The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-10-20
ANNEXED BY THE TsAR.

he was huge uOg, ana he STOOD by
the kennel, in old DR.. Gorkam's back
yard, in an attitude of deep meditation.
There was one subject for dog-thought
lying right before him, and another lay
pnly yard or SO beyond the first.
The one was an empty ''muzzle'' that
ay upon the grass, close by couple of
Eell-picked bones. The second was an
Equally empty steel collar, with
ltrong chain attached. The end of the
bhain was hooked into staple at the
Side of the kennel door.
Tsar was dog to look twice at. His
Father had been Siberian bloodhound
and his mother an English mastiff, and
DR. Gorham would have trusted him to
pull down a wild bull or to ring a
church bell, if he could once have seized
with his massive Jaws the nose of the
pne or the ringing-rope of the other.
Tsar made no audible remarks, but
there was no difficulty at all in divining
his meditations.
sThey have fed me an hour before
shutdown, for some reason, and now
they've gone off and neglected me. No
muzzle, no chain, no master around,
hnd all the country left open to me. 1t
S state of affairs TO which l am not
accustomed at this time of day. If there
we're another bone with meat on it, I'd
now exactly what to do.''
Me put out Ia great paw and turned
E muzzle over. Then he walked for
Fd and smelled of the helpless collar.
en- he peered solemnly into the ken
There was a mystery about the
We matter, and it seemed to suggest
ait to the front gate. That, too, was
Wopen, as witness to the haste re-
qH by the summons of the last pa
and Tsar could therefore walk
ond look up and down the shady
f0lr an explanation of his own case.
hpd not see any, at first, for there
Wahing to be learned from flock
OF three hens and one stray calf.
Any pig that was roofing under the
WaEee paid him no manner of at
ten
lrugged his broad shoulders to
mai about the collar paved his
nose moment in memory of his
muzhd turned for look at the
gateere it was, with very dingy
oIa n on one post, whose faded
tettcA cdr. Heber Gorham,' and
witty new tin sign on the other
post,Be bright, fresh gliding an
nou9pr. Heber Gorham, Dr., as
also Mor patients.
Ina albright, and it occurred to
fsar yRlA would be good for his
healtif cred on the suggestion
promAnough, but with dignity, as
neeanlog Of his size; and no voice
from louise recalled him, as he
marchEay down the road toward
Jhe sea sniff of salt air would be
Just thSg for his digestion, after the
nearly pr he had eaten at the ken
mel.
1.-The sas Getting very low toward
the horl and yet, away down there
= on the rat the head of the cove a
curiysha young lady of nineteen,
or there;ts, was still seated, bend
ing oyer,ortfolio spread across her
lap. Frbime to time she cast anx-
lous CLAN from the lines she traced
upon thelet of Bristol board under
her handfhe more and more shadowy
island, othere in the mouth of the
cove.
That do,'' she said. sat looks
bigger thshe boat, now, but it isn't
big enougpr the tree. must make
the tree sIler; the cows back, too
its half abng as the island. There
ls always hething dreadful the matter
with my Nes.n She worked at the
waves for few minutes. IF / had
time, Id tito put in the sunset. Dear
me, how Il it is! 1t will be almost
dark when get home. 1t gets dark
so quickly nowadays, after it once
begins.
She rose little hastily, but she gave
the island very long, last look, as she
closed fportfolio-long enough for
bystandt to have read her name, in
gilt letterspn the leather cover-s'Per-
Gle Lee. hut no one was there to read,
for . lonelie spot than that it would
have been hrd to find, however well
adapted It night be for the making Of
marine sketcRs.
Rercie was inthe road in half min,
ute more, and sic could but see thattht
shadows were Tightening rapidly. Sht
reflected; .It Is lonely for a little way
beyond DIR. Gorlam's, but won tminss
it from that to the village. do hop,
1 shall not meet Heber Gorham.
will not speak to him if do. won
even see him. He has not called sine,