The Springdale news., 1889-12-20
STORY OF A DOG.
Grandfather's Experience When IIc Was q
 Boy--uow Tige saved His Life.

Srandiather's Experience When lic Was q
 Boy--IIow Tige saved His Life.
 It happened good many years ago. said grandfather to Harry and me, as we sat around the replace, one De- eember evening, that father bought a piece of timber. several miles from our house. and he had some men there cutting it. One day ho wanted me to go and carry q message to them. was never afraid to go any where with Tige, our dog. He was such big, strong fellow, and so brave, So we set of, happy as could be. both of Is. The sun was shining when we started, but as we reached the wnod-Iot the sky began to cloud over. didn' think any thing about is though; l had hard ' noticed it till had delivered my message and turned around to go back. Then the boss said to me. 'I don't krow. little chap. but you q better stay here. l guoss there a heavy snow storm coming, and you've got quite piece to go
 70 I ain't afradr l said. standing up straight. didn't like to be called little chap and 1 meant to show them that felt biz enough to take care of myself.
 Well you'd better walk along live ly then. or you will be showed under before you get home, the man said, rightly laughing at me for the airs had put on
 walked of cooIly as could be, to show them I wasn afraid; but before l had gone far the flakes began to como down e.oser together. Tige acted as fl he knew what was coming, and trotted on at lively rate. looking back every now and then, and whining for me to keep up.
 By and by I began to grow tired. The wind was blowing straight against ne the snow was binding me so 1 could not see, and all the while Tige was running on ahead. so fast that feared ] should lose sight of him. But he did not propose to leave me. Every little while he stopped and whined for me to come up.
 At last I grew so tired that could only stumble on, and then Tige came back and walked at my side, or just in front of me, as if anxious to help me. And l was thinking. if l should stop and rest few moments, l would be right. But when tried 1t, Tige caught hold of my coat and pulled me along.
 Then grew so sleepy l could hardly keep on my feet 1 did not feel the cold now, and 1 was ready to lie down in the snow and go to sleep. Twice l tried it, but each time Tige pulled me up and parked so loud that it woke me and l stumbled on.
 At last We came to fence, and l had not strength enough left to climb over it. just rolled down in the snow and Tige couldn't get me to move I did not know what happened next, but I was told afterwafrl. The fence where I had stopped was only about mile away from home. and Tige at once ran there as fastas he could. My people were all looking out anxioasly for me, and father was talking of starting 90 meet me. when they saw the dog coming. They opened tha door and the minute he saw them he. began to bark and whine. and started back. They knew at once what he meant, and hurrying on their coats, my father and brothers followed him as fast as they could.
 WAS fast asleep whom they found mo. almost covered with snow Tige began to paw of the snow ard lick me. they said, and parked furiously as they eame up, and while they we're carrying me homo. kept jumping uPagainst me, as if anxious to see mo wake up.
 The first thing l saw. when I did open my eHss, was Iiges head thrust 4n between my father and mother, who were rubbing me on one side, while my brothsrs rubbed me on the other.
 "Yes, cd fellow. you saved him. Its all on yolr account that he is here, J mother said. hugging his great shaggy neck. af-8r had tolG them how ht had dragged me along against my will
 You may be sure nothing was toC good for Tige after tAat. He was ear ed for Is kindly as if he had been on, of the. family ily-whieh he was. b oui way af thinking sad we kept hin un til ho died of old age.-E $. Benedict in The Fountain.