The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-04-28
DOLLIE'S LETTER.
Her Views on Dogs as Pets and
Children in Theatricals.
DEAR NELL:

| LOUIS Dtncn SHOW ana ths admiration be
slowed upon the dogs exhibited there, es
pecially by the ladies, but do you know
Nell, sitting here quietly with sd by Bios
som" on my lap, and her little pink cheel
J underneath its golden veil of hair press ,
, against my shoulder, and her little dlmpl.C
rose leaf fingers twined around mine, i
seems 10 me a sin TO waste so much money
on dogs. / know that some of them an
v. ~ beautiful and display considerable in
telIigence, IN is for dog, but Just think
of the good the money might do tn i.
lavished upon them. / am afraid / am a
triie old fashioned. or as .uld be fashion
ables express 1t, out of "fcrm' in saying so
but to me deg is dog, and / have nc
patience with the women who cud lie, and
coax and feed on plum cake and lilly, and
wrap in soft besntiful satin nasty dog,
when maybe just across the street
L or at the most, around the corner, there
are poor little wan eyed, tender
| heshed children with immoral souls, and
stomachs that would be glad to encsse a
good Wholesome piece of bread. want To
Use right up in meeIin' and spank such
women. | want to take them by their he
powdered, dismor d-r.nged ears, and
want to ask them what they mean by such
cordUc' and what answer do they man 10
make when the Great Searcher after truths
shall say 10 them, "Wh.t have you done
for the good of your lows; how Rave you
ennOhled them"
Viii. says he is quite sure / do rot dis
like DANDY" his hunting dog. He says
he new. Nv me Chase HIM bu: once with
he br, ON, End that was when he ruirei
nv tulip bed, and while he didn't blame
me, yet oor ardy bad a narrow escapa
ard h. was very glad ! did not cstch up
with him. / said, NO, Will, do not dis
like Dandy nor, hope, sny one of Gods
POOR cerenHent creatures, and / could no,
De cue! 10 one OF them-al' hough I might
t reaten in such lse a. that you mon-
tion-but / do say there is q limit to the
treatment o. a Dig, and that is befor. it is
maze into dyspertic by un~ise food and
housed in such luxury as dainty velyeis,
sa'ins and l.ces.'
vii. pursed up his mouth into the shape
for whis ling, chuckled away down under
his vest someS where after a peculiar FISH
ion OF bis when he is pie ,,ed, and then
said "Oh Dole D5lIi- But supp S.
L hadn't married you after You htd msde
so much love % me, ard tod yru were
on'y forloro old M id, with NJ bal es or
q good cooking husband to love, don't you
think you would have liked pretty little
frolics me dog TO Pct and take the lone
some of Come, now, 'fe,s up.'" Ii
laughed little at thu, hut woman like, /
lost 'ght of the orig nal subject and re-
membering VIII t he said tbOut my making
love to him." gave h m a piece OF NV
mind concerning it and he was glad enough
20 kiss md make up. OF coursa, Nell SIN
always willing 10 meet Will half xav,
when lie has the penit- mt fever, for after
all, he is coed at heart, only he is such
tease and of course, In the above iustanc.
everybody knows he did all the love max |
ing and II just cccs pted him out of
sheer oh iriiy.
We'll. sire, my las there has mt been |
much G ing on that is verify The telling, |
unless exc pit the pretty Entertainment |
given by the Epi cot a. church ladies at the
opera house. 1t was well worked up and |
carried out and was quite a success, bu,
somehow the idea OF all those little children |
kept from their rrJIer rest, was ncI
quite pleasant 10 me, AMI when
tue ladies csme after little Bes.ie | would
not coIs Mt fer ler to tske part, although
Will said che did not see how / cauld re
;ist 70 much fifty about her be u'iful hair
and her sy S just like her pspa's, for hi
part he would have let her gone aud
thrown "baby Blossom" and "Dandy" snd
he patent nursing bottle, and the fine
.oothed comb in, if they had cared for
en-" And l said, "Will, it is a good
hing for the succe OF this campaign that
here is one part of the house on a plare
above fsttery." Bat TO get back to tn
ex', Nell; as to my reasons for objsctipg
o Chi 'dren taking part in these semi the
ltric.l performances, fer they rea ly are
nothing csc, church or no church.
u the first place the rest of child should
,e from early evening until morning be- {
suso of the demand uIon their s'reng h {
equir,d for the development of their bone
nd mu,cle and n The second it is certain
Y rot conducive TO the nstural deselop- ,
nent of The mind to fill il with clap trap, 5
nonsense, and fsverish desire 10 sppesr G
efore the footlights in trappings OF lace
nd tinsel, be it ever so pretty. Now, to
nv mind there never was, nor will there
Yer be preitier sight than Title chilli
n its white robes kreeling
D say sour Father" in the
weet, tue, pure way in which
our mother and mine, God bless her,
aught, Nell der, and the higher develop
,ert which this latter day pirates so much
bout, End YET gives no beneicisl example
{ holds al can hold nothing better.
elieve, of course, 10 the bright, quick mid Q
a child being fed. but the feeding need {
OF be painted glucose, but som thing v
hich will terminate and infuerce the C
fter life with harvest of rich possibili- f
e.. Will quite agrees with me. to, and
in Gods help We mea to SOW only good q
led in the minds of our children, snd try +
, Eve Hin back His trusts in us ss near b
ght as We can. OF course you know, Nell, a
am not narrow or in any way bigot, and s
like besutIful thirgs and all thar, but a v
eautiful life is much more desirable than o
nything else, and though fell how much 8
fall below, yet, unless the mark is set n
ign could not, perhaps. achieve any,
ling. In nv next letter I shall tell Won