"What'll you give me for my Dawg?"

Manawatu Herald, 29 March 1894, Page 2

"What'll you give me for my Dawg? "

«. What that unfortunate resident " Full up " has got to answer for is noli yet wholly disclosed, part however has been. The other day, the day of the pleasant fishing excursion to'Kapiti, Mr Curtis, our popular postmaster, availed himself of the opportunity to take a sniff of the bridy which he seemed to need after his late trip to Ban Francisco, and with that kindness tor heart which he is to be applauded, when the applauder is not there, took his own, his canine friend, with him. This is, or alas, was, as at present we know not whether he liveth or is dead, a dog of much earnestness of feeling, deeply attached to the town in which his master holds so distinguished a position. His end, not tail, apparently was caused by his paying too much attention to the idle and disagreeable remarks passed by persons having so much less interest in the district than even he had. The melancholy incident happened in this wise. Mr Curtis with oihers, and the dog, landed. They partook of a light repast which had been wrapped in newspapers. The inner man refreshed it appeared time to take to the boat and fish for further " tucker." Whilst fishing one of the crew remarked to Mr Curtis that his dog was swimming out to them, which as it seemed only one of the many marks of canine appreciation so freely bestowed on him Mr Curtis took but little notice. After fishing for a further time how evev the marked feature upon the ocean was the dog's tail, waving a graceful but sad adieu to all left behind. That dog was heading due South and making excellent, time, and ib is now feared that he is still going. Sad, very sad, but still " there's more to follow ' as on again reaching shore efforts were made to ascertain what had disturbed the balance of that unfortunate dog's mind, and attention having been drawn to a newspaper torn into minute fragments it was discovered that the •' dawg " had been perusing the copy of the Manawatu Herald in which a copy of " Full up's " letter appeared, and disgusted with the sentiments expressed therein bad taken the only decided step which seemed possible to escape the neighbourhood of such a disagreeable companion, and though looking upon the writer as a very " odd fish '" he justly calculated that not many like unto him would be found, at anyrate alive, in the glorious ocean.