The Washington herald., 1921-07-31
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the world with eyes expressive Of both in
terest and apprehension.
The newcomers found but q scanty well
come on Chestnut street, though that
seemed to bother them not at all. They
were a community in themselves. Senderoff
was furious-for be had really thought that
the al-sign was merely bluff on Rab-
inowitz's part. be again derived some slight
consolation from his troubles-this time in
thinking how much money Rabinowitz was
spending in his vindictive efforts at revenge,
but he knew not how soon even this crumb
of comfort was to be denied him.
The night after the Browns moved in few
people on that section Of Chestnut street
slept. Perhaps we should exclude the
Browns, for they were doubtless accustomed
to the variety of entertainment their animals
provided. Possibly the poor creatures were
homesick for their former place of abode,
possibly they felt hurt at the slight well
come they and theirs had received on Chest
nut street; anyway, whatever the cause,
they concluded to get up q concert, and they
did it to the queens taste.
Perhaps you are not on familiar terms
with the mellifuous timber of the voice Of
the Mexican burro, alias the Rocky Noun
tain canary? No? Well, take it from one
who knows. your life has missed one of the
worlds rarest treats. Warblers like Caruso
and McCorrrcck have been known to hang
their heads in very envy on hearing for the
first time the soul notes of a Mexican burro
in good voice.
There Is also noteworthy quality about
the musical efforts of the humble guinea
fowl. Its shrill staccato is always at its
best when set of by the energetic chatter
Of a group of talkative hens, the rooster
leading.
The voice of the domestic goat, while not
BY any means to be compared with that Of
the Rocky Mountain canary, should never be
sneered at. The Brown goat was, more
over, an exceptional member of his family
in all goatly characteristics.
And the dogs
Suffice it to say that a glorious full moon
smiled down upon them out of clear, star.
studded sky. What dog, especially when
serving as a temporary boarding house for
hordes of active feas, ever gazed np at the
full moon without suffering from an over
powerins sensation of melancholia? And do
you know what a dog does when suffering
from an overpowering sensation of meIan-
cholia?
He squats back on his launches, and
elevates his muzzle until that and his back
bone form the shortest distance between two
points.
Then be howls.
Some authorities maintain that a skilled
observer can estimate with a fair degree of
accuracy the number of feas on a dog by
the volume of the howl, even going so far
as to state that it is physical impossibility
for a fealess dog to howl above whisper.
Far be it from me either to affirm or to
deny the truth of these assertions. Still there
is one fact which a sense of justice and
fairmindedness compels US to record. The
performance of the Brown dogs;i it must be
said, would seem to indicate that this quaint
theory is not to be dismissed too hastily,
Their bowling was nothing short of grand
in its effect, suggesting the full throated
diapason of pipe organ.
After spending the entire night in q
vain attempt to get some sleep, Mr..
Senderof rose feverishly, feeling more than
commonly out of sorts with the world, even
for himself.
He felt still more so when no less than
four Of his remaining tenants FASTENED to
inform him that unless the new arrivals
at No. 81 moved out-and quickly-they
would.
''But can't make 'em git out!' walled