The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-21

Ps"1VAcu1oI uOfuluH, Wu0U Nc chopped the
great trees down by the side of his father
and forgot all of his complaints in his work.
His two holidays had taught him lesson
that he never forgot, for, after oil. he con.
cluded that work was the greatest blessing
that is given to young men on this earth.
His love and respect for his father were
also Increased by the little incident in his
monotonous life. Instead of reproving him
IN violent words, Mr.. Poulder had taught
him the folly of his wishes by letting him
feel it himself, which, after oil, is the keen
est punishment that can be devised. Jim
was bright enough to see the subtlety OF
his fathers actions, and he admired the
scheme no less than the originator of it.
George Ethelbert Walsh, in Youths Com.
panion.
KINDNESS TO ANIMALS.
A Philadelphia Doctor Plays the sam.ri.
tan with Questionable Success.
A good friend of mine, a kind.
hearted man, loving and gentle and
quiet, although Philadelphia, held
me the other day until I missed a
train while he did plain, unvarnished
tale, perfectly rigid with cold fact un-
fold. 1t seems that DR.. Armiuther, for
it was he, went home the other even.
ing-1 forgot which other one-and
found awaiting his home coming. COW.
ering in the vestihule of the palace,
a plain, plebeian ''yella" dog, the
sands of whose life were liable to run
out through his ribs unless they were
soon caulked with bread and meat and
some sort of food. DR.. Armluther
stopped upon the pebbly strand, as it
were. to examine the inscription on
the dogs collar and there read: Dr..
Mayfield, Lansdowne.' Not alone pro-
fessional courtesy, but the promptings
of a kind heart and the influence OF
early education urged my friend to
give the dog crest and guide and
food and fire." When boy many and
many a time had he read stories OF
boys who had befriended lost and
homeless dogs, giving them shelter
for the night and crusts of bread
despised of all boys and most
dogs-to eat and has then, leading
the dog home to his master,
gone straight away and married
the bankers daughter, or else paid of
the mortgage on the farm for the poor
old father, or had been elected Cover.
nor, or something of that sort. Never
failed. Well the doctor decided tc
keep the dog over night. But the cal
objected. Such are the narrow results
of a lack of early education. Nobody
ever read the 'lost dog and good boy:
series to the cat when she was young.
She had always viewed the stray dog
question from the safe vantage ground
Of the shed roof, and when this los,
dog came into the dining-room for 6
simple repast, the cat of the household
cried out with an exceeding loud voice.
and smuggling up to the dog like 6
house atire, made it interesting for him
1t was only a few miles out to Lans.
downe, so the doctor decided to take
the dog home at once; he could send il
out by the messenger. He tied a string
to the collar and went his way to the
station, dragging the reluctant dog,
who seemed to be stranger in town,
shy and bashful when he met big dos
or a grown man, but insolent and ag.
gressive when he met pup or little
child. Arrived at the station, the
train and the messenger were gone.
Never mind; another train in twenty
minutes. All aboard; brakeman orders
dog to baggage car. Doctor kicks
agrees to go into smoker, but draws
the line at baggage car. Conductor
comes along, tears coupon out of com.
mutation book for passenger; twenty.
five cents for the dog, DOCTOR" Mon.
strous; why the fare for q grown man
is only ten cents" Cant help it
dogs are not humans; twenty-five
cents" ''Well, take it out of the book
Cant do that; the ticket book is not
good for other members of the family. =
Doctor groaned and paid the fare. AL
out for Lansdowne. Dog gets into {
fight in the station. Man is found al
last who knows where DR.. Mayfelc
lives. Eyes, 1 know him; used to live
here; moved into town last week. Lives
on Walnut street." Train back in ar
hour; dog whites away the time by
fighting other dogs, swapping at wait
ing passengers, making himself fresh
with every body when he is loose ant
bowling like sin when he is tied. Or
the car, makes a rush for two peacea
BILE setter dogs belonging to hunter
ticks the dogs but gets the stuffine
kicked out him by the hunter. Crawl.
under the seat and mutters all the rest
of the way to city. Drunken man, at
tracted by dog, insists on crowding in.
to seat with doctor, who is Prohi.
hitionist, and entertaining him with dog
lore and stories of his own dogs; large.
ly apochryphal. Another twenty-five
cents for dog fare. Some trouble find.
ing DR.. Mayfeld's residence. Doctor ap.
pears; benevolent man says: "Doctor.
1 have brought your dog home after E
great deal of trouble, many annoy.
ances, some cost in money and grea'
loss of precious time. I wish, il
return for all this, you would
either take off this collar or put or
it your correct address. ''Dr. MayfielC
looks down at the dog with undis.
guised contempt: ''Why, bless you, sir.
hope you don't think I ever owned
such a cur as that? Come now, that's
too bad; I wouldn't have the brute
about me for any money" but its
your colIar?' 80 yes; the collar which
you SEQ is a fine one, belongs to me
1t was ON the neck of a handsome
spaniel, which belonged to my daugh
ter; some fellow stole the spaniel anc
evidently sold him. but kept the
collar. I will take The collar, if yor
please, but you are quite welcome tt
the dog
There was nothing more to be said
A moment later DR.. Armluther stood
on the marble doorstep, under the still
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