A DOG PUZZLED BY DRESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9130, 11 August 1888, Page 2 (Supplement)

A DOG PUZZLED BY DRESS.

A catti.k man from from Arizona, William Wilson by name, lias comedown to the city ami brought witlx him a dog that would ha\e delighted the heart of the author of "Sartor Kesartus. ' For (he animal Haunts a true t'arlylean contempt fur the fripperies of civilisation and the useless adornment of clothe?. Mi'. Wilson sent uggot, Ihe dog, to board with a dog fancier in a. canine boarding-house, and then went-1 on clothing store and exchanged his cowboy's riur for new cloth--; of thy latest cut. The next day lie called on Xr.<_re'"t, but Nugget would have none of him. The ister whittled lo the doe. petted him and made every eii'ori to make him understand that, aiieetioii was not changed, even though clot lies had been. The dog looked up at he silk hat which had taken the place of tin:; broad-brimmed slouch to which he had been accustomed, smiled at the dude-light cane, and surveyed the light trousers from several points of view, and then walked o,i to the corner of the room, lay down, and gavea long mournful howl. .Sir. Wilson tried to coax him out of the corner, but could not,. Nugget would look up at him with a knowing expression in his eye, and occasionally give the feeblest little wag to the end of his tail, but he could not be induced to reconsider his evident determination not to recognise his mailer in any Mich ridiculous attire as that. .Mr. Wilson went to his hotel, donned his cowboy's rig again, and then returned to Nutlet's (juarters. The instant the dog saw him he was almost wild ith joy, and his delight at seeing his master again, clothed as lie thought a man ought to be, was almost unbounded.