A DOG ON THE WIRES.

Kumara Times, Issue 1021, 9 January 1880, Page 2

A DOG ON THE WIRES.

A. good story comes from Norwalk, Connecticut :—One day last week, a gaunt, slab<sided chap; with particlea of flour dust on bis coat and in his tow-colored hair, stopped up to the* telegraph-office at the railroad depot and asked if the btfss was in. The operator assared him that he was, an<J the stranger went on to relate that he lived up 1 in Danbury, had come down from there that morning, and had intended bringing his brother's dog which a man in Norwalk wanted to buy, but had forgotten it, and wanted to know if the dog could be sent down from there by telegraph The man of lightning, seing a good chancie for a little fun, at once answered: " Certainly, sir; that is a matter of daily occurrence. All that is necessary of you is to give me a description of the dog, so that no mistake can be made; call a»ain in about half an hour, and the dog*will be here." "It's a yellow dog with small ears, and is about so high," said the stranger, placing his hand eighteen inches from the floor. He then took his departure ifrith the remark that he would Call again pretty soon. The operator then sent his message-boy to look for a dog as near the description as possible, which he sooti succeeded in finding. It was at once brdughl to thd office and secured to the operator's desk by means of a piece of telegraph wire. After a little coaxing the dog was made to lie quietly down, and everything was in readiness for our rural friend. Punctual to the time appointed, he made his appearance, and asked if the dog had come. «I will see/' said the operator; and stepping up to the instrument, he tapped a fW times on the key, at the same time inserting his leg under the desk, he managed to step on the dog's toes, which caused the canine to ;yejp. "Ah 1 he's ; coming,' 1 j said the operator, and then tapping : more furiously on the key, he at the j same time kicked the dog_ clean from j under thd fabieT who not ftljaninjf thatT kind of treatment, barked furiously and ran around the office with the wire attached to his neck. "Fifty cents, sir," said the operator, turning round to the stranger. nice dog; must be worth 50 dollars, but he's the hardest dog I ever received over the wires ; he's so muscular, you see, that he broke the wire, in fact a piece of it is'now atttached to his neck, which he broke off." During the whole of this operation the stranget gazed on the operator with eyes wide open anjj full "of surprise j. bu.fc when the. dog. came from Under 1 the table and Was seen by the stranger, that was the culminating point, and he was struck with amazement, After looking at the dog a moment or so he said i—" Say mister he ain't so big as he was, afld he's dap ker; how is that?" "Oh! that is easily explained,', said the operator. " You see the chemicals' employed in making electricity, of course, darken the color, and the velocity which he passes over the wire caoses him to contract in size; but after you expose him ! to the air for a short time he will assume his original size and colour." " Du tell," said the stranger, and after placing 50 cents on the counter, picked up the dog and walked out of the office, remarking that«' the man who in<v««tea them telegraphs must be a knowledgeable man."—Danbury News. For remainder of news soe last page.