West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-02-20
JACK STATIONS STRAY.
A Story of Two Brave and Faith
full Dogs.

full Dogs.
Jack Stanton! Ho, Jack Stan
toni
Jack was ON the steps of the back
porch, and, rs it was warm dav. and
he had just come from the post-oflice.
hc had no special mind TO answer the
call. They were going TO play ball
lie saw Joe Merritt, with his club.
crossing the street ut that moment
Jack was rather fond, of ball. though
ms snare OF the game was not large
lie ran after it when IT went beyond
bounds and, once in Il while. by n
lucky spring, he caught il on the ny.
but he liked always 10 play with the
boys; aud MOVIES, little VIII Stanton
was 10 be in Ii was Jacks business
70 take care Of him, anyway; and he
picked himself up and went over To the
background.
Harry Stanton had come out after
WIN; May and Nellie and Kate and
BABY Ruth were following TO watch the
game. There were so many of the
Stanton children that there really
seemed mo- need of giving the family
name TO Jack Il waif and stray.
taken I'm two years before. BIT the lit
tie folks had called him so in those first
Gays, when they found out what
%ood-natHred fellow he was. and what
n capital playmate. And the name
chung TO him, so that now every one i'm
the village called him by it, and he was
quite one of the family
ssIIa' II na,-.,. il,
Mr.. stanton had said, laughing. one
evening when his wife begged him to
forbid the childrens calling him so
In fact, he's the handsomest and best.
behaved member of the flock. now"
and he's our own-own dear Jaclkr,
little Nellie had added, hugginr his
curly, black head, land we love him
Just aS much as-as we do each other.
and he ought to be called Jack Stanton.
If he is only dogl'
Only dog, indeed: but such splen-
did big Newfoundland, with curly.
black coat and white vest. and lovely
dark eyes, and the merest TIPS of white
ut the end of his waving bushy tail. He
was u Knowing fellow. too. and had
heen taught no end of tricks bv the
children. have seen him play lean
frog with the boys. and seem b enjoy it
AS much as they. He wore a harness
and dragged them on a sic I'm winter
2 red leather harness Nellie had made
sor him, and which only she could haze
persuaded him To wear so meekly. But
ne uked cOasting much better. and
would come down the II on the front
vi Harry long sled. with a bark as
Wild rs his masters shouts. He troned
10 market with Mr. Stanton. and
brought homo the basket. He oven
went to the post-olice.
And to cap all, he went 10 chsrch
every Sunday with the family. and be-
haved much better than Harry and
VIII; for he slept straight through the
sermon, and that they couldn't keen
still long enough to do. At first. Mr.
stanton had not liked this. and she had
gone 20 iaras to shut him up sunday
morning TO prevent g. That did very
well for once; but thc next week Jack
was not 10 be- found after breakfast
and he only appeared go the church
door when b was TOO late TO take him
back. After that she tried slutfin0
MN up Saturday night, and then Sanur-
day afternoon, aud then Saturday
morning and then she gave il up The
truth was, the house was very lonely,
when nll the family went 70 church
Jack did NOT like IT, He thought n
much nicer 90 90 with the rest. and
after awhile, when people were used 20
IT, they thought 30. too. Once only he
got into a difficulty Ur came late ono
morning. The day after the annual new
renting and when ho went ~ tho old
scat where hc always found bis family.
mere W. nO one there but "A VINEGAR
laced man, who shook cane qt him
aNd said. "Out, eir,' a- loud as hc dared.
DI course. JACK Stanton went out He
W. too much Of % gentleman fy .tay
"h'r" Doe was NOT wanted. and. beside.
whore was lis dear master and chill
di"u As Doe trDtted -obcriy down ffo
aisle Doc thought how tD find them. and
Ih' uoXi minute some one saw him rpo.
lHg up thn gallery stairs. The vqIIrry
va at ihe front end Of the church.
over the rcsIbuo and there were the
SINGER seats and the mcIodcon. for
lnis was a1 0.1-fa-h.0ucd church. and
tuH happened good while agD.
NOBODY disturbed b.m for by thi- fima
every one knew Jack Stanton. but tba
young folks i1 ihc choir smiled Won
may Doc sure when tHDy aw him plant
hls torri'et ON ihe front railing aud look
al around che church below RIGHT
lfii anon corner ah hara %. Ia.f =
hi master head aud Harry uost
|nd WIZ turn Or tIa' Iuaau. and -rr.
him. and is- double wonder ffaf
the boy dOe-r whistle. or ,hr Toy
bark VIII nudge hs mother sud
whispers The news. aud iu another
mnute. jack comes yrase.t down fho
aisle and ASKS admittauCC and Sir.
stanton unJu'tous the door of ia. pew.
and Do lio down 90 hs master feet
with a long IGN Jf satisfaction. Now.
ihat is true. every word of DO. and some
~ the Old people who sat that day in
tho gallery win v0Lch for it
Brave faithful Jack SiAston a. the