The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-24
A DOG TELLS HIS STORY.
HE READS, PRAYs AND PLAYS BALL.
Tells All About Himself-Other Entertain.
ment For Children-How They All Quit
Drinking-Whnt the Kids Are
Saying-KnOtty Problems.

am JACK. doldllockS, VINO Is my mis-
tress, says am a wonderfully bright dog.
You may think am proud, but am not.
] know that all my bright ways are due to
the careful care Goldilocks has taken with
my education. She says l have had the
best of teaching, and she wants to have
me tell all the children what can do.
First, would say that L am of excel
| lent family. l am a black and tan, with a
trim, smooth, black coat, which keep
nicely brushed. l am not like those vul-
gar dogs who go about with their hair all
roughened. You can always tell gentle
man by his neat dress. am quite little
beauty, if you know what that is. don't,
but 1t must he something good, because
Goldilocks and her friend both said, "0h,
| you dear little beautyl" when came here
to live long ago, and almost every day
they say it now.
When 1 was given to Goldilocks I didn't
known much. Would you believe that
actually eat off from the floor? Now sit
at the table, have napkin round my neck,
and eat from a plate quite as prettily as
Boy, Goldilocks' brother. 1 take little
mouthfuls from the plate, and when /
have eaten all wish Goldilocks knows by
my saying "Bow-wow" two times that L
wish to be excused, so she lets me down.
/ can read the paper. / SIT in a chair
and hold it with my legs and paws, and
read it in the bow-wow language till Goldi-
locks has enough. / usually wear spec
tacles on my eyes, but that is because my
mistress thinks it makes me look more
| like her teacher. My eyes don't need
| glasses.
Those animals like my Goldilocks have
| queer ways, and sometimes it puzzles a
! good sensible dog to understand what
they do so many silly things for. Gold
sits at box and makes dreadful noises
come out. 1 have always been afraid
there was something shut up there that
she hurt, though she never hurts me.
| The noise is very trying to the sensitive
nerves of such little fellow as l, but
when | give wav TO my feelings she pats
me on the head and says, "Nice boy. Jack,
to sing while Goldilocks plays the piano.
| He shall have nice chicken bone" L
| like chicken bones. / most always have
one when | get through singing, as she
calls it. Crying call it. What do you
suppose makes her want me 10 jump over
sticks and such things? do it just as l
| do anything else for my dear mis- ress, but
| | do feel silly about it. The other night /
| jumped eight times, and very high. and
then had TO go through hoops. l don't
mind sitting up with cap on my head
and wooden gun in my arms when she
says, Attention, company! Shoulder
| arms" for Bow does that. too.
tell you what / like, and that is to
IL boII H,II
! and / catch it in my mouth then carry
it back to her, and she losses it to me
again. That is great fun. l like to do
that, and often find the ball and take it
| to Godilocks so she shall have no trouble
about playing. ~ 80 49, ,,s..
How many of YOU have dogs who say
their prayers? l do. get up in a chair.
put my paws on the back and stick my
nose out of sight, and keep just as still
as ] can till Goldi SAYS "Amen." Then
hop down and run a race with Boy if
can make him learn what want.
My mother was very kind dog When
my little brothers and sisters were taken
away from her, as soon as their eyes were
opened, she grieved so bitterly for them
that | can still remember it, though you
must know ] was very young at that time.
She noticed that Mrs. Tabby had larger
family than she could really take proper
care of; she adopted two of Mrs. Tabby's
kittens, and my foster sisters and l grew
up together in the greatest happiness.
You see by this that mother had a great
heart. She was one dog out of thousand.
have never been parted from her, and
she has often told me that they seemed
almost as bright as her own little puppies.
You see that l have quite right TO be a
bit ahead of most dogs. think Goldilocks
is as proud of me as am of her. Per
haps some of you will write to Jack, care
of Goldilocks, and tell me what you can
do. Yours truly. Jack.