Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-07-26
AIL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

= cross dog Rover certainly was not,
though he could be provoked and get
angry on fitting occasions.
Little Harry and Julia were extremely
fond Of him, and showed their fondness
by taking all sorts of liberties with him,
which, had he been of anirritable nature,
would certainly have resulted in growl
on his part, but he displayed the utmost
patience in their hands, and / think
even compiacsncy and pleasure.
He was handsome fellow, with hair
that curled all over him in delightful
little curls, long ears. and beautiful
snub nose.
Rover was sometimes tied up and
sometimes allowed to run about loose.
He had a snug kennel, and trough,
in which he was given his dinner every
day.
His trough stood in the yard near his
kennel, and any birds that saw him
ating his dinner used to feel lively
desire TO help him.
This was a natural feeling on their
part, but it was one River could not be
expected TO share.
The cocks and the hens, and even the
younger and therefore less reasonable
chickens he soon reduced to order, and
kept in good discipline, teaching them
very plainly the difference between
meum and tuum, or mine and thine.
But there were number of sparrows,
who never seemed to see this question
Of dinner in the same hight that he did.
They generally lived little distance
away, and often would come near, and
look down on the trough when 1t was
filed with the excel. .ent food, and on the
dog who was eating it; and they never
could understand why they had not as
good a right to eat ii as he had
Then they would fly out and about.
and sometimes in a body, sometimes
only one or two of them, would make a
rush at the trough, and try to get their
share of its contents; but Rover knew
trick worth two of that, and he would
give such a growl when they did so, and
the grewl was followed up by such
sharp sudden snap in the air among
them, that he never failed to scatter
them all in 4 minute, and then to be
able to thoroughly enjoy his dinner.
Once he actually caught in his mouth
one of .he toes of a sparrow that had
been nlofe daring or less active than the
others. and though he only gave the toe
a small squeeze aud let it off with that,
vet even a small squeezs from Rover's
teeth was not an agreeable experience
for sparrow's toe. and while
one sparrow was alittle hurt
all of them were very much
frightened: and for some time after
that occurrence Rover ate his dinner in
peace.
But the day came when instead OF
being allowed to run about as usual,
poor Rover was tied up in his kennel;
and I will tell You why this was.
IT was not in consequence ofany fault
of his. or as a punishment; but because
Master Harry was il, and nothing would
keen Rover from going to the door OF
his bedroom and giving little friendly
bark. which meant, as plainly as bark
oouId mean. "Do let me ln;' aud then
Master Harry would insist on Rover be
ing let in, and if he wtre admitted he
excited himself IN trying TO play With
him; and if he were not, 1t made HIM so
sorry that he could not help crying (he
was ill. and that makes people less apie
70 be sensible, and to restrain their
tears than when they are well and
strong, you know, so harry's papa sal i
If was better Rover should be tied up
out of the way till Harry was well AGAIN
The first day TINS happened. Jem
Cthat was James the the yardman s little
lsovl was giving Rover his dinner as
usual TO pat in his trough, and as usual
he did it-but he did not know that
Power was chained up In his Kennel
which was not as usual-and SO ne
never thought of getting the trough
moved within his reach, but put the
dinner down into the trough, which was
inst out of poor Rovers reach, ana
then ran away.
Rover tried harl TO eat his dinner al
FIRST but when he found he could no.
he went fast asleep, which was, all
things considered, about as sensible
thing as he could do.
He slept, and he was awakened from
his sleep and the way IN which he was
awakened was by a noise OF mapping
wings and chattering b axis.
He opened his eyes. and he couia
hardly believe his senses when h' ''''
So for what did he see but his old ene-
mics. the sparrows-if any creatures
could be called his enemies, whom I'LL
now he had been able to get rid Oh in "
moment by growl and a snap. ana
whom he had in consequence OF ''ii'
..oooofh his notice