The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-02-06
JACK STATIONS STRAY.
A Story OF Two Brave and Faith
full Dogs.

Jack Stanton' Ho- Jack Stan
toni
Jack was on the steps Of the back
porch. and. as 1t was a warm day. and
he had just come from the post-ofsice.
he had no special mind 20 answer the
call. They were going to play ball
He saw Joe Merritt. with his club.
crossing the street az that moment
Jack was rather fond. OF ball. though
his share Of the game was not large
He ran after it when IT went beyond
bounds; and, once in while. by
lucky spring. he caught it on the fly.
But he liked always to play with the
boys; and now-yes. little VIII Stanton
was 70 be in II was Jacks business
20 take care Of him. anyway; and he
pieke himself up and went over 10 the
background.
Harry Stanton had come out after
Will: May and Nellie and Kate and
Baby Ruth were following 10 watch the
game. There were 80 many Of the
Stanton children that there really
seemed no need Of giving the family
name to Jacka waif and stray.
taken in two wears before. But the III
tie folks had called him so in those first
days. when they found out what
good-nafnrcd fellow he was. and what
capital playmate. And the name
chung 10 him. so that now every one in
the village called him by il. and he was
quite one II the family
ssIIa'tl v,..Vnr .tfsnruna ~ any rata ~
Mr.. stanton had said. laughing. one
evening when his wife begged him to
forbid the childrens calling him 80
I'm fact. he's the handsomeSt and best
behaved member Of the flock. now.
'''And he's our own-own dear jack
little Nellie had added. hugging his
curly. black head. "and we love him
just as much as---as we do each other;
and he ought to BE- calledJac Stanton.
il he il only dog
Only dog. indeed; but such SPLEEN
did big Newfoundland. with Curly.
black coat and white vest. and lovely
dark eyes, and the mercst tips Of white
Mt the end Of his waving bushy tail, He
was knowing fellow. too. AMI had
been taught no end Of tricks by ths
children. have seen him play leap
frog with the boys. and seem % enjoy il
a. much as they. He wore a harncs,
and dragg Il them on lie in winter
q red leather harness Nellie had made
for him. and which only she could hav,
persuaded him to wear % mcekly. But
be liked coaSting much better. and
would come down the b II on the front
of Harry's long sled. with n bark NJ
wild as his masters shouts. He trottcg
10 market with Mr.. stanton. and
brought home the basket. lie ever
went 70 the post-ofiicc.
And TO cap all. he went 70 churcl
every Sunday with the family. and b.
haved much better than Harry ans
Will; for he slept straight through tn
sermon. and that they couldn't krcl
still long enough 10 do AT first. Mrs
Stanton had not liked this. and she ha,
gone SO far as to shut him mp Sunda,
morning 70 prevent II. That did yer'
well for once; but the next week Jacl
was rot to be found after breakfast
and he only appeared AZ the churcl
door when II was too late TO take hin
back After that. she tried shuttin:
him up Saturday night, and then Satur
day afternoon, and then Saturda
morning. and then she gave il up. Tn
truth was, the house was very lionel
when all the family went 10 church
Jack did not like It. lie thought
much nicer to 20 with the rest an
after awhile. when people were used !
Il, they thought SO. too. Once only
got into difficulty. IL came late on
morning. the day after the annual pew
renting, and when he went 70 the Oh
seat where he always found his family
there was no one there but q vinegar
faced man. who shock cane at him
and said: ''Out, sir!' a loud as he dared