The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-12-21
JUDY'S PUPPY.
For What He Was Saved.

carl, what is the matter with Judy?
She's been whining and begging us to 20
TO the shore for the last hall hour" said
Marion Chase TO her brother, who was
stretched full-length on the hoor, real
ing.
Carl looked up, listened moment to
the big dogs pleading, then closed his
BOOK and said with an evident eaort TO
give up his own pleasure TO gratily hls
dumb friend:
"Poor old girl, she's in some trouble,
that's plain Come, Maroon, put on
your hat and we'll humor her"
Marion, who never refused walk on
the sands, no matter in lair or stormy
weather, was soon equipped, and the
children followed their dos who tried to
hasten their steps, running lar ahead ani
then coming back.
"What a high tide Haven't seen the
like in ten years! as old Sim would say"
Said carl.
"Hurry, Marion, Judy has got her nose
In those rocks-there's s some animal sue
wants to get at in there! Whatever 1t
Is II IL be drowned un4ess 1t can swim, anu
any way unless it can squeeze out"
Bouniing over the rocks and sand,
Carl reached the creYice first, and with a
short exclamation pulled out little
puppy. Ills sister was by his side, AMI
JuIy with short, happy Darks let them
talk as they pleased.
go that IS where she hid her little
one! Poor old Jude she thought father
would take this one as he toog two OF
'em. And you see, Marion, she couldn
get the little thing Quit got wedged IN
and this high tide frightened her-she
| knew her BABY would be dro wned."
The children and dog stood on the
rocks, the poor mother nursing ami
iondling her little one, the boy and girl
| pleasure, for Judy had been their con
slant playmate and companion ever since
| Marion q second year.
"Wouldn it have been Just dreadful ii
| she had lost her little doggie said
| Marion. 81 do believe she would have
stayed by 1t till she herself WAS drowned.
! You e the tide was never so high %,
! Carl, Carl, We are lost -
| 1t seemed true at first, for, while the
children and dog had fingered on the
rocks, the treacheroUs waves bad crept
| round them till water surrounded th-n
| on every side, and the heavy surf threat
ened TO roll even over their feet.
Carl started up and seizing his sisters
! han I, said, Not a moment, MITion, you
| must not mind the surl-even ii It knocks
| you dOwn-lt ls our only chance. Judy
will save you at any rate, an1 can
| swim"
But Judy has her puppy" said Ma
! Tion, with whit lips, Tor sle Was always
a coward IN the surf. Carl selz d the
! puppy, and judy, seeming 10 unuer
| stand, kept near Marion. Alter all, there
WIS not 50 much danger, tough Marion
feIl twice am was dragged bacI 10y re-
cedIng wave.
In niteen minutes the children stooi !,
painting and wet but safe and bryonI
any possible tie.
carl, what did you think Of as we
RAM" askeI Mar.on, an awed voic-.
.'Oh, OF you and the puppy anI-w-ll,
I did think how mother feel ;" this
last was added in asnameIaced way.
Il could only say over ana pyer, when
thou passest through the bil. .ows l viii
Ue with thee. / know He was, Carl"
! Carl locke at the lie lips OF ms only
| sister, an / with heart full OF real grad
tuie that she Was spared, said qu4etiy,
"Ges, l know He was-alWays know that
wh-n she's near, he aided IL hls heart
Tor Carl thought th one sister almost au
| angel, and never teased am bulhed her
as some boys 90 their sisters.
| 20 little puppy, | wonder what your
| lie has been s. led for ?" said Maroon
taking the little dog for 4 moment uur
quickly putting it down for she felt FAINT
and weak.
Ten years went by Marion, a woman
| OF twenty-five, seemed oder than Carl, a
young man o. twenty-four, for she had
peen married for two years, ami, as sne
wrote TO her nroIher, was brIn-Iny hIn
the dearest little nephew-Just another
Carl"
She had lived in India with her hus-
| band, Uut WAS 10 spend lew wears IN
her old Scottish seaside home, and now
the vessel IN which she was TO come was
| hourly e pccted.
How Carl watched the winds and
| tides! A storm came up, am the shI p
must be on the coast The young man
and his father were on the rocks before,
dawn, anu in the darlness they heard
| the guns Of ship III dIstr -. They
knew that in all probability it was the
Attatross, and their darilng with the ut
| tie one they had never seen, was 10
drown perhaps, al most in Their signt.
| Suddenly "a sheet OF flame lit up the
sky. The ship was on tire, and men and
| women could be seen throwing them
selves into the sea.
Boats are laun he'd, and Carl started
the first one. 1t was a great risk, but no
one cared for danger; all knew "MISs
Marion" was in the ship.
Nearer and n -arer came the boat /;
now sunk in the trough OF the sea, tue V
could see nothing, AMI again high ol
some wave they slw, still Tar ahead, men,
women and children struggling in the
angry waters. Each time o.ne had dis
appeared o God, would they save her ?
Suddenly a small, BLACK beet is seen
coming to ward the boat. IL Is a dog,
and some one is swimming by his side,
while there is something on his back.
Marion! it is she Here, Hero
here. old f-llow 20
But Judy's puppy had seen the boat
far of and was by their side before they
needed TO call The baby nalf drowned.
but saved, was drawn into the boat, and
Marion, who had yielded to her father 4
wishes years before and lear hed to on
bat waves and surf, was soon in her
| brothers arms.
at was Hero who saved us. How
little we children knew what We were
doing ten years agoW said Marion,
iaintly, but with a happy liver Al her
voice as she saw her ba V reviying.
"And this time | thought who was
with you, darling" whisp red Carl, "and
knew that even though you browne /,
He would keep you safe. All, DARING
il was you reused me up to succoI
judy when / was a boy. You deserve
that her puppy should save your little
one"