Connecticut western news., 1875-09-10
BOCKO AND THE DEER.
A Story for the Children.

1 DOChV ANU | O. A Story for the Children.
 Bocko was dog. He had several brothers and sisters, and they were all little chunky dogs like himself. But | they had high opinions of themselves. Bocko was the largest, and the restlooked up to him, although, to be sure, that was not much trouble, as they did not have to look very high. One reason why | they thought so much of their big brother was, that he was always talking of the great things he had done, and the great things he intended to do.
 One day the family was out of meat. The mother-dog proposed to send the children out to 8 neighboring town to prowl about the market and bring home what they could pick up. s..
 But Bocko opposed this plan. ''I am tired of bits and bones," he said. "There is flo reason why we should not have the very best of meat. We have gone on in this way long enough. Now, my idea is this: You all stay at home and take a nap, and make your selves as comfortable as you can, and I will go hunting. I will go into the forest and kill deer. Then we can have the very best meat, and all we want of it. A whole deer will last long time." .3 r=sj "a. ..~.T r.t
 "Oh, that will be delightful P cried his sisters. tBut do you think you can kill deer?'
 "Kill one r. cried Bocko. ss I should think so. Do you see those teeth ?''
 "Oh, yes!" said his sisters and the small brother; ''they're perfectly awful when you open your mouth that way" 1 And do you see that leg, and this see stronger looking legs than they are You can feel my muscle, if you like"
 The sisters and the small brother felt teeth and such legs he ought to be able to kill deer. And the more he talked and they listened, the more certain they felt about it. ''''.-
 So they agreed to stay at home and | take nap while he was out hunting, The old mother did not altogether ap- prove of the plan, but Bocko seemed so confident about the matter, that she thought she would let him go.
 1 So off went Bocko to the forest as fast as his short legs would carry him. He had rather better fortune than most hun ters, for it was not long before he saw very fine deer coming leisurely down 8 path in the woods. .".
 Bocko immediately ran toward it. The deer looked at him, and then stopped. So did Bocko. .' "a
 "Well9" said the deer.
 Bocko did not make any answer. He did not think it proper to talk to animals that he was hunting. But he did not know exactly what to do first. He had never hunted deer before. So he thought he had better bark a little. That came natural to him. So he ran close up to the deer and parked.
 The dee1 put down his head, and then he said: .,....,....... ..-.
 "What are you going to doa You're a very uncivil creature"
 "No, I'm not uncivil, replied Bocko, who thought that he must answer this time. "I came out hunting, and not to talk. I am going to take deer home yor my family to eat ... .-......
 "And you think of taking me2" said the deer. ''' .'. ~,
 "Yes," said Bocko. "h4 -... .h
 The deer gave grin. Perhaps it was not real grin, but it looked like one.
 This made Bocko angry, and he ran close up to the deer and t ried to bite on or ms 1Ore-legS.
 "Look here !" said the deer, stepping back, Eff you bite my legs I will give you kick that you'll remember to the day of your death l'' 4 ..f t.... ....
 "Well, then, what am I to do2" ex- claimed poor Bocko. "I suppose I ought to take you by the throat, but I can't reach up."
 "You'd like me to lie down, wouldn't you 1" asked the deer. , ....
 "Yes," said Bocko, promptly.
 "Wen, you are cool 1" replied the deer. s-.. .......r .s.
 Bocko had nothing to say to this so he gave another sharp bark, so as to jet the deer know that he still intended to press the matter, and then ran around to see if he could not get biteat the deer's tail. But the tail was very short and very high up, and there was no chance there. ......
 Then Bocko felt provoked, and he ran in front of the deer again.
 "You're afraid to put your head down, " said he. Lsal;2s -a- "Am I2" answered the deer; and he , put his head down so low that his nose went between his fore-feet. This was not exactly the position that Bucko wish ed him to take, but he was ashamed to ask for anything more and so he made a rush at the deer to take him by the B throat. + -...-- t.,
 The deer turned around so as to keep his forehead toward the dog, and. the mo- ment Bocko came near enough, he stepped forward quickly, pushed his horns under him, and gave him 8 tre- mendous toss that sent him spinning into the middle of 8 great barberry- bush, several yards away. For minute or two, Bocko did not know what had happened to him but as soon as he began to gather his senses about him, he cautiously peeped out of the bush. He saw the deer trotting slowly away. ,...- ....-.-
 "He's 1aughing' thought Bocko to himself, and then he crawled out of the bush. He examined his body and his valuable legs, and finding that nothing was broken, he concluded to give up hunting for that day, and to go home. l. When his sisters and his small bxethes