The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-06
Ulysses and
the Dognan

Hpn1tcufe. fnr.J
When IN. for~fingrr OF twilight b.
Gins to rnudKe the clear drawn lines
~ the Big city there In inaugurated
nm hour devoted 10 one Of tho most
melancholy sights OF urban life
Our from tho towering flat rag'
and apartment peaks OF the cliff
dweliers Of Now York steals an army
% beinxs that were once m@n- Even
yet they no upright upon two limbs
and retain human form and speech,
but you will observe that they are
behind animals In progress Each OF
these beings follows q dog. 90 which
no is fastened by an artificial hga'
mcnt
These msu ars an victims 70 circ..
Not willingly DO they become
fiunheys 20 Fido. bell boys 20 bull
terriers. and toddierr after Tower
Modern circe. INSTEAD Of turning
them into animals. has kindly left
the difference OF sixfoot leash be
tween them. Every one OF those dog
men has been either cajoled. bribed,
or commanded by his own particular
cirr~ 90 take the dear household pet
out for an airing
ny their faces and manner you can
tell that the dosmen arc bound IN n
hopeless enchan,fn~nt Never will
there cune even . DOG catcher
Ulysses 10 remove the spell
The faces Of soms arc stonffy set-
Thcy are past the commis~ration
the curiosity, or the teers of their
fellow beings Years Of matrimony
Of continuous compulsory canine
constitutionaln. have made them cal.
lous. They unwind their beasts from
lamp posts. or the ensnared legn Of
profanc pedestrians. with tho stolid
lty OF mandarfns manipulating the
Strings OF their kites.
Others more recently r~Ssuoed %
the ranks OF Hoyor's retinue. take
their medicine suikiiy and fiercely.
They play the DOG on tho end Of
their limo with the pleasure felt BY
the girl out fishing when abe catches
a sca-robin on her hook They giare
at you thrvateningiy II you look al
them. az n II would bs their delight
10 let alp the dogs of war. The~s
are half rnu,inous dogrnen. not quite
csrus he'd. and you viii do well not
to kich their eharx~A should they
sniff around POUR ankieA
otherr Of the trsbe a. MOI ssem %
fee, - keeniy. 1hsy are mostly IN.
fresh ySuths. with goh oAps and
drccpans esgzr~ttra. vhs 20 not has-
mcnis, With their doGz- The animals
thcy attend veAr satin bowS IN uhssr
cofiarx and tn young men steer
them - aast6nousfy that ycu are
tempted To the theory that scns
p~r>ouai sdvantnss oDntiErnt upon
satisfactory servica. waits upon the
execution Of their dutfsA
The dogs thus personally conducted
are Of many varieties. but uhey are
ono in fatnc~s In pampcr~d. dis
eased vfien~ss Of temper. In in-oient
snariinr capriciouvness Of behavior
They sur At the leash fractiousiy,
they make ieisurciy nasal inventory
81 ~very doorstep. railing and post
They sit down to r~nt whom they
choose: they vb->xe Hike the winner
u q Third avenue bcefsteak eating
contest: they biundrr ciumsiiy into
op.n CELLARS and coal holes: thcy lead
the dowsnen q merry danoa
These unfortunate dry nurpes Of
fordorn, the cur cuddier~ mongYei
managers. spltx sfAnkers. poodle pub.
~r-, skye scrap~rs. dachshund dand
iers. terrier trniicrr ana Poncrahian
pushers Of the cliff dwelling Circcs
follow their charges meekiy. The
degrees neither fear nor respect
them. Masters Of the house these
men whom they bold In leash may
be. but they are not masters Of them.
From cory corner 20 fro escape.
from divan 70 dunb-waitcr. doggy's
Rnari easily drives this two.legged
being who IN commissioned 60 walk
nj the other end Of his string during
his outing.
One twilight tire dogrncn came
forth m usual at their Circcr plead
ing. guerdon. or crack OF the whip.
One among them was = strong man.
apparently OF too solid virtues for
this airy vocation. His expression
was nle'anc"oho' nis nan"e a
prces" he was sn'a w.
whi'e cog ioa'hs'''ney .a~ nenu
isn'y hrna.u,n' snoa'insV 'n".'e'-
able toward ms dcspiseo conductor
Al a corner nearest 70 nus apart
ment mouse inc oogrnan turned GOWN
side street hoping tor tewcr VIII
ncsscs 10 BIS ienon'ihy. INC sui
ic'tea peas. wano'ea os'o,e nun,
painting win spleen ana inc iaoor OF
motion
suddenly me cog s'nppcd n thii,
brown. long-coated. WHO orimmed
man stood like a Colossus blocking
the sidewalk ana DECLARING
Wen. I'm a sonoi gunf
Jim Berryl' prcathed tne doEmnn,
with exclamation points IN ms voice
sam Teifnir, cried Nidc-Brifn