The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-09-13
ANNEXED BY THE TSAR.

ANNEXED BY THE TSAR.
He was huge dog, and he stood by
the kennel, in old Dr. GprEam,s back
yard, in an attitude OF deep meditation.
There was one sublect91or dog-thought
lying right before him, and another lay
only yard or.so beyond the liist.
The one was an empty .'muzzle that
lay upon the grass, close oy couple OF
well-picked bones The second was an
equally empty steel collar, with a
strong chain attaehed Inc END OF the
chain was hooked INTO staple at the
side Of the kennel door.
1sar was dog to look twlce at, Ills
father had been Siberian bloodhound
and his mother an English mastilf, and
Dr, Gorham would have trusted hlm to
pull down q wild bull or to ring a
church bell, if he could once have seized
with his massive Jaws the nose OF the
one or tho ringing-rope the other.
Tsar made no audible remarks, but
tiere was no diiilculty NJ aim dlFlnlng
his medi atoms.
They have fed me an hour before
snndown, Tor some reason, ana now
they Ye gone oil and neglected me. No
muzzle, no chain, no master around,
andall the country left open to me. It
is state OF AFFAIRS to which l am not
accustomed at this time OF day. II there
were another bone with meat on it, I'd
Know exactly what TO do
Heput out great paw and turned
the muzzle over. Then he walked for
ward and smelled OF the helpless collar.
lhens hepeered selemnly into the ken
mel There was a mystery about the
whole matter, and IL seemed to suggest
visit to the front gate. That, too, was
wide open, as a witness to the haste re-
CURED by the summons of the last pa
tient, and Tsar, could therefore walk
out ana look up and down the shady
ROAD Tor an explanation Of his own case.
ne could not see any, at first, for there
was nothing to be learned from flock
1I geese three hens anu one stray calf.
Inc very pig that was roofing under the
Walnut-tree paid him no manner of at
tentlon.
sar shrugged-his broad shoulders to
make sure about the collar, paved his
nOse mneyIo ior al moment ql in n memory Of his
gate. There it was, with a very adingy
oNi tln sign on one post, whose faded
letters read ''Dr. Heber Gorham, and
with q very new tin sign on the other
post, whose bright, fresh gliding an
II nouneed 'sDr; Heber Gorham, Jr., as
also ready for patients.
That was all right, and it occurred to
Isar that a walk would be good for his
health. de acted on the suggestion
~ promptly. enough, but with dignity, as
q eeeame dog Of his size; and no voice
marched away down the road toward
me sea. A sniff of salt air would be
}usttAe thing for hisidigestion, after the
nearly dinner he had eaten at the ken
heL HtT2 0W6 WAf0l2Y84 s
The sun was getting very low toward
the horizon, and yets away down there
on the rock at the head of the cove 8
eurly-headed young lady Of nineteen
or thereabouts, was still seated, bend
ing overs a portfolio spread across hei
zap From time to time She cast anx
ions glances from 0the lines she traced
upon the sheet of Bristol board under
ner handlto thennore andindre shadowy
7lfsllaand, out there in the mouth of the
cow eNA @AA'+ n ~
"ihatwill do" she said. "It look
ipgger than the boat, now, but it isn't