All about a Dog by A.G. Gardiner




All about a Dog by A.G. Gardiner

A.G. Gardiner is one of the most popular Essayists in 20th Century. He wrote a number of Essays and has been contributed in various Newspapers. All essays contain his reflection on mankind and little happenings of everyday life. The essays are thought provoking and delightful to read.

“All about a dog” was written by A.G. Gardiner. He describes a common place incident on a bus journey through this lesson. He does not rule. There are different rules and the rules have different important purpose are framed for public guidance.


            Two women and a man got up into the bus. On which, the young lady was dressed in sealskin and carried Pekinese dog. At this point, author marked the conductor as man with vague grievance against everything and particularly against passengers while he shirred at the door.


            When the conductor saw the lady with dog, he was disappointed and ordered the lady to take the dog out go on the top of bus. In spite of this, she refused to obey his order. Suddenly, the conductor pulled the bell and bus was stopped. The conductor told the lady that bus does not move on until the dog is brought out.

            “The Storm Rose High Inside” means all passengers were opposing the conductor because of his ill-behavior to the lady and everyone was on the side of lady and dog. At the last, lady agreed to go on the top of bus; few minutes later, it was struck work. The conductor went to help the driver, meantime sealskin lady stole down. After engine is put right, conductor in saw the lady was in and he pulled the bell again. The same thing was done till the lady had to get down.


            According to A.G. Gardiner, there are different rules framed for public guidance. Meaning and purpose of rules should be borne in our mind. They are meant to be observed in the sprit but not in letter.

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