The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-04-05
CHILDREN'S CORNER.



Curley is the dog that we meet ever,
vacation at the old homestead he takel
the place there of Rover, Lion, Boss
and other dear old pets; companion;
CT our boyhood days-who used tC
play with us in the dooryard wher
Chauncey or Eddie, or Burton, OF
George didn't happen to come along,
hunt woodchucks in the stone walls,
and bring Us up the cows from the
woods. We bad but to 60 to the head
of the long lane and shout" Whrey
up! Whrey up Fetch 'em up
Fetch 'om up!" when off they would
run, leaving us to pick rasberries, while
they brought up the whole flock,
| Dear old fellows, how | would love to
see them once more. And do you know,
children, [ more than half expect to,
when or where | hardly dare say.
A shaggy old dog is Curley, with an
| Intelligent face, bushy tail turned
tongue always sticking out, for he Is
very fat and the least exertion makes
! him loll
Whenever we go at home, walking or
riding, Curley goes with us, now, rdn-
ming on before, now galloping behind,
| picking up stick and bringing it to
us to take hold and lead him, running
| through the water, jumping the fence
after birds; in short doing everything
| possible that a good natured fellow
like him can do.
In his rambles through the woods
and fields he has managed to pick up
some rather curious acquaintance, one
Of whom | am going to tell you about,
| 1t is little red fox who was born up
on Pond Hill in full sight of the house;
| at least we suppose SO, for n whole
| family of them lived there the year be-
fore, and you can see to this day the
paths the little chaps wore In the hard
ground, chasing each other around the
big stump near which they had their
hole.
Being brought up SO near made
FOxey feel acquainted. | suppose, and
his brothers and sisters having gone
of, he felt lonesome and thought he
would come down and have little run
with the dog. At all events he did it
several times, whatever were his rea-
sons for it. The two would be seen,
standing a rod or two apart, the fox
making funny little bark at the dog
g St boy tie master would shout,
when after his new acquaintance Cur
ley would dash with all fury, as much
as TO say, " Master, this sly chicken
stealer is no friend of mine, and [
would catch and shake him if [ could. :"
Around the meadow they would 60, up
the hillside into the woods, out of sight
4 VIII n 10 IN hno oil
looking hot and tired, and right after
him, not bit troubled, would be the
fox.
One Sunday morning as we We're 60
ing to church. Curley was with us as
usual. He never neglected his duty Of
churchgoing if the horses went; never
had cough, or rheumatism, or Sunday
sickness of any kind; never stayed at
home because Of cold or heat, rain or
snow,- "a very exemplary deg he was
IN this respect.
AS we came to the top OF the hull,
what should we see near clump of
trees growing III the middle of the
field, but our friend, the fox, trying to
kill woodchuck It was in early
spring. and chuckie had Just come out
of his hole to stretch its legs, after
his long winter sleep, and Mr.
Fox had pounced upon him and was
trying to worry him to death He was
too much afraid OF the woodchuck's
four strong front teeth to dare attack
him III front, SO he was trying to tire
him out, leaping around him, and get
ting in good bite whenever he got a
good chance.
Curley saw it, and at once rushed to
the help of his old friend. The poor
woOdchuck made fight for few mo-
ments, but was soon conquered and
killed, andt he dog stood over
him, wagging his tail. All the time
this was going on, the fox was walking
around the two, or sitting on his
Launches few feet from them. When
the woodchuck had been disposed of,
now, says Curley, [ will try what l can
do with you, Sir Reynard and after
him he went with a rush. The fox
wasn't at ali troubled Round and
round he went, just keeping out of the
reach Of the dog, as you have seen
boys while playing tag, until he thought
they had played long enough, when
over the wall he bounced, and they
were soon out of sight. On the other
side of the hill the dog came back and
joined us. And what do you think that
impUdent little fox did but follow
him, few rods behind, and sit look
ing through a gap in the wall as we
rode past! Then he ran away, and the
last we saw of him he was Watching a
neighbours barn yard.