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

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50 Harry had been saving. and saw
ing, and saving, until he found himself,
ON the evening of the 3rd of July, with
one dollar and eighty-two cents i'll his
right-hand trousers pocket. Times had
been hard, very hard. since the new
year began, and people had looked Very
sharply after their small change, or it
is likely he would have had double that
amount. "But," he said to himself
"a dollar will get the feast, and the rest
will buy ut least dozen nice FIRE
works
He got home from the store on that
evening too late ana too tired To 80 out
for tine things he wanted, but the next
morning he was UP before the sun rose
and the sun rises pretty early during
the summer months-and dressed and
out in the street rs the first sunbcams
told the eastern sky morning had como.
| The streets were almost deserted, and
no tire-erackers or pistol-shots yet broke
the silence. But bfore he had walked
block some cannOns doomed III the
distance, and peal Of bells nearer by
began ringing Yankee Doodle" very
merriy. WhiStiing, and jingling the
coins i'll his pockets i'll tune and time
with the music of the bells, and wishing
the stores whore he meant to buy the
materials for his party would open, he
sauntercd slowly along until hc reached
the dog pound-u place where all stray
dogs are taken in hot weather and kept
day or two, SO that their owners may,
if they choose, seek and reclaim them.
lffound to be frendlcss at the end of
that time, the poor things are put III Il
large tank prepared for that purpose and
drowned
Harry heard the imprisoned dogs bark
ing and yclping; and stopping Il mo-
ment to listen to them With pitying
look on his face-for, lillcall kindheart-
ed boys, he dearly loved animals-hc
saw, setting upon tho doorstep, very
pretty little girl, She wore a faded cal
leo dress and blue checked giugham
apron; the apron she held gathered up
in her hand us though it held some
thing Of value, and her hcad and feet
We're bare. Her large eyes were of n
color, hung Struggling curls about her
face. There wasn't another creature,
man. woman, or child, with the cXccp-
ton of II milk-man ON the next block,
in sight, and Harry looked ut her with
surprise. At last he said with Il smile.
:" thought got up early, but you
must have got up much earlier than ]
did"
I've been here all night" said the
chill IL \ sweet, patient voice.
Here all night!' repeated Harry,
with 4 long whistle. Good gracious!
what u you do that for?'
"'Cause want to 90 in the very min
ute the door opens. My Prince with
sob" is in there"
Your dogf' asked Harry.
Yes. He's the dearest little brown
dog in all the world, and | love him
best Of every thing 'cept granny, and !
love him just the same ~ her when She
scolds, and my mamma brought him
home one day just before She went to
heaven, and Eve had him ever since,
and hes the best dog that ever lived
and never did any thing wrong in all
his life, 'cept onst, when he stole 4 piece
Of boiled corned beef somehody'd set
out in the back arey to cool and lie
wouldn't done that 'cept he knew how
hungry granny and me was and the
tears rolled down her cheeks.
"On! I'm 50 sorry! Don't cry said
Harry. Here, take my handkerchief
and wipe your eyes.
"They'll kHl him. commenced the
child again, "if can't coax them to let
him out, and ! don't want him 10 SO TO
heaven that way. Ia rather we'd both
go together; and he could run ON i'll
front, and then mamma d say, why,
here's Prince-Nellie must be com
ing
"Aro You sure he's III there" asked
Harry.
"Oh yes. He was playing by our
door yesterday afternoon, most night,
and | was poking chips IN the stove 70
make tile kettle boil, and l heard him
calling like ne was III some trouble, and
| run out, and two awful men had him
III cart, and Jimmy 0Neil said they
was going to take him to the pound.
50 ! ran after tile cart without putting
my hat ON, and soon IL went so last
couldn't sec it, and then ! asked every
body whore tile pound was. / mem
bered the name hy thinking Of pound
Of brown sugar; and At Last | got here,
and ii Was shut UP, and 50 | stad here
all night and DO you think they'll open
ii SOON
What are You going 10 do when they
do open it2' asked Harry.
60 i'll and bfg the dog man u give
Prince back. Hessucha a little dog they
won't fni-. him.
:" But he won't gave Prince hack IN
less you pay two dollars. said Harry,