Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-21

Dogs Life.
THIS will be bad news for Col.
Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Hus-
ton. The dog Piccolo, which he
adopted at the Cheval Rouge,
near Fontainhleau, is dead and the pro-
prietor of the Cheval Rouge has hand
ed me a bill for several hundred francs
which, he says, is owed for board in
Cured by the deceased Piccolo at Fon-
tainbleau and other places. The pro-
prietor of the Cheval Rouge tells har-
rowing story concerning the career and
the demise of Piccolo.
1t seems that several years ago the
Colonel tarried at the Cheval Rouge
while visiting for the second time nu-
merous places where he had marched
during the World War. On the So
journ he lunched at the Cheval Rouge,
where he consumed large quantities Of
omelets, truffies, chicken and wine
called vouvray.
While seated in the back room of the
Cheval Rouge he made the acquaint-
ance of Piccolo, who was then merely
furry black and white pup of the setter
variety. The colonel invited the pup,
Piccolo, to his table and fed him bits
of omelet few truffles and even filled
him a saucer of the wine of vouvray.
On leaving the colonel, according
TO the proprietor, said, Take care
of Piccolo until I come back" 1t
was difficult, / learned, to restrain
Piccolo from accompanying the
colonel. Even hours after he left
the pup tried to follow the automo-
returned to the Cheval Rouge to
wait.
From that moment the proprietor of
the Cheval Rouge started to charge the
hoard of Piccolo to the colonels &C
count. That the pension of the dog
Piccolo was of the best ever fed to
chiens anybody in the village will bear
witness, and the bed furnished the dog
Piccolo was of the best, with the wine
of vouvray being supplement or an
extra.
The cuisine for the dog Piccolo was
of such an excellence that he grew big
and strong and when he was but two
years old he did overcome the dog OF
the boucherie in a combat that all CT
the village witnessed. He was a great
hunter of the fierce rabbits in the dis
trictS and once did bring back to the
Cheval Rouge a rabbit that he had
overcome in the chase, and the pro-
prietor of the Cheval Rouge himself
did prepare the rabbit for the dog Pic
colo, serving him that night a cham
payne of good vintage because he felt
that the Monsieur Colonel would nave
rejoiced, had he been there, being Of
a nature very sympathetic with dogs.
But there were some grave faults
in the dog Piccolo Perhaps 1t was
because he had patron of the dis
tinction of Monsieur the Colonel
that he carried himself with very
superior air. and he displayed the
greatest contempt for the gendarme
of the village.
Also he was very contemptuous of
visiting gendarmeS and would bite
the tires of their bicycles when they
were having their cafe. But he was
very cunning and they could not
catch him to charge him with the
crime and, of course, the proprietor
of the Cheval Rouge was discreet.
But finally his hatred of the gen.
darmes got the better of him. He
openly affronted the gendarme of the
village in a manner indescribable. The
gendarme came to make his arrest, but
the proprietor of the Cheval Rouge with
much expense was able to smuggle him
out of the district to save him from
the fulflllment of a terrible Justice.
FORTUNATELY the cousin of the
L proprietor Of the Cheval Rouge
kept an inn in the village of FASHION in
Provence and the inn, which Is called
the Cochon Bleu, is of very good repute.
At great expense the dog Piccolo was
shipped to the Cochon Bleu to be
boarded in quiet because he was in
fact, law breaker and it was perilous
to harbor him.
1t was hoped that the change of air
would bring about a change in his
character, but 1t seemed that the dog
Piccolo was a veritable Villon among
the dogs of France. He would drink
with anybody who would offer him the
wine and his favorite place of prom
enading was before the cafe of the viii
lage, which was kept by person who
was not serious at all about his business.
On the eve of Christmas there
was q fat goose missing from
the establishment Of an important
person In the village and the gem
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