St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-12-11
Broom.
BY FLORENCE b. HALLowELL.

took her seat one evening at the sup
, per table.
There are good many reasons
, why ! should be allowed TO keep s
dog" said Fred. flusli & and laying
down his knife and fork. 'Broen
watches the house; aud how many
ducks do you think would get when
go hunting if it wasn't for him ~
'The ducks are not worth the cost oi
his mischief" retorted Winnie. "There
isn't Il day that he doesn't do some
thing to aggravate me-"
.'Of what particular otfense has lie
been guilty to-day ?" asked Mr.. Freels.
smiling.
'He tore my white wrapper of the
line, aud dragged it out into the vacant
lot back of Mr.. Bonde's." answered
Winnie. "When Jane. found it there
| wasn't much left of it except. the waist.
or course / can never wear it again.
And it was the pretticst wrapper |
had"
Fred, who had been trying to eat a
piece of toast. chOked ut this. and ris-
! ing hastily, left the room.
Aren't you coming back to finish
Your supper, Fred ?" called his mother
after him.
don't care for any mOre.' answer
ed the boy, as he went into the kitchen
| and closed the door behind him.
Cold as it for it was November
weather-- Fred went directly to
Blooms kennel and knclt down. nut
ting both arms around the dogs neck.
lyon dear old fellow" he said, 81
don't care what they say, I'll nerer give
You up"
As he spoke he remembered he had
promised to go to his grandfather's the
following week to spend THANKSGIVING.
Grandfather Pease lived on a large
! Farm fifty miles away, and Fred knew
from experience how great was the
! pleasure of Il visit there. But could he
90 now and leave Broom? With ev-
eryhody ''down on him." what abuse
might not the poor creature suffer dur
ing his masters absence?
When the day came on which he was
to leave, he gave his mother a dozen
different charges about the dog, and
even after he had said good by to ev-
cry one, and had started down the
street, his valse in his hand. he ran
back to beg that if it grew very cold.
Broom might he permitted to come
into the kitchen and lie under the
table, where he would he out of the
way.
Mrs. Freels promised that the dog
the weather wns v,.ry n,iid H. ,1n,
r., III rs. n vac,
very we'll contcnted in his kennel.
alt is just the day for doing up my
tLa Lit,I,an In La, w ~ r', ei,'"l ny
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thar, e' y" '''''' W " '''i
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n,nrrny n;i,I't q" sa;I IW;u; r;i ''e'@ ..rI.- 10
riris win taita "a, III. .hi, tI'i,ie ne
room. and nc coursr ! yv,nt II to lnni
nice.r
| sY4s miss or cours,. .,,,,, l., y ,;d
Jonr a.AmJ II ronni H. a. ""i ,,;''' ;''"
m :
t,ins ,iaht nf,. Th;i ~ i" m''ST ,n Nv '
in nm L9m,. md tinr ,r, ',, ' ~ st,.,.t.i' tI
Zen, in ihr snar,. ,nn,, y - -
Winnie was very wi,l;nc to 4, tho
| dustiuo. fnr she rather iil.d Lon.n-
work. and ooino unStoi,S sJ,e ho,ra,, 70
work in her mnfh6r's room
She was giving the LAST toucl,es to
the mirror. and was FEELING very weIl
satisfied with her work when tho
door oneped snIIerlv ma Iona' oo,na
| in.
"Ohl Miss Winnie - She c,.i,d ax-
citedIy. ~ don't know What von,Il s,,,
but tLat horrid Jng of Wastar Erni,s
/ 1
| Them ont oi the line to dr.. amd La r.
tom them all to mircnS y ''''' Nv '"'
| For = mo,nont Wiu,,io .,i, ,+1.i,
at all. She sal STARING ut fLe girI bnT
| face paIIid with an,er
"My curtainsl NV lovely curtains T.,
she gaSped at last. "Oh. how | hate
that dog :"
She rushed down. st,irs mud ,u+ int,
the back ward. where Rroom l,y b.for,.
his kennel gravpIv coptemn,,t;,m tha
ruin he had wrought. AS lane had
said. the curtains were torn all to
! pieces. the dor's sharp teeth and biu
! feet had not left perfect a single ward.
'l wish lie was dead! do, | do
! sobhcd Winnie. passionnteIy rs she
| went away to her own room tn have
her cry ont unohscryed.
! Her ewes were very red when ,t onc
o'clock she appearcd at tb, dinner
table. and no one y,pturrd to refer tu
! the curtains until the meal was over
Then Mr.. FreeIs drew his daughter to
| his side and kissed her t,.ndrriy
cit is too bad. Winnie" he said =.
..motber has told me ali .thon, it ,nj
you shall have a new set of ,.urtaius ,,s
soon as can spare the money fnr
them. Asto Broom. nerh,ns he h.d
better he kent tied ali the time nmtiI
Fred comes home. He can't pet into
mischief then. By-tbe-way. does Ian,