Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-07-26

sAiiy creature nat placed himself within
his reach he male one bound at him.
caught him. and with another bound
was back again at home, bearing his
captive with him.
And the sparrow knew that the dog
was uncommonly hungry, for had not
he and his relatives eaten up his din
ner?
Off fled the rest of the birds in ab,ect
terror, leaving the unfortunate captive
in the grip OF the enemy.
Rover gave the sparrow good shake
with his teeth, which produced vertigo
on the brain, and very nearly put an
end to him at once; and suppose the
next thing that happened would have
been that the hungry dog would have
very contentedly made his dinner off the
bird, only Just then James the yardman
appeared on the scene, and discovered
that stupid little Jem had put the trough
out of the dogs reach.
He had come to pay a special visit to
the children's favorite. and had brought
him the bones of chicken. which Miss
Julia had had for dinner; and she had
left some dainty morsels on purpose for
Rover, to whom she had sent it by
James. with her love.
''Here Rover, Rover, poor fellow, good
dog" cried James, approaching him
with both trough and chicken, and by
no means perceiving that Rover had a
sparrow in his mouth.
Rover, sly fellow. put the sparrow,
more dead than alive. at the back of
the kennel. from which he advanced
toward James, looking as mild and in
nocent as possible, and wagging bis
tail.
So he was petted, and petted, and
fed, and he got his dinner, for james
brought him m,Tre than was left in the
trough, and gave him water besides,
and made as much of him as a man
could make of dog, for Rover was a
general favorite, both for his own sake
and for that of his little master and
mistress.
And then James went away, and
Rover returned to his kennel and his
prisoner.
The sparrow lay in a little ruffied
heap Just where Rover had flung him,
among the straw at the back of the
kennel, when he ran out, hearing James
welcome voice. And there Rover, as
he was not at all hungry. having just
had remarkably good dinner. left him,
curling himself up III front of him, and
going quietly off into fine sleep.
When he awoke he had forgotten
what had happened. =
Imean that in the first moment OF
walking he did not recollect it, and he
was quite startled at the miserable lit
tie object he beheld, as he happened to
look round, standing behind him in the
kennel.
Master sparrow had recovered from
his vertigo and his terror sufficiently to
stand up, but his feathers were In pit
liable condition. quite torn about, one
wing was hurt and hung at his side Ia
crooked manner, while he was so much
frightened, and SO ashamed of himself,
that he hung his head in crooked
manner also, and hardly dared look out
of his half shut eyes at his captor.
When Rover saw him, and remem-
bered who be was, and all about hun,
he could not help laughing.
This was bit of fortune for the spar
row. Dogs do not laugh as often as
Won do, and a fit of laughter
always put Rover into the best OF good
humors.
81 say" cried he to the sparrow,
sft's about supper-time, is 1t not?
At which terrible words the sparrow
fell down as if fainting-
But Rover had not meant mischief.
He would have scorned to do such
shabby thing as to eat up this wretched'
ab,ect little creature, more particularly
as he was not hungry. He was only
laughing at the sparrow. :.
When his supper was brought to him
be ate it cheerfally, and then he and
the sparrow spent the night together In
the kennel.
Towards morning, when twilight pc
oan. and Master Sparrow sheard Tue
birds singing he tried to make his es-
cane. but he could not fly because OF
his wing being hurt, and he could not
leave the kennel without waking his
goaIer's PROSTATE form.
Very softly and timidly, he hopped
on to him, and in doing SO awoke him'
and as Rover awoke, seeing what was
happening. he made great snap al 'ne
~ who fell back headlong, very much
frightened, at which Rover had a goou
chuckle TO himself
"Keep your distance, young un, ne
s.;d.and afterwards the"young g'un kept
his distance byrolling himself up into
= \, os mucb as ever he could, and trying
to pretend that he was not there at an. ~
When james brought Rover MS
breakfast, and the dog had made gooa
meal, there was still some OF the 1000
1aft in the trough, and while he enjoyed
he oftar.breakfast nap. the poor hungry
sparrow ventured forth very slowly anu
stealthily, and then in an sbIecf' hnmo