Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-03-08
aylonths' Column.
OUR PETS.


Paso, the handsomest tan-and-white
colored dog in the sworld, and just as
knowing as he is handsome. He
was baby six weeks old at Christ
mas, and such mischief We
could not leave him alone in room,
for he pulled aud tore everything he
could reach. But now that he is
older. he does not seem to be a bet
ter dog; for yesterday, he got into
the stable, and first brought brush
and then whip on to the gallery, to
pull to pieces at leisure. Afterward,
he kept the cat at bay for ten min
utes. They both stood looking at
each other. At last, the cat sprang
at Paso, and frightened him so that
she got away into the stable. Paso
plays with and jumps on the little
school children, and sometimes,
when they are walking, tumbles
them into the snow. They all like
him, for he is so playful.
The next pet is tame white rat.
1t has pink eyes, ears and tail, and
runs about the room. When called
"Tortchees, it comes to search
your pocket for cracker. At night
we shut IT up in box with round
holes in the lid and sides.
My brother once owned three
dogs: Jack, great big yellow one;
Prinnie, little black and-tan; and
Glp, gray terrier. The three dogs
used to sit on their hind-legs in
row to be fed,-Jack first, Prlnnie,
and then Clip. My brother used to
cut each dog piece of meat; and,
as he threw it, they would open
mouths, each in turn, to catch it.
Sometimes, he threw the meat to the
dogs out of their turn; but, though
they opened their mouths, they
would not touch it, but let it lie on
the floor.
One day, Jack had cold; so
brother threw him a piece of bread
soaked in coal oil. Poor Jack
opened his mouth, and the bread got
so far down his throat he had to
swallow it; but ever after that, Jack
let his meat fall on the floor, to see
| if it was meat, before he would
eat it. 1t was no use, Jack never
trusted any one again. But the oil
cured his cold.
Clip used to begin watching every
afternoon for her master, whom she
never left when he was at home, at
| three o'clock in the afternoon, when
the first train from town could be
seen coming. At five O'Clock she
would 60 from the gallery 10 the
gate; and when the six o'clock train
came in sight, she would run as fast
as she could across the fields to meet
her master, at the stile, which was a
little way from the depot. Clip al
ways got frightened if anybody
laughed at her. One day, my sister
dressed her up in long white gown
and white cap with green ribbon
band on it, and laid Clip on the bed.
She looked so like an old woman it
made US all laugh to see her; but
poor Clip was so frightened we never
laughed again, although my sistel
often dressed her up.
But the three dogs, who were like
friends to us, all died within a few
weeks of each other. Jack was
kicked and hurt by horse, while
barking at hum. This was jack
only bad trick, and we could no
break him of it. Prinnie died of ole
age, and Clip was drowned in the St
Lawrence River.
We once, when very little children
owned poll parrot, which mothe
brought from Havana, Cuba, for us
She used to sit in the cherry trees
and talk all day; and, beng green
like the leaves, it was almost impos
sible to see her. There was blac
t hen with little chickens ia the gar
t den. One day, we heard the hel
clucking and making great fuss
5 and, when we looked, we saw Poll
walking up the garden walk, CALM
! "chuck, chuck, chuck" and all th
4 little chickens had left their mother
+ and were running after Polly, an
, she looked so proud. and would nc
l let the poor old mother hen com
t near her or the little chickens. On
day, after q great many years, Poll
: died and we buried her in it'll
n box in the garden, and put a llttl
h headstone under the cherry-tree, t
q show where she was buried. We had
n goat, two nice cows, and yer
: pretty horse, who used to let poo
: little white hen and rooster, in viii
+ ter, roost on her back all night, an
q keep their feet warm in her war
n blanket.
It These are all true stories abo.
}, our pets, and we often laugh at the
h remembered tricks. Exchange.