Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-02-27

violently with cold every time he came
out of the water. l did notice it, but
/ thought 1 would see how long you
would 60 on"
ooh, papa. did not think of it.
Poor jerry" said Ned, blushing and
then caressing his dog, who galloped
off a hundred yards moment after
wards and soon raced himself warm.
$50 you see that Jerry. observing
you did not mind his first lesson, was
trying to give you another of quite a
different kind, :" l went on.
"What was that, papa"
"Why, think he must have heard
you when you were talking about Mr.
Wilson," (this was the name by which
sold Goggles was known to all the
world except his pupils) "and saying
how much you hated learning those
Greek verbs. So Jerry said to himself,
Now. I'll just show Ned practically
what he ought to, do about these verbs,
and
Well? All, papa, you are sticking
fast?"
mot at all. 'Ill give him. says
Jerry, "a right good example once for
all of obedience, and cheerful obedi-
ence, too-to show him he ought to do
things he does not like, when he knows
it is right SO Jerry plunged in time
after time because you were his master
and told him. And though he hated the
| business, end it made him as cold and
miserable as was possible, still he went
on as long as you thought proper, and
never ever murmured. But I've no
doubt he said to himself, as he gave
| himself that last shake, There if Ned
doesn't see what he ought to do about
those verbs after all this, he is a duller
Ned than / take him to be. He will
urely never let himself be beaten by a
dog"
Well, papa, I won't either" said
Ned, hanging down his head. Il
promise you l won't slip there again"
Bravo, jerry | cried, patting the
poor dogs head. "You will be Ned's
best master yet, ! can see. But hal
loa, what is thisa Oh, Jerry, L did not
expect this from you," 1 said a minute
afterwards, as Jerry rushed up to
beggar he saw, and began barking
! furiously at him, and swapping at his
heels. "Come away, Jerry, do you
hear? Bad dcg!" 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" 1 replied 81 am
sorry to see that Jerry, after all, is only
like other masters--he makes mistakes
sometimes He has made one now, I
suppose. He is evidently dog of
arlstocratic 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. 1 think 1 have heard
young fellows--in fact, l am not
quite certain that / have not heard
you, Ned-talking about 'roughs and
leads, 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 all, Jerry only
wished to show you the absurdity of
this feeling by letting you see how silly
it looks in a dog"
However, Jerry retrieved his char
acter before long; for as we passed
some farm. houses on our return, a 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 dlgnitied way,
moving neither faster nor slower than
before. and never even taking the
trouble to look aside at the barking
cur. When big sheepdog,
however, bigger than our dog,
and evidently Weakened by the
noise the terrier made, came bounding
out of the yard and also flew at jerry,
the latter's whole demeanor changed.
At first indeed he gave gentle wag of
his tail, as much as to say, "Now, 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 bite
in the leg. After this, and 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. Il
can tell what he meant to teach me
there, papa" he continued, laughing.
"He was showing me that really
brave fellow won't touch little boy,
even if the little one is rather impu
dent; but the instant big fellow
NEEDLES with him he goes at him like
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