Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-04-11
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n a while, may notice once IN a
while, that once in a while, l have
mentioned something about mans
best friend, alias the dog. It's been
quite a while since 1 have done, it.,
because I came to the conclusion that
It was not worth while-the dogs in
creased, in the mean while; and while
/ am not a cussin' man, found out
that too much thought expended on
the friends, was making me resume
old habits.
And speaking of these "men's best
friends" 1 couldn't help noticing how
friendly some of these CANNES treat
ed one of my neighbors last week
end. He had, by the sweat of his
iawn brow, ploughed up a piece of
ground back of his lot, and had begun
his gardening by planting out some
seed and bulbs for future spring vege-
tables.
Satisfied with his work, he took
his family off for weekend visit.
While he was away, his garden plot
was visited by some of his canine
friends or five of 'em-and
they Immediately turned his piece of
nicely worked and planted earth into
a playground. The dirt must have
felt comfortably soft to their feet;
or they may have enjoyed the odor
coming from the freshly turned sod,
or from the onion bulbs just covered
up; or the spring sunshine may have
imbued them with sportive inclina-
tons; anyhow, what they did to that
gardeners labor was plenty. /
haven't heard any sounds coming
through the ozone since he returned,
but I imagine if 1 had been close
enough and had my good ear next to
him, I wouldn't have heard anything
very pious emanating from his vocal
organs-and who blames him.
Well, it's tough situation. Re-
minds me somewhat of an answer I
received from good lady of POGO
moke last week, when was bewailing
the fact that ninety percent of dol
lar bill I gave her, was going to be
spent in a manner which very keen
~ deprecated. Her answer was,
well, we've got 'em here, what are
you going to do with 'em?" I hest
tate to put into print just what the
Gem" were. But call around to the
office some time when you come to
pay that little bill, and I'll tell you.
And that brings me up to where
/ started, when I said, misery loves
company" Here's what they do with
dogs up in Queen Anne County, more
definitely, in it's county seat, Centre
Vile:
what with one thing and an
other the streets of Centreville
have been over-run with dogs of
every variety during the past
week or so. Many of these dogs
apparently belong to no one.
Some of them, are undoubtedly
family pets. In any event, their
manners have left much to be
desired.
"On Monday, after vociferous
protests from several citizens,
the Town truck sailed forth with
two men-one handling a huge
dip net. Up and down the streets
the truck charged, scooping up
here and there-ill behaved and
bad hammered CANNES of every
type. Yelpingly they were re-
moved from the scene and taken
to some spot to be isolated for
three days. At the end of that
time-unless the owners call for
them and pay the fine of $3.50
the unhappy victims of the net
will be duly executed.
"Such is the "dog's life" when
he or she is guilty of indiscre-
tion."
Now, that's what I call splendid
net game, and it seems to me we
should have some experts, at that
sport in this section of the woods,
SEEM as how the delicious Pocomoke
river shad are scooped in a style
that would look mighty we'll when
applied to lots of "man's best friends
But, somehow or other, we haven't
the "vociferously protesting citizens
in Pocomoke that they have in the
up-shore county. Pm the old cur
mudgeon-and the only one-who
seems to prefer sleep to canine sere-
nades, and who prefers that his prem
Uses shall be private instead of picnic
grounds for the male and female
species of the genus "canis."
But as long as l have gotten into
this doggone business again-all
started by that little clipping from
a Centreville exchange itenl-I'd like
to suggest to our town bosses, that
an ordinance making it lawful to de-
clare war on all strolling CANNES be
ra,Cad Thor, lof tho C0npoil Yonohi