Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-23

weather also bad fat fusky little dog, ai-
ways ready for a caper. lie took a di-astc
/ T. poverty stricken Tab the first time he saw
her, and no c)axing could induce him %
alter bis opinion. lis name was pink, but
/ he was anything buta pink oi behavior in
his neighbrly relations. Poor Tab could
never set foot out of the door without being
salgtei w.Jh a growl, and q sharp bark that
frightened her out of her senses and made
her run ia the house. with her fur all on end.
II she even venturei to dose lIttle On her
own doorstep, the enemy was on tho watch.
and the m0men, hey eyes closed be would
wake her with p bark and a box On the car.
and on he would run
Aunt llcUv vowed she w3lli scild him.
1t was burning shame, she saii, for folks
to keep dogs to worry their ncighbors cats.
Mrs. F4irWeather invited Tabby t. dine. and
made much ot her. and PATIENTLY endeavorei
to teach her dog 10 cat from the same Plate.
But Pink steadily resolved that be would De
scalded first. thar lie would. lie could not
have been more firm 10 his opposition il he
and Tab had belonged to different sects in
christianity While his mistress was pcttiug
Tab on the head, and reasoning the point
with him be would at times manifest de-
gree oi indifference, amounting % liberation;
but the moment he was lclJ 10 bis own free
viii be would give the invited guest hearty
cul with his paw. and send bcr nome spit
ting Ike a suali steam engine. Aunt Hetty
considered il her ovn Tecular privilege 70
cuil the poor animal, and 10 was too much for
her uatiince % see Pink undertake O. assist
10 making TAB unhappy. On one OF these oc-
ca-iols she rushed into ler ucisLblr's apart
mcEts. and faced Mrs FairweaiLCr. with
one hand resting on her aip and the f1reiir-
ger OF the other making very wratAfiI gestic
ulation-
4 tell sou what. madam. won't put up
with such treatment much longer said She.
l'N poison that dog. Won j sea ii don 'taqd
I shau,t wait long either. can tell YOU.
Whatv8u keep such an impuien- little beast
for. ! don't know, without you DO il ou Vur-
pose % plague your nci.hhlrs.
i am really sorry DE behaves SD. replied
Mr.. Fairwcajhor, mildly Pos Tabr
w hat Do yol mean by calling hgr p31rF
Do you mean ID ding 10 up % ,nt laat nay eat
don't have enough to eatt
4 did not think Of such thing, replied
Mrs Fairwcather. I called poor TAB, because
Pink IllSues her SD that she has uo peace OF
her life. agree with you. nci1hbor Iarn-
penny; d, is not right 20 keep dog thatdi-
surbs the neghb3rh0li. / am attached %
poor Pink because he belongs to my son,who
has gone 70 sea. was in hopes he would
soon leave of quarrelius with tle ca.; but if
be won't he neigdblrly. viii send him out
into the country t. board. Sally You viii
bring Ilc one o! the pies we baked tins morn
iug3 | should Ike O. have Mrs. Iunpenuy
taste of them.
The Grabbed nei-ho1r was ne.p7a aoun4-
anay, and while She was eating the Pc tae
friendly matron eds 10 many Kind word
concerning little Peggy, whom she praised
as q remarkable capable, industrious child.
Il am glad You hni her co. said Aunt
letty; ! should get precious little work
out of her i'll did 100. kccp the switch IN
sight
i manage children pretty much as the
man did the donkey. replied Iirs. F4irweath-
or. 'Notan inch would the p-or beast STR,
t1ral. his masters beating nnd thumplnr.
But neighbor tied some fresh tarnips to
stick, and fastened them SD that they swung
before the donkey nose ana he Set of on
brisk troJ in hopes OF oyeraking tdem-
Aunt lIctty without observing ho" very
closely the COMPARISON applied 20 her ON"
management OF Peggy sali' 'inat VIII %
very "tl -'' 'l-As l'''- '''''' s',''y Oh -'-''if9
" par, ..---..... Al
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d. 1I'nf' aI1 3'li1. ouc mas ...o -,in'y
s'aui sum anu w ol'i1i ii'l'7 nun
very easy u ueci'o 'lou j. 'No ili'7' eo'iDl'
icaI- bu1 h-lIioI trl l'illy 7l'l'o you I.A'
my pee 70 "C''p-A' ''Ag 0,'e l''i1' VIA '--.
/ am "'Iaid '''e1 Will iI''u '0''-e We 'iU cav
them up,
aunt Ile''y l-i- ~ .''-i 80 i'l d f-1I',-' anu
Sne was as',n,-ly' H'l ,..-so. y'Ds o'
with PIE " en- Niis- A5r"e11leE' .ti a-'1
7ne' you arc a hgisn0oI, ,, J 'IanS you
Thousand times /" men sHe Ieacngl l'er oN1
lo0i' ahc ne'i'l.5I @ '.l i l'i''.'.-eu Ve- -
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5e5d .Ab van f,oj,sb iGthe beast said