Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-02-26

{" Well, papa, I won't either" said
Ned, hanging down his head. " ]
promise you [ won't slip there again.
g Bravo, Jerry!' I cried, patting the
poor dogs head. You will be Ned's
best master yet, I can see. But hal
loa, what is this2 Oh, Jerry, did not
expect this from YOU [ said q minute
afterwards, as Jerry rushed up to
beggaf he saw, and began barking
furlousiy at him, and swapping at his
heels: :. Come away, Jerry, do you
hear? Bad dog!" and Jerry came
back, looking very miserable and with
his tail between his legs, while Ned
began dancing about in glee and
laughing silly in my face
Ha, ha, papa - he exclaimed at
last. "Then Jerry does not always
teach right have caught you now. "
Why, no, Ned, I replied 1T am
sorry to see that Jerry, after all, is only
like other masters-he makes mistakes
sometimes. He has made one now, +
suppose. He is evidently a dog of
anstocratic tendencies, who dislikes
rags and tatters, and thinks such things
have no business in the world; so it is
the proper thing, in his opinion, to
show superb contempt for
poverty. [ think [ have heard
young fellows-in fact, [ am not
quite certain that I have not heard
you, Ned-talking about roughs and
'cads, meaning people probably quite
as good as themselves, only poorer
Yes, you were telling me the other day
about your cricket match with the Ma
tIonal School, and how indignant you
all were to be beaten by the 'cads )
And perhaps, after ali, Jerry only
wished to show you the absurdity Of
this feeling by letting you see how silly
it looks in dog"
However, Jerry retrieved his char
acter before long; for as we passed
some farm houses on our return, lit
tie terrier came rushing out, and in a
most insolent way began barking and
swapping at our dog. But Jerry,
though at first he made a pause and
began wagging his tail by way Of salute
to the small stranger, yet when
he saw the others cantanker-
Gus, unfriendly spirit, trotted gently
on again in dIgnifed way,
moving neither faster nor slower than
before, and never even taking the
trouble to look aside at the barking
cur. When big sheep-dog,
however, bigger than our dog,
and evidently wakened by the
noise the terrier made, came bounding
out of the yard and also few at Jerry,
the Iatter's whole dameanor changed.
At first indeed he gave a gentle wag Of
his tail, as much as to say, CHOW, let
us be friends and don't be silly" but
when he saw the sheep dog also meant
to annoy him, he rushed on him like
lightning, rolled him over, and in a
moment sent him back again faster
than he came, and bowling from a bite
in the leg. After this, and a short pur
suit, he resumed his stately trot, while
the terrier contented himself for the
future with growing from within the
gate.
"Good dog, Jerry!" cried Ned, en-
raptured at his friends triumph. Ct
can tell what he meant to teach me
there, papa" he continued, laughing.
g He WAS showing me that a really
brave fellow won't touch little boy,
even if the little one is rather impu-
dent; but the instant a big fellow
NEEDLES with him he goes at him like
a brick
ono bullying. eh?" I replied.
"Well, Ned, [ perceive you are be-
ginning to find out this cunning old
Jerry for yourself; so as I see the
postman coming with the letters, III
leave you to your lessons with him."
BRYAN YORKE.