The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02


child, in a sweet, patient voice.
"Here all night" repeated Harry, with
a long whistle. Good gracious! what do
you do that for?
Cause want to go in the very minute
the door opens. MY Prince with
| sob-'.is in there"
Your dog?" asked Harry.
Eyes. He's the dearest little brown
dog in all the world, aud love HIM best
of everything 'cept granny, and lore HIM
lust the same as her when she scolds, and
my mamma brought him home one day
Just before she went to heaven, and " e
had him ever since. and he Is the best dog
| that ever lived and never Gi anything
wrong in his life 'cept once. when he stole
piece of boiled corn beef somebody d set
out in the back alley to cool. andhe
wouldn't have done that 'cep. he knew
how hungry granny and me was, and the
tears rolled down her cheeks.
'Oh! I'm SO sorry! Don't cry" said
Harry. Here, take my handkerchiefand
wipe your eyes"
They'll kill him." commenced the
child again, eff / can't coax them to let
him ont, and | don't want him to 90 to
heaven that way I'd rather we'd both 90
together; and he could run on In front.
and then mammal say, why, her:'s
Prince-Nellie must he coming
''Are you sure he's in there?" asked
Harry.
.'Oh yes. He was playing by our door
yesterday afternoon, most night, and
was paking chips in the stove to make the
kettle boil, and heard him calling like
he was in some trouble, and l run out,
and two awful men had him in a cart and
Jimmy 0'Neil said they was going to
take him to the pound. So run after the
cart without putting my hat on, and soon
it went so fast couldn't see It, and then
[ asked every body where the pound was.
remembered the name by thinking of
pound of sugar; and at last ! got here,
and it was shut up. and so l stayed here
all night: and do you think they'll open
| IT soon!
"What are you going to do when they
do open it," asked Harry.
go in and beg the dog man to give
Prince back. He's such little dog they
won't miss him."
.'Bul he won't give Prince back unless
you pay two dollars," said Harry.
II haven't any money-not a cent,
said the child; but I've brought these"
rising and holding out her apron, which
held tiny china doll. headless cat of
the same material, string of glass beads,
two pink motto papers, and a round white
she'll These were all given to me
Christmas" she said; ''and I've kept
them good, all 'cept the cat, and her
heads in my pocket, and he can stick it
on somehow, and the candies out Of the
notices. ate one and gave the other to
granny-and the man may have them
every one if he will let poor Princy CO."
"l'm afraid he won't take them" said
| Harry, shaking his head.
HE won't? Oh, dear! what shall |
do?" cried the child. my dear little
dog! my dear, dear little dog"
Don't. don't!" begged Harry, the tears
starting in his own eyes. You shall have
Prnse. | have dollar and eighty-two
cents, and I'll borrow the other eighteen
cents from my mother"
The little girls face lit up with joy;
she thrust the toys into his hands. Take
| them, you good, good boy" she said
land II tell my mamma about yoG when
| say my prayers tonight
Harry put them back in her apron.
you keep them till / come back he
said. IL won't be gone but little while;"
and away he ran to his home There he
found his mother making the fire and bis
| father smelling the coffee she had measur
ed out ready for boiling.
Mother" said he, will you lend me
eighteen cents!"
81 intended to give you ten," she said.
''foryour Fourth of July. But why doyou
want it so early in the morning?"
"Please, NANNY" coaxed Harry,
make it eighteen, and I'll pay it back to
yen soon; and may have slice of bread
and butter for poor little girl? I'll tell
you all about it by-and-5y?"
| IL can't make 1t eighteen" said his
mother; Il haven't another cent. Take
the ten if You want it. It's in my pocket
book in the top bureau drawer, and the
bread on the table. Don't bother me any
more-rm in hurry"
Harry helped himself, and then he ran
away to where Nellie patiently awaited
him, smile of perfect trust upon her
lips.
Its all right" said Harry, putting the
bread in her hand ian uncommon thick
slice it was. too, with plenty Of butter;
.'eat that,
BY this time there was a number of peo-
pie IN the street. and pistols were being
fired and torpedoes and fre-crackers set
off, and all the bells began ringing. And
| Harry looked at the ice-cream stand.
which tine owner-a jolly-faced old woman
who had Just arrived with bag and
basket of fruit, cakes and candy-was pre-
pairing for the day, and at any early
rocket that was going up in the sky: and
he thought Of the long time he had been
saving the money, and Of the intended
supper, and the fire works and the tene-
ment house children dining and aiming;
and then the door of the poundsbeing OPP
cned he took Nellie by the hand and
marched in.
as there little brown dog here?" he
asked.
Named Prince," said Nellie, her love
making her bold-''a dear little dog?"
''Ha hal" laughed the man; that's
good. Why, there's fifty brown dogs
here. and all of 'em dear | think. Two
dollars apiece. Do you want to get one
out?'
"Yes, SIR" SAID Harry '.if you'll take
a dollar and ninety-two eents-all |
have"
At this moment, tall, dark. odd-look-
ing gentleman came into the doorway and
stood Just behind the children.
Cant DO it, said the man. it's
against the law to take less than two
dollars.
Nellie began to sob again, and the tall
gentleman came forward.
Your dog?' he asked Harry
NO. sir: hers, replied the boy.
"your sisters"
| mo, Sir. | never saw her till this
morning. | came out to buy some things
for a Fourth ot-July party. and took
walk down this way cause the shops
wasn't open, and found her sitting on
the doorstep, and she'd been sitting there
all night.
''All night" repeated the gentleman.
just as Harry had done, only without the
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