Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-04

henceforth, forbldden The back garden,
Carlo passed hts out door time on the draw
Ing room balcony.
From there, at first, 'ihis sober wishesnever
learned 10 stray his thoughts were entirely
occupied upon his tail. which, though lost %
sight flor it was too stiff and painful 10 be
wagged into view, was never absent from
his memory. He knew IL was there; and the
problem that occupied his mind was, why
had 10 become inyisiblea Presently as ii re-
covered tone, though never shape, he caught
sight OF 1t, and then its marvellous metamor-
phosis puzzled him even more than its disap-
pearance had done He remembered the
operation, no doubt; but probably ascribed
It to some phenomenal intervention of ma
ture-the fail OF a mountain, or even Of q
comet gFlFFfTE FT7 TfT
After WHILE when It ceased to remind
him OF its existence he forgot all about his
tail and concentrated his Intelligence upon
schemes Of escape from his balcony. For
weeks he watched at the little gate that
opened upon the stops which led into the gar
den; AMI after about 5000 observations-
about the number Of times 1t was shut in his
iaceZeaHle 20 tho conclusion that 1t was not
intended for canine egresS He then turned
MS attention to the front railing, and, squeez-
ing with great difficulty through its bars,
would stand for hours with his head out for
1t was q very tight fit, and not, therefore,
worth his while to withdraw it in hurry
and contemplate the drop OF eighteen feet or
| so. Aunt Adela would have It that il was
the beauties OF nature that attracted him;
the icicles on the trees, the snow wreaths on
the evergreens, etc. but Carlo was not such
fool as that. repeat, and, indeed, the
event proved II, he was calculating the
drop. Failing to make this less by looking at
1t, the astute animal tried the left -hand rail
ing which separated my aunt's balcony from
har VaA4rr ..ra1a Al l.
self at the first trial The drawing room
door was open, and Ia two minutes Carlo had
scuttled through the house and into the
| street.
Aunt Adela was in despair She always
used to express whitening scorn for adver-
tlsements, and wonder how "any one in their
sober senses could think of being influenced
by Them But now she became what the
salvation army term prisoner to the
faith" In them. She seemed to think OF
nothing else; Advertise, advertise, adver-
Use, was her one cry | ventured TO re-
mark that that business was, with few ex-
ceptons, conducted on the ready money sys-
fem; upon which she flung me her purse and
| burst into tears.
There was only three-and-six pence In it,
| which does not go far in the way of world.
wide circulation, but invested it Judi ,iously
in most respectable print, and within four
and twenty hours it produced dog s.eaer.
Never had Acacia villa the haunt-indeed
the home-of peripatetic preachers an mis-
sionary matrons opened its doors to such a
visitor. One cannot say his dress was NJ
seasonable, but it was certainly peculiar.
He wore fluffy overcoat with pockets large
and numerous enough to hold a whole pack
of Carlos, velveteen dittos, an immense red
wooden scarf AMI a sealsldn cap.
Nevertheless his card with Mr. William
! Blodgers, dog fancier, Whitechapel," upor
it, procured him an interview with Aunt
Adela at once. The herald that brought
tidings of her lost darling was welcome in
any shape.
/ had the honor to be present at the inter
view
Aunt Adela wept tears which might have
been pearls so far as cost was concerned, fol
4 am convinced that Mr. Blodgers increa sec
his price for every one of them
Had he the little dawgl' Gracious good
nessl the was much more emphatic in hi
CALCULATIONS than that what could have pu
that into the good lady's headl He had ONLY
a fancy for little dawgS, and having chanceC
to see this 'un in the neghborhood, has
looked in to say SO. Notwithstanding b.
didn't doubt that, IN case PARTIES acted
honorable and in liberal spirit e.. if M
questions were asked and q 9l0 not,
were to be paid-Carlo would be forthcom
ing.
But If were to give you alo note,
objected Aunt Adela, (which is great clea
of money, how do know that | should eve
get my dogP
4 Mr. Blodgers drew himself up with dignity
and smote his mole-skinned breast
my, word: num-" he replied, lis as goo
as my bond"
Moreover" continued that gentleman
unless | have the money, you may TAX
your davey that you will never see that Their
dawg again"
This last sentence had all the force of
postscript to a lady's letter. 1t contained tn
gst of the whole matter
"What do you think, Johnp she inur
INJURED to me beseechingiy.
ut appears to Inc, my dear aunt" re
turned /, that you have no choice but t.
trust to Mr. Blodgers' word"
From secret depository In her desl
(Which have never seen opened on my &C
count, she produced Leautiful, crisp ten
pound note, and handed it with a sigh to Mr.
Blodgers.
And when shall l have Carlo bac
AGAIN. pleaded sAunt Adela Tonight
Oh, do hope tonight"
We'll, Mum, will not deceive you
have, you see, not myself got the dear it'll
dawg. l only knows the party as has so
him. But to-nig BIT, or Tomorrow night a
furthest, hope to return him to your low in
! arms.p EG@ aat~ %t#
When he had gone, expected Aunt Adel
to break OUT for she was woman not cnl
endowed with considerable self-respect> bu
who practised the strictest economy. AS til
worst part of love, like that of wig, is sal
to be 'sthe parting so it was with her as +,
garded money; she never could bear to d.
crease her store; far less her balance at he
bankers. And here was q ten pound moi
gone, or as good es gone in Eve minutes
On the contrary, she expressed fayorabl
opinion OF BlodgerS
Il think. john, we can trust that man; h
seems to me to have certain honesty IN b
way So s.
1t was not my business to remind her thf
, more brutal bluntness was not necessaril
| honesty. l contented myself with maintail
ing what considered judicious silence COZ
corning Mr.. BlodgeIs.
No one can tell, unless he is the nephe
! land not the favorite nephew Of an aul
from whom be has great expectations, an
who Is the most self-wIlled and unreasonab
e of her sex, what suffered for the next te
days
Late on Christmas eve, however, Mr. Bio
gers reappeared, with Carlo in his arms.
unexpectedly as a new constellation. Oh
would naturally imagine that there wou
have been revulsion of feeling in my favo
but this was very far from being the cas-
The flood gates of my aunt's affection we
0 opened, and they poured unrestrainedly ov
; the hairy prodigaf and his restorer; but =
Z one drop of them came my way.
a / made some allowance, however, for N
/. aunt's feelings of gratitude. The little d,
!. had been evidently we treated, and was