, 1876-11-11

ns y0tl will II ypl aro brought here by the pr
lisc. uo home a,d try to Ito bctter." The pnor
gsr,, vii, her eyes fnl ot tearat causht at the
Juogc's hand md kissed II.
MIR. SONiIElsBECK'S DOG.
Ills 'Farat Night at Ills Masters Home, nnd
lts Melancholy .1;,,ltng.
,oye a.r."g,airi ag EFT ft'sss; H. SS,ne,,ct tho
owner nj the bE yellow brick llnase VI, sFring
friend: always lev0tel To Ills master; Aways
vlgtlant III IFS prolect lon; nntirng IL his efforts
ls disposition, knl nnl faithful, inan do.s mt
bnlf nppruclatB him lsorun1crsla,A lin. / lnye
on,sgat II dog one that will III his tnfantllo dnys
le Ro!rvc Ut ul,caasn: mrtl' to III nj! ny hts
s&rNer qualities, VIII be ii faithful, vigllnnt
guardian Ut our elecp!ng hours. Lot us love
hiil'.aa ln!i with lini gently mil tenlcrly, ,an
lls vcry. life will bu dayote,l tn our service.
| aGtIsainsMl With yoltr fr1ulMls."
Herzegovina H.s nut d very promising look-
Ing dog lie Ind II pis Ut black. hoatll!kr Eyes
wtnkcl butt Elares! through thr tangled mass Of
GttxzIy lA!r TINT hung over them III n hcNvy
fringe. One Of his ears hui been rim uyer by il
| freight train or something, a,ll WIS brDken
lnlf.mastc.l sIgnai II distress: Thc other rar
stood up bolt upright. llkc the sataple OH, IL
lightning rod wagon. Ills coat was aM tn9escrib-
ab4 peIlwr and salt co'or, and tue dor appeared
Every TING Que at the family spoke to him lls
started and stulcd under cE,nlr or behntl tho
sofa with an agility tint could only, rnmc frotn
lung experience, and, whcn Mr.. sommcrs,cck
CREATURE gayo howl TINT lnnle tho windows
r1,ttie, and dfvctl llnlcr the ncarcst table.
"Ncvcr mimd," sald Mr. SonmesIecl, "ncvcr
MIND; he will learn to know us III n few lays
Know us.n
Wneu tho family retired TINT night tho dog
was shut up III the carragc.shctt, rs It WIS fear
etl he might feel Lonesome, and stray away frou
put out, however, when Mrs. Sotnucrbcck heard
strange noises In tllu yur., Somebody wills prHwl
Ing around tl!c barn. Mr. Somlncr6eck gruancd
al lie left hts snug, bed and leaned out Of n
wIhdow to listcn autl catch centennial c0ll in
his head. Evidently there WIS sou,cthing or
somebody nut IN tho barn, and the lnlster
gruancl aipl dressed, a1KI we1st down with Ills
l,eaft tn fs 'nuutll mud lantern IN h[s hand tp
t,thc t1oor; he heard raspi,ls noise, ~ Of
so.llo one cru1nnIug things into n ba:s. Tiu
opened the dnur, and thu first thing slr stIw
was strip of 6aggyu,il|osl .,. ThS'' ,3l 3!S saW NV
lining Ut lis buggy, nntl tllen his atte1ttnn was
attTaetad to klsIl OF 4 gcyser Of curle,l lair,
it'll l!u saw ttls faithful dog throwing Ills whole
soul into the work Of digging fur rats, whcre no
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faithful dog lial already gnawctl tic whip III
three pieces, clcwud the cllcek-rei1ls nnd one Of
tho traces up into tart, moist tlool<lng knots and
tore MIR. S0nuerberk'B stahEe coat and u horse
blutkGt tltu enrpet-fugs.
s4Onu cnnsoiation,n said Mr.. Sommcrbcck,
sits Evidence los nowcrfn1 rattcr.'
Mr.. sou.n,erbeck sat out III thu cold until lie
WI! chilled through. md held tic dog by tho
"Contncll,eiit IL irSsonle to him, u,lsl tnakes
him restless, nlaybc,''' satsl Mr. Somnesbects,
wondering II le couldn't get thu buggy ixcd
before Mrs. 8. saw IT, "1gucss III tic linn
uut.'
So he tied himsto the back fence with piece
of the clothes line, an!l agan soilGlt bis lowny
couch. 1le had been In bed about tun minutes
when . howl Of NEST u',carsllly import sn,utc
tllo air, dying away in prolonged, shuddcring
g1rglu tint lifted every hair on Mr.. 'SoDmef-
Eccks head, and csnptlcd nll the slIriekltg,
falnting Women IN the house Into his room III
aeatn the howl canlo swelling up through tho
closed windows, us though It vailed out IT tho
very walls Ut tho housc, ,antl then would come q
series Ut clotnE, gurglily gasps ntid astlnatic
without shriekng. Mr. So1nulrrbecA could feel
his hair trying tn lit itself out by thu suots, anu
he tried to Shout fur the police, Int tue SOUND
uf his tcrrur.strlckcn voice nHcu him into
silence.
NJ will 20 down and sec what 1t Is,'' he said,
n tone ot force1 cn1lnness.
lie dressed, aud took tllr lantern and revolver
and went out. Guided BY the terrible sounds
was W. ~ yislSs, hut tho ' raps 1T tat vas was stretched M
tight ncross the ttp of the funcu showed where
i,o was. Tho lociiu animal haul Jumped over
the iervc nnd tho ropo was Just long enough to.
he cs,ull sta.1d, tic doy COULD howl till hu
huRsled thu rairoatl Whistles, aud wl.un Ills
wcakcrlnG legs blscklel Mnl let him down, the
ropu tishtonta anh shut 0iI Ills Wind Il, series
OF clolics nna gasps. Asla G11sgcs tlIat were too
uwlul to thinis about. Mr. S.,l.ilnerhrus climbed
painfully over tho fence ind tried to lift tlIu lug
back lato thu yard, md as e pushed tho hoTlinE
aninul over tln tcnce, It paved tic top df his
bald heal until 4 los,ked lke u ll.ap Of thu
8erbian wnr. Mr.. sommerbruk wished ihu
faithful dug at,tllg Centennial. Ihcn 1t rEnwlcd
ita hind legs down tlu ne.t Ut ls nfght-shlrt,
and itaeusl its fore raws ngal1lst tho lenru and
pushed buck, IND walked al! over Ms. .Souln,er-
bcck's upsurncl tare, howl'ng all tho tiulu.
Finally, Mr. Sosnlncrhcak pushed him over anll
heard him drop with y heavy thl1iHp On tlae
ground. Then he triel to climb oyur himself
Is INT lgt-we!glIt, tsor IL lie 80 yu!ttg us llc
[ once was. At last hc got ulsu aeg o7er tho top
of tllc fcnco utter l!iiiy gr1l'Itst null with Ercat
$r.an ot hatlstnstlu'I balanced A!,nsot on tu''.
Iils sudden appcara!,!c stunned to I'LL the sL,g
with terror, nt,u III HASH, Just us Mr. Su1lInler
buck dropped On the i,lstlu of thu fe,lcr, tic
faithful dug went up like u rsclsgt and shot
ht,lsu,!s luwls asni sasps. Mr. soa4ncrhutl rrlt
us tl,uugll he couan't ytoan tlecp cnuush as ho
plcnarcd To ssale thu dreadful fcnsc. 1t WIS
dlaconrassts work, hut LII Es,t to tiir tup ut lust
host lila tnlul,ce, u,lt wont slow, uu thu other
ai!c like la1l sIidv A4llt's plump ~ thu faith
ful dug aud killing 1t 60 quick tlsat tho .t'u,nc
atltiBal nuvcr wh!ncd protcst. Mr. son'snel-
beck linpctl slowly down tho alley ant1 up the
street to thu fruit gntc. llu got III tle lIouse
uld went tu bp,l, a.n' III rrspols. tn thu unxlnIs
inquiries Of thu MuiIIan ~ IL what W,s the IE,at-
ter. lie merely till them to pull un the clotilus
line III The lnurnlslg a,:! thcy would lind uut.
i CDw'6 IenBtrAttuu.
jOsHiH fF;D II.
1yrr f,YH wt.rk. ur,l Mr. r. r. Er.,tf ~ Carn-