Playful Creature.—Ah American contemporary is responsible for the following somewhat eccentric behavior of ayoutlifyl Newfoundland dog during a visit to the ‘ Virginian Enterprise press-room. The animal, on entering the room, after inspecting the running of the job press for some time, went up to it, and stuck ms nose between a pair of cog wheels, leaving j "if eU a piece of skin about the size of a dollar. He next turned his attention to the bed of |the jpower press, which seemed to be shooting in and out in a playful manner. On seeing it apparently retreating from him he made a closer inspection, but was almost instantly knocked down by the return of the bed. Ihis somewhat roused his ire; a battle cusued, but, being repeatedly knocked down as paper was struck off, ho finally retired, and watched the operation at a distance. .Being shut up in the room during the next day, he made his bed in an empty ink barrel, but, being black himself, the condition he was in was not noticed until he was taken on board the train for Carson. It was then found that he was as full of ink as one of the ink balls used by printers in the early clays of printing, and hems an affectionate and playful cuss, the consternation he Cffia&ui abo'urd that train can WIU bo ■
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Evening Star, Issue 3585, 19 August 1874, Page 2
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229Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Evening Star, Issue 3585, 19 August 1874, Page 2
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