Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-03-01

1t around his neck and under has Atms;
and he put on his cap and pulled 1t
down over his ears; and put on his
gloves. and thrusting his hands into his
pockets he was a sight Of n huntsmsn
to see. -.s... ..r- g. aT ID -
Striding cut, stepping almost to his
boot-tops in snow, he whistled to bis dog |
to come. .','-. af= >".- .'s l'H
His dog was little black one, with
the sharpest Of little eyes, the sharpest
little ears, and sharpest little nose and
sharpest of everything that was ever
seen? He was fairly sharper than
needle '' ....
The little dog was just the same age
as the little boy. He was mighty sharp
little dog, His name was Filter. That
was the name the little boy gave him.
because he was SO sharp and lively.
So he whistled and called for Fifer,
aud here came the little dog looking
sharper than ever. fairly dancing to go
on a hunt with his little master Robin. 4
"Good bye, mamma and ALL" sings
out the little boy. and marching through
the snow, of they go like sure enough
man and sure enough dog, hunting. .
They went along. sometimes the little
boy wading. sometimes the little deg
over head and heels in the snow. Tho
snow was bright and fresh. Everything
looked bright quiet and peaceful. The
sun fairly glistened from the snow, and
the birds fitted and hoped everywhere.
before them and behind them, as they
went along
SO they-we along. over the hill and
through the woods. until presently they
came to rabbit tracks. Hi said the
little boy. and the little dog barked and
nosed around. They followed the tracks
unit they came to a place they led into
"a log lying on the ground; and there
they became greatly excited for they
thought they had treed u rabbit.
Fier iairlr split his throat barking.
and Robin pounded away at the log and
shouted. Find him out; go ior him"
Robin pounded away and Fifer bark
ed, Presently they saw rabbit just
beyond their reach. and Robin was
pound NJ away the hardest, and Flfer
was barking the loudest. when all at
tunce IL voice Came from Il tree near by.
and Robin stopped poun.li g to look up,
and Flfer stopped barking to listen.
When ROBIN locked up, what did he
see? He saw asblackbird perched upon
u limb. AS cool as could be. And Robin
said: "We!l. sir" And the blackbird
said back. as cool as could be: ''Well,
SIR" And Robin said: WAS 1t you
spoke?" And the blackbird said: Yes,
Ii was" And Robin said: What's the
, mattera" And the blackbird said: My
good little boy. that rabbit Is a friend ol
mine. Please let it alone, and we wi
all be good friends" And Robin said
q all right. and Fifer said the same by his
actions, and the bird called the rabbi
out, and out it came, as good friends o.
: anybody. .-...
E The blackbird's name turned out to bs
: lingo, and the rabbits name was Jack
they all became good friends in min
, ute, and started out together Tor tramp
. in the bright glistening air of the Christ
mas eve day.
t As they tramped along together, Jacl
, was telling how cruel 1t was to hun
) harmless and defenseless animals TO
sport, saving it was the same God VIII
made and loved every created thing, ant
| he loved his little ones with q love equa
l | to the love of human heart; when VI
8 spoke Jingo, and said: "Yss; how Cal
mankind, to whom God has given 81
e much, seek to destroy the weaker crea
lures. sometimes for gam. sometime
for wanton or thoughtless cruelty ,callc'
sport or fun. Is any so-called brute o
brutal as to kill or MAIN for fun the liv
ing creatures of our GodP'
: They went along talking this way
t until they came to q nook in ston
fence by the wayside, on the road lead
:. ing to the town hard by. There, IN th
Q nook of the fence, was u woman, crouch
e ing from the wintry blast now blowin
and whirling along.
The sun had hid his clever lace benin
}. lowering clouds lying low above tn
}, tree tops. The snow, SO lately glisten
Il ing chesrily IN the sunshine. now la
. white. cold and cherries.
s The woman was scantily. poorly an
Q airily clad. Like part OF the desolat
b landscape she sat; cold silent, friendles
n and hopeless. The light was gone ou
e of her life Her face was the picture c
II despair. Cuddled up in her arms was
8 bundle. A bundle seemingly OF dirt
d. and tattered rags. Sitting crouched i
Q the nook Of the fence, III sight of tn
d town, on the cold and cherries Christ
mas eve day. hugglng the bundle c
. rags to her breast, with all light out c
Y her life. but the light of love for the lii
u tie bundle OF rags cuddled and held u
!, close to her breast, sat the woman.
3 "Hello!' says Robin. "Who have W
5 here ?' Filter pricke.l up his ears. JAG
5 sat down anu looked on AS wise as
II judge. Jingo hopped upon the ston
y wall near by. The woman looked up.
u "Hello!" says ROBIN. Why, goo
r woman, what is the matter I"
.; "Why. good little boy" she sad, "
l. am resting here from my weary war
II derings to-day"
r Why says Robin, "surely not l
e this desolate place, this cold day!"
q II have no place to Co." said the VIC
l. man. Il have no home. l have n
5, friends. have no place to go. Whe
Il I sat down here sat down to die."
is WHAT" says Jingo. land in sigh
,. Of a town."
IS Aud" said Jack, ION Christmas Ev
J. Day p
lie Yes" said the woman, "what al
1t they to me. The town Is full OF pee
As pie, and SO is the world, but none
IS them have anything tor me or mine
IN God help us''
y You and yours" said Robin. "wh
t. is yours?"
III Here" said the woman, opening th
e bundle in her arms. "Here Is mine"
ie Robin, and Jack. and Fifer, and Jing,
e. all crowded up to see, and what do yo
iy think? There in the woman's arm
4. there in the nook Of the fence, in sigl
'e OF the town, In the snow, and in tt
'e winters wind of that Christmas Q,
vi Day. was one OF the latest aud cute
y little babies you ever did sec. Yes,
In was fat and cute. and warm, bundle
e up in tattered and dirty rags.
p Then Robin, and Jack, and Fifer. ar
10 Jingo did crowd up sure enough to g,
ed the baby and the baby looked back
this. sle - llf'.