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Show IT WILL BE EVER THUS. An Anecdote Which Il)utrutr the Peculiarity Peculi-arity of Ilumuii Nuture. A citizen of Harlem who was approaching the railroad depot, followed by a dog, hulled and picked Up a btoue and flung it at the ca-uine ca-uine with tho exclamation: "You good-for-nothing cur, but I'd like to knock your head otri" Jubt thn a man came down a side street, followed by a second dog, and halted to say: "I've got another juht such cur here. He isn't worth his weight in soap grease." 'I'll poison mine this very nightl" "And I'm going to throw mine under the locomotive. " "Hay," said the second man, after a moment's mo-ment's thought, "call your cur up here and let's get 'em to fighting." Good idea. Here, Jep Jep Jepl Come bere, doggie!" The dog cautiously approached, and as th two animals began growling and walking around each other a sudden "Stuloyl" brought a climax, and they began righting. Both men laughed, but it wasn't a minute before the first man, whoso dog was underneath, under-neath, kicked tho dog on top. "Hold on, now. (live my dog a fair howl" shouted the other, "He's the biggest!" "No. ho Ain'fi Do.i't j-ou ltol( iuj- ds gain 1" "I'm a good mind to kick his owner 1" "I'd like to see you try It!" "I can do itl" "You're a liar I" And with that they began whaling away at each other with great vigor, ending after live minutes in o draw. Meanwhile the dogs bud quit and disappeared. j "I allow no one to kick my dogl" gasped j one, as he wiped at his bloody nose. j "And no living man can call me a liar!" i growled the other, as he held his black eye, j "I'll see you again I" "And I'll seo youl" New York Sun. |