American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-03-15
SNAPS REVENGE.

| could mlnd, ana he could 0lSObey; he
could understand all that was said to him.
and he could perform tricks by the score.
Snap was very little dog; he was a very
broad dog; he was a very fat dog; ne had
long, shaggy yellow hair, in which he
took delight; he had soft, f1appy ears, OF
which he was very fond, and above all,
or rather at the end of all, he had beau,
tiful, bushy tail, which was his great and
especial pride.
Now Lulu had six dolls; they were all
of a size; they all resembled each other
very mitch alike. Every night, with
Snaps assistance, the six dolls were all
undressed. You ask how Snap helped ?
Well, 1 will tell you. As fast as Lulu
took off the clothes, she would fold them
and hand them to Snap, who, taking them
in his mouth, would run to the little doll
bureau and, after opening the drawer with
his teeth, would place each little garment
very neatly and carefully inside. When
all was ready, the six dolls were set up
in long row, for Lulu never thought 1t
healthy for them to go to bed. Then
every morning Snap would bring the
| clothes as fast as they were wanted, and
would sit with his little head cooked on
one side, watching with the most ap-
proving expression, as each little article
was put on; and when the six dolls were
all dressed, Snap would show his delight
by the most violent wagging of that
beautiful tail of his. So you see Snap
was quite a remarkable little dog. But,
although he was generally SO very good,
sometimes he could be nearly as naughty
as human beings often are.
One day Lulu was going somewhere,
and she did not wish to take Snap, so
when he began to follow her out of the
room, she turned and said: "Snap, you
cannot go with me to-day" Upon hear
ing which Snap set his little fatself down
high in the air, as pointedly as its exceed
ing fatness would allow, he uttered
most melancholy howl, which was very
disagreeable to hear. "Stop that noise,
Snap!" cried Lulu; mind me this min
ute!" she added, stamping her little foot.
Instead of doing as he was told, Snap
only uttered another howl, more dismal
than before. "You are a naughty,
naughty dog, and will punish you we'll!
You shall be locked in this room until 1
come tackr' AS Lulu said this she rush.
ed for the door; but Snap had no inten.
ton of staying inside. The very ideal A
dog so smart as he to be locked upl He'd
seei So he started as hard as he could
scamper for the door. Now there was
just one thing Snap did not think of. For
the first time in his life he forgot that he
hau d Iail, 50, altHouSH ne got the WnOle
of his little fat body outside. his tail was
left behind, and sad to relate, the door
closed upon it with a fearful bang. Smash
went the tail! How Snap yelled with rage
and pain, and how Lulu screamed, and
mingled her cries with Snaps!
Mamma soon came, and with Lulu's
help carried the little dog into room, to
see what must be DONE They tried all
they could think of, but Snap only grew
worse, and the next day papa decided that
the poor, bruised tail would have to be
cut off. Little Lulu felt dreadfully about
it, and all the more so, because she saw
that the loss of his tail made Snap cher
ish very hard feelings toward her. In
course of time Snap got well, but grieve
to say he was even worse behaved than
before. No more would he allow Lulu to
pet him; no more was he her companions;
and, most mournful of all, no more were
the six dolls assisted by him to robe and
unrobe. Poor Lulu. many were the tears
she shed, but they did not better matters;
Snap was obstinate.
One night the six dolls were set up as
usual, in "a row, in their ghostly white
nightgowns; but when Lulu got up in the
morning, to her amaZement one was miss
ing. Although she hunted the house
over, no trace of the doll was to be seen,
and at night. still wondering, she I'M
uTcSStu anu SCI up lIc i've.
Morning dawned, and discovered four
dolls sitting up stiff and white, but one
was not. Still more perplexed, Lulu ques-
TONED papa, mamma, and all the servants,
but no one had touched the dolls. The next
morning but three were to be seen. This
was too much for Lulus little tender
heart; she burst into tears, and when at
night she undressed her remaining chill
dren, she begged them, with many sobs,
not to die, for she firmly believed that
her lost ones had died and departed from
earth. Alas, for the little mother! Morn
ing came, but the dolls had all vanished
1 will not try to tell you about Lulus
grief; her tears were too many to be
counted. / will only say that a week
passed with no news from the dolls.
Meanwhile Snaps conduct changed.
He was observed to become more socia-
BILE, and would even have allowed Lulu to
pet him had she cared to do so; but at
the same time there was a certain sheep
ishness about his manner which was very
unusual. One morning, just a week
after the loss of her children, Lulu arose
and suddenly uttered d cry of mingled
joy and horror at the sight which met her
astcnishod eyes; there sat the six dolls in
their long, trailing Iight-gowns, ghostly
white no longer, for shocking to relate,
they were covered with mud from head
To foot, their Countcnances were con
cealed by mud, their little hands were
full of mud, and their night-gow were
discolored with mud and dripping with
water. Lulu's exclamation brought