush'
,,avha he was an acquaintance u oui .,
aud then old Bill would get real Piou"
,,a ,ry to nat our heads ana say
,rbe dogs all know old Bill all flsh,,
voc siri They know who's got gooo
hart and who amt. May be an eo..
cast hut the dogs know--yes' SIT
,nd when he said that we'd grow anu
hack aft and circle around him, anu
,ristle our backs up, and act like we
sn.llv found the man that robbed oal
fa,,,Ivts chicken house last week, anu
nm in and snap at Bits legs men
~ the hoys and other humans afoaha
MD laugh I reckon it was KIND OF
mean and hypocrticai in us dogs 700
isann the 0QfIldttS
t,1lied mn and the coarses1 kiha VI
1okes is the only kind they seem u 'p
preeiate.'
yriter in Strand gives this dog
soliloauy:
.,rbis has been d great day Tor me
r h,ve left nv mother, and have taken
. situation. NV master is an ugly NJ
,lo fellow named Pretyman. In spi.e
- tic conceit he seems a bit OF Iool,
Nor has his wife, who is not pau
leaking woman, many Drains.
sbon,d saw. They have a baby-a hld-
49,. ,,mn of lard named Chicky. lie
:. .,oed ahout a wear and half, and IS
a bachelor I believe. Apparently
am to be companion to TINS II 10 no
much of a career for me, anu VIC
I shall be able 10 CONSUL w. :.
is so UNNECESSARILY my intellectual ~
rerfor remains to be seen, bcsi'e9,
now that they have nice ittie US
do not see that they need paoy' NC
live in a nat, but / should say they are
fairly well-to-do l am not quite SUI
whether Ms Pretyman is gentleman
ar whether he earns his living. hes
have Drovided rather handsome KEN
mel for me at the end of long pas
sape. IT seems queer to have Il mousse
within a house. but | am glad TO haNc
it as it gives one the landed pfopiie
tor feeling somehow. | datesas s',aii
be all right here. 1t Is a great eiins
10 be independent at last, ana To pe
free of my fussy old mother and her
eternal lectures Dogtired after my
tourney from the country, | slept Ike
n ton as soon as I turned IN.