The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-16

himself to bit of meat; whereupon all
the dogs opened and shut their mouths
in hopeful manner, and looked as if
they might learn that much very soon.
Then Towser jumped through Johns
arms, back and forth; then he turned
round and round on his hind legs, while
John whistled a tune; and that, all the
dogs knew, was dancing. Then Towser
put his forepaws against the wall, and
turned his head down and shut his eyes.
There he stood like a stone until John
sh outed "Amen !" and then he leaped
up and down, until John gave him a
peace of meat, and said he was "the
piousest dog which lived"
Just as Mr.. Gubbins expected, the
poodle did not know anything whatever;
and the moment John tried to make her
stand on her hind legs, (Which almost
any dog can do,l she whined, and
shifted, and cried, and drew herself all
up into a ball, and finally crept under
the cupboard, while Towser, with his
waving tail and great big eyes, stood
close by, ready to seize her the moment
she came out.
John thought he would try the Spitz
next; so Spitzy stood up and begged for
his dinner, and jumped over stick very
nicely. So far, so good. Then John
called bueth, the greyhound; who, not
liking the looks of things, took one long
leap over the table, and out of the
window, and retired home without
delay. John reached to the door, but
the scholar was out of sight; so he went
back and put a big black mark against
the name of Lueth Fowler.
Turk Lester was next called up; but,
on being told to stand up, he sat down
all in heap and so like great coward,
that John got stick and gave him a
hint that school-teaching was strict
business, and he had better mind his
MASTER But the moment John struck
Turk, he showed his teeth and growled,
and when he took him by his forepaws
and told him to walk along, cleft
right" "left-right," Turk few at the
school teacher and tore his coat. This
was too much for Towser Gubbins He
leaped from his place by the closet, and
taking Turk Lester by the neck he gave
him fearful threshing.
The Spitz dog barked with fear, and
the poodle under the cupboard cried
aloud. 1t was Bedlam at the academy.
John with his slippery wooden leg, had
the greatest trouble trying to get the
dogs apart; and when he did, he saw
that Turks nose was bleeding, and his
tail was bent to one side, and he was the
worst-looking dog he had ever seen in
many day. The poor fellow crept be-
hind the door, nor would he eat cold
pancake that John had been saving for
week. but there he crouched, crying
and trembling for fear of Towser.
1t was nearly noon now, and John
Gubbins was getting tired. "This wont
d." said he; so he took a stick and
poked the poodle out from under the
cupboard. Out came poor Pinky,
squealing and all drawn up in a oowardly
bundle, and it so enraged Towser Cub
bins to see dog behave in such a
miserable manner, that he at once fell
upon poor Pinky and shook her until
her tail nearly dropped off. John shouted
at Towser, but Towser thought he was
cheering him on, and saying sic EN-
sic 'em" so the harder he shook, till at
last the foam ran out of Towser's
mouth, and Pinky's voice was not to be
heard. Then John Gubbins got fright
Towser until he dropped poor Pinky
Watson, who lay like wilted fluff of
wool upon the floor, just as if she were
dead. John took her up and bathed
her head, and wet her nose, and rubbed
her paws, just as he saw some people
do when a lsdy tainted away one day,
and, by and by, Pinky "came to-" And
how sorrowful she did look John
offered her a cup of water and a cold
potato, but Pinky only whined as if
nothing could do her any good and so
she kept perfectly still, brooding over
her troubles. Towser sat close by,
looking at poor Pinky as if he wouldn't
be that kind of a dog for all the world
so gentle, but so very weak.
When twelve o'clock came at last,
John Gubbins let all the dogs go home
but he took Towser by the collar and
whipped him soundly, and afterwards
he shut him up.
"Pve made up my mind" said he to
Towser that night, that nobody can do
money-making business with such a
dog as you are; but somehow or other
l haven't the heart to kill We, and
nobody will take we as a gift; so we'll go
along just as we were, old boy, couple
of poor old cripples, begging a living
from folks that's better off
And so there wasn't any school for
dogs in Bellville after all; and John
and Towser Gubbins never got rich, but
they. lived together and enjoyed life
comfortably.
Five Tell-Tale Skeletons.