The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-10-09
WHAT A DOG DID.

1t ali happened because mamma was
trying to cut a Mother Hubbard dress
for Bessie out of too small piece of
cloth.
You see they were five miles from
town, and she didn want it to look too
narrow, so she had turned it upside
down, and in every conceivable way,
and vet it would not come out.
There was worried quicker between
her eyes, that would not come out
either.
Bess and Edith were having a lovely
time in the corner, PLAYING church.
Edith was the minister, OF course. else
why was she two years older? While
I3ess, looking very solemn and sleepy,
did the congregation to life, as she sat
in her little chair, surrounded by her
large doll family.
1--WE will sing now, Bess. so stand
up said Edith, after she had gone
over all the verses she could remember,
by way of a sermon. And Bess, glad
to change, rose up at once, and they
piped up in shrill, high vol es, and then
Edith wound up with ''Amen' i'll her
loudcst voice, but after looking at Bess
a moment she changed it to "A
women, cause they amt men here"
Bess wanted to 90 on singing, so it
grew louder and louder, and mamma
looking up with the worried look still
between her eyes.
80 children, what racket you
make! Can you play something nice
and quiet?'
mo, mamma" answered Edith.
eve feel all full of noise, and I wish
YOU would let us 90 out doors, there 5
such lots of room there. Please do,
mamma"
And Bessie, Edith's echo, said, ''Pe'
60, num-"
1t was almost train-time, and the
track lay just outs de the d0or-yard.
But mamma had been out and shut she
gates so securely that the little fingers
could not open them, just before she
commenced her sewing, though if ii
had not been for her bother over the
little dress, she would have remember
ed that Bill the hired man, had been
up for jug of water little while be-
fore, and nothing could ever make Is II
remember to close the gates carefully.
He was not used to the children pres
ence there yet, as they lad come out to
the farm only a short time before, to
spend the summer ut grandpa S. But
all this slipped out of mamma ; mind,
and she said, Eyes, go on, and be good
girls
And away they ran out into the pref
ty sunshine they loved so well.
1t was very quiet now, in the BIC
sunny room, with no sound to break
the stiffness, but the CT elk of grandma 5
| needles from the bright corner where
dear grandma sat knitting, and doing
sometimes. and old Bose, the great yell
low mastil1, snoring on the rug.
Presently. missing the babie7, whom
he had adopted at once as his especial
| charges, he stretched himself with a
huge yawn, and slowly followed thrm
| out of doors. And mamma, looking up
| a moment said:
Mother, Bose is getting so old. lie
| ism good for anything now but to lie
around and sleep. [ should almost
| think father would have him put out of
| the way"
Grandma's needles stopped clicking.
AMI she looked up in astonishment.
"Why, daughter, you surely don't think
what you are saying. Wny, l bel eTe
| father would as soon think of putting
me out of the way. Bose, Why, what
| could we do without Bose?''
''Wcll, mother, [ know it, only | feel
| cross and worried this morning, and
everything goes the wrong way. Don t
| mini what | say"
s'Are the gates all closed, daughter?
| It's almost train time"
yes. mother, closed them before l
/ sat down to sew. But, oh,"-with a
sudden thought flashing through her
| mind -"Bill has been up since then"
! And Just as mamma ran out, the
| train whistled. Her brain reeled at the
| picture before her For there, on the
| track, standing still, with her dear
/ sunny head bent forward in her Devil
! dermcnt, and hor little hands full of
| flowers ''pitty towers for mum was
| baby Boss. And Edith stood crying as
| loudly as she could on the bank.
All this was photographed on the
mother heart forever, as she rem, in
vain hope of reaching her baby in time.
| But there was one before her, and Bose
flew past her like a yellow flash. In
great bounds he gained the track,
caught the baby in his teeth, and they
were safe on the meadow grass as the
train Numbered by
In the mothers heart was n psalm O
| Thanksgiving, as she crept down after
them. fot her strength had all gone
and everything grew very dim, as she
c,asped the baby in her arms, and Bose
stood looking on most anxiously, as hC
saw the number of his patients thus in
| creasing.
But mamma opened her eyes in a few
moments, and seeing Bose standing
over her, she took his honest old heaC
in her arms, and kissed him on his fore
| head.
0 Bose. dear Bose, how could ! eve
have said such things about you as
did, you who saved my baby's life. {
Bose, if you viii forgive me, you shal
have the best time all your life, and al
the fresh meat you can possibly eat.
/ Wqereat. Bose nearly wagged his tai
off with delight. b. ChttteHdeH, a
| Y0UtEfS COMPANION.