The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-01-02

This time there was no driver. Old
81 was trotting away all by himself and
Ma-gil-li-cud-y. Now 81 was good,
nice, patient horse, but this time he
had lost all the good and the nice and
the patien- out Of him, for he was tired
of standing all day with out bite of
oats, or cup of water for tea, and the
dog Jared no better than the horse.
So, after the sun was gone down, old
ST started, and the dog started, and
they were, trotting off over the mount
ain! But why 81 went that way and
not to his home, no one knew, not
even Ma-gil-li-cud-y-dear, good, faith
full fellow!
On the tip-top of the mountain-it
was only a Connecticut mountain
they met a man in the road, and this
man called out Just as the boy had
done, and he said: ''Whoa! Whoa!''
Old 81 whoaed. Ma gill Ii cud y
stepped solemnly out from under the
wagon and said, Just as fast as he could
speak: "Bow! Bow-wow! Bow-wow--
qUOaUr'
Now, this man knew dogs; he had
one of his own, and he knew that Ma
gil-li-cud-y was doing just what he
ought to do. He said to him: "Hello,
my good fellow" ~ II very soft, coax
ing way that went RI mt to the dogs
hungry heart, and his tail answered
with all the wags it cuuld give.
With that the old nan got up into
the wagon and drove old 81 to his own
barn, which was not far away. He
| took the harness off the horse and put
| ,ro+o ,,.o Eo11 and ho fold No
gil-li-cud-y that he could go with him
to the house, but the dog would not GO
one step. He went rightiate the stall
and lay down, saying just as plainly as
though he had said the, words: my
duty is here, and here / am going to
stay to take care of ST."
And right there he did stay all that
night long. The man was kind and
sent the dogs supper to the barn, and
he gave ST oats and hay.
The next morning the man wrote a
note. In this note he told his own
name and where he lived, and where
the horse could be found. He went out
to the barn with this note and fastened
it very carefully to Ma-gil-li-cud-y's
collar. Then he said to him: $50
home! Go home, sir!''
-gil-li-cud-y didn't 90.
"Goi Go on, sir!'' cried the man.
The dog stood and looked at him,
and said, with his eyes: "What do you
mean, STRIP
Old 81 turned around his head and
gave the funniest little whinny the dog
had ever heard. 1t seemed to say; 81
guess you had better 90. | would"
With that Ma-gil-li-cud-y put down
his head and his tail and with one
glance at the horse he started. AT the.
stall door he looked back, but the man
had taken down whip. He snapped
it in a way that made 81 jump and the
dog bark.
"Go! Go home, STRIP cried the man,
and poor Ma-gil-li-cud-y started. He
did not stop once on the way. He
trotted down the mountain and over
the hills, until he came to his masters
house. He went boldly up to the door
and Scratched good long, loud,
scratch.
Then somebody just inside the door
cried out: 'Oh! oh! there is Ma-gil-li-
cud-y Good! Goodr'
A boy opened the door and in
bounced the dog. The room was all
full of Ma-gil-li-cud-y and banks for a
minute; and then somebody saw the
note, took it off and read it, and then
somebody else started right off to fetch
home the horse.
After that there was new rule made
in that house, and that was, that old
81 should never again be left all day
without his dinner, and that Ma-gil-li-
cud-y should be allowed to 90 every
where that old ST went Congregation
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