Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-08-16

may have them every one The will let
poor Princey 20.
I'm afraid he wont tke them,
said llury, shaking his heal
He wont Oh, dear What shall
do?" cried the child My dear little
dog, dear, dear little dog"
Don't, DON'T begged larry the
tears starting TO his ownc yS. You
shall have Prince. have il ,blhr and
eighty-two cents, and l Il borrow the
other eighteen cents from my mother.
The little girls face lit up With joy;
she thrust the toys into his hand Take
them, you good good boy" Ac said,
land Ill ellmy mama about Nu uwhcn
! say my prayers tonight.
Harry put them back III hr apron
You keep them till | come back he
said !" / won't be gone hut Il little
while, and away he ran to hu home.
There he found his mother making the
| fire, and his father smelling the coffee
she had measured ont ready for boiling.
Mother said he, will vm lend
mo eighteen cents 2"
Il intended to give You ten she
said, for your Fourth Of July. But
why do YOU want il SO early i'll the
morning
Please, nanny coaxed Harry,
" make it eighteen, and III pay i back
to you soon; and may have Slice of
bread and butter for Il poor little girl ?
Ill tell YOU all about il hy-and hv2'
Il can't make II eighteen said His
mother; " haven't another cent, Take
the tenit you want il. Its III my pocket
book i'll the top bureau drawer and
the breads Oh The table. Don't bother
me any morc-l'm III II hurry"
E Harry helped himself and then away
he ram again to where Nellie patiently
awaited him, u smile Of perfect trust
upon her lips.
!" Its all right said Harry, putting
the bread in her hand (an uncommon
thick slice It was, toe, with plenty ofI
butter) " eat that"
by this time there was II number OF
people in the street, and pistols woro
being fired and torpcdoes and fre-
crackers set of, and all the bells began
ringing The SMr-spangled Banner
and My Country, tbs of Thee and
!" Three Cheers for the Rcd White, ard
Blue and Hail, Columbia Al
Harry looked at the ice-crcam stan
which the owner n iolly-laced old WI.
man, who had just arrived with ba
and II basket of fruit, cakes and cauir
was preparing for the day, and ut ni
early rocket that was going up in the
sky; and he thought Of the long time
he'd been saving the money, and Of the
intended oulTor, nnd the frc-werks,
and the tenemcnt-housc children uh-ing
and ah-ing; and then the door o the
pound being open, he took Nellie 10y the
hand and marched iii.
is there u little brown dog here?"
lie asked.
"Named Prince said Nellie, her
love making her bold" dear little
dogf'
"Ha! hal" laughed the man; chats
good. Why, there's fifty brown dogs
here, and all Of 'cm dear, | think.
Two dollars apiece. DO you want to
get one out N
" Yes, sir, said Harry, " if you'll take
IL dollar and ninetwo cents all have Z
At this moment IL tall, dark, odd-look.
ing gentleman came into the doorway
and stood just behind the children.
Cant do it," said the man, ats
against the law 70 take less than TIVE dol
lars.
Nellie began to sob again, and the tall
gentleman came forward.
Your dog?' he asked Harry.
(" No, Sir; hers, replied the boy.
f
ton.
/" NJ, Sir. never saw her till this
morning. | came out to buy some
things for Fourth-ofJuly party, and
took walk down this way cause the
shops wasn't open, and | found her sit
ting on the doorstep, and she'd been
sitting there AL night
"All night z repeated the gentle
man, Just as Harry had done only
without the whistle. "Tel me all about
it.
And w looked 50 kind and good that.
Harry did tell him all about it. Aud
when tile story was finished, the gentle
man said to the man 1T the door,
You'd better take the money, Lewis
Bit wait-well see If Prince il really
here.
And led by their new friend, the chill
drcn went il. There were dogs of All
kinds there, all shapes, all sizes. all
colors that dogs could be-yelping,
barking, growing, and moaning.
Nellie looked eagerly around, and
shouted Prince " as loud ~ -he could
shout, but could scarcely hear herself,
~ great was tile noise. But little
brown dog, whose ears must have been
much sharper than hers sprang for
ward WITH i cry of delight that seemed
@ come ont Of the very pof his little
brown hgaH