The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-22
CHILDREN's COLUMN
ToPsY AND THE scnooL-KEYs.


aI One of the most sagacicus little dogs
10 london belongs to Mr.. Nice, the keep.
er If H'ghbuty Chapel. "Topsy'' Is not
an idle dog she is buoy from Monday
Il morning until Saturday night for what
= with keys 10 watch doors t. atteFd TO.
E and many oherthings besids, Ler time is
z FL " occupied. Sunday IL Tepey's rest
oa day and right. glad she seems not to be
8 expected to bark. nor do any work on
ad Sunday : for animals, as we'll as men, re-
d qnirc, and are entitled to, one day of rest
p In the week. Topsy's master has trained
b her to distinguish the difference between
a Sunday and weekday, and if a stranger
o9 were to see her on Sunday he would
l,. Imagine that she were i'll, for she lies
doXn quietly in her bed, quite lnd fferent
as u ho comes in or who goes out she
knows That she must not make Boise, or
bark at people who come to the chapel or
the school oO shat day. 1s.a
Mrs. Nice has fine cat which lives in
the same rooms with ""Topsy,"' and che
pays ,sall the due respect to Pussy.
,Wusn the Cat has bel, milk, ''Tspsy'' sits
T. quietly by to watch her drink it, and
when Pussy hAAfnished, 'TOpsy" expects
She 81 ucer retillsd tor herself. II she e
kept waiting Tor her milk longer than
81 IShe thinks night, she rings the bell
3 that is, she lays the saucer; and if the
fret tarping is not attended to, she taps
egsin and again until she has due arten-
ton! "Topsy" is SO polite that she cam
not be persuaded to touch her milk IN.
I'll the cat has had hers! .-
Abnut eight o'clock in the morning
she may be seen sitting in the window,
watchlrg tor the boy who calls for the
keys Ot4ttbe day schools. These key .
are HTopsy's" particular charge Sue
vii not allow them to BIZ taken from
their place on the wall unless it be by
her master, or By the persoI accustomed
TO give them Up at nigh and If brought
In aud not hung up in their place ut
~snce, "Topsy" gets them, If they are
lett anywhere within reach, and hides
them underneal the carpet. She then
sits beslde them, AID cries very pitiful
ly until Nj. or Mrs Nice steps forward,
ard hangs them up in their usual place
''T"psy" has NO objection to the keys
being taken from their place on the
Lords Day morning. On that morning
she will allow any OF the teachers to take
them off the nail, without the slightest
hlndrauce, or without even looking after
them.
"Tnpsy" is very affectionate and SYM
patkIz ng; if any time her master o.
mistress be unwell or in trouble, shr
SrItF her best To comfort them by licking
sheir face and hands; and it at any time
she has offended. aud IL spoken to cross4
ly she bolds out her paw, and looks into
their faces so pitifuiIy, as mitch as to
say, "Please, do shake bands with me
and De friends" 1t is no wonder that
"Iopsy" has many friends who call to
ste her, and shake hands with her. The
at ctiona e little creature rever seems
content to lie down in her bed at night
without first putting out her paw, and
shaking hands with her master; it is her
goodnight, The high training of th>
beautiful dog reflects The reatcst credit
on her kindbearted mqster..-Frons "Doos
"Gnd thttr Do5ng8."
KEEPING THE ROOTS SOUND.
What are motivese" asked Ben
THE reasons and feelings which direct
our conduct said his sister. ''They are
the roo is from which our actions surino u
And hid like roots" said Ben
"Yes," answered hs sister, "they are
not always SEEN" -.u..
Then how can people tell whether
motives are g''od or bads" asked Ben.
"rhey cannot always tell" said his
Sister. "A kind act may spring from a
low motive. You remember the st,rv
you told of George CssweII, who took
his grandmother a bunch of flowers. NOT
because be- loved her or cared ror.