VON BOYLE'S LOST DOG

Dunstan Times, Issue 2481, 17 May 1909, Page 3

VON BOYLE'S LOST DOG

A DUTCHMAN'S STORY,

His name vas" Bismarck," mit only vone eye. on accoundl of a old plackcat, vot pelong.l: :o a servant Irish gals mit red-haired hair. Also, he has only dree legs, on accomuit ol a mocololift engine mftout any bull-ketchers He vas a dog " Bismarck" vas. He vas paldt-headed all ofer himself, In gonseqnence of red-hot water, on iccoundt of fighting mit a old maid’s cat. On vone end of himself was skituated his head, und his tail it vas py de oder endt. He only carries vonc-half of his tail mit him, i n accoundt of a circular saw mill. He looks a good deal more older as he is already, but he ain't quite so oldt as dai until next Christmas. De vay vot you can know him is, if you calls him " Shack" he vont say notings; but he makes answer to de name " Bi.’marck" by saying " Pow-vow-vow," und, in the meantime, vagging half of his tail. Dot oder half vas cut off, so he can’t, of course, shake it. Also, if you trow some stones on top of him he vil run like de tuelul. Dot de vay you can told mv dog. He looks like a cross pet ween a bullfoundland und a cat mil nine tails, but he ain't. 1 haf peen elerywheres looking for dot dog, Anoder way vot you could told if it vas "Bismarck" is dot "he vas almost a dwin. He vould he half of a pair of dwins dot time, only dere vas dice ol them —a hair of ('.wins and a half. I peliefe dey calls dot a Triplets. Also, he got scars on de top of ).!,s side where he scratched himself mit a Thomas cat i but dot Thomas cat nefer recovered himself. You can also tell " Bismarck" on accoundt of his wonderful inshtinct. He can outinshtinct any dog vot yer nefer saw in my life. For inshtinct, if you pat him on de top of his head mit your hand he knows right awav dot you like him ; hut if you pat him on de' head mit a pavement stones, or de shtick of a proom, den he vill suspect right oft dot you care not much apout him. I tink, after all. dot’s may pc debest vay vot you can (ell him —by his inshtinct, EferyI edv says lie vas de most inshtinktenest tog dot nefer vas.