Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-04
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JACK.
jack vas . big brisAis dog With mild
eyes Of deep bIuish color. He vas brought
home by an older brother Of little Fay
favoTife brother too, while be, Jack vas
. tiny puppy. he bad no name and What
70 call him vas the topic Of conversation.
and the subject out Of vhich grew not few
childish disputes among the younger mem
bers Of the family. Il was finally decided
70 name over the alphabet and the first
name that vn mentioned against which no
black marks appeared should be the name.
Sos be it remembered that the catalogue
from which these children ''named over"
vss very much smaller than . cafa
logue Of names for Pct dogs would cousain
At the present time, for my story dates
back a great many years, when your great
grzndpas we're quite young and your papas
and mammal were quite small children,
Just a. you are now. No, name
could De found or thought of that
began With A, while Boxer and
Bruce we're the only ones beginning
With Il, and Is these both reminded them Of
war. and fighting they surely could not
think Of giving their pet such . name, and
great ugly dog In & new picture book. He
srowisd At everybody Who passed by bis
home whether they noticed him or not. Spo;
would not do for he had not q spot on
him but sas Just brindle' all over Watch
was mentioned hut the father said 'how do
vie know he will ever honor the name. no.
| would not call him Wa ch,' but Just At
this instant little Fay. = wee bit of . girl
Id f.fI D l.. Ill ~ .uk
and they all laughed so loud that the lirtle
girl vas frightened and vent and hid be
| mind a large old-fxshioned rocking chair
~hich stood in one corner Of the room. But
from that moment She little dog was called
JACK. Jack was very fond Of the children
but a. he grew older it was very noticeable
that he could not sleep when there was any
childish ARRAY gong on, or any disputes
among them. Wherever the children were
and especially little Fay, there Jack was
sure to be, whether skipping rope. rolling
hoop or picking berries in her little dpper
on which were painted the words "A good
girl" II he did not start with her he was
sure to come bousiing after her before her
game vas half through or her Upper half
full. He would 20 TO the moving felds
and there he would lie DOM close by the
lunch basket until the men came for it,
then he would jump up and leao aud bark
as if glad 10 be released from duty All, ;"
the father would say, II you'd not take y
hundred dol Ars for you Jack, and then
Jack would lay his stubby nose on the
farmers knee and look dreamy as though
be knew he could not quite understand his
words. His ears were very soft and glossy
and his coat was sleek and fine. One even
/ ing the father was late home from an all
day journey. Jack had trotted up the road
several times, and every time he came back
the mother would say, We'll, your father
isn't coming yet, can tell by the way Jack
looks But by and by, when he had ac-
tualty head the sound of wheels in the dis
lance, he came running with all his force
and after giving few short quick, barks.
started of again, this last time going far
enough TO meet and return with his master.
Little Fay was sent to a neighbor's one
! evening lust be fore dark to do an errand
but before she got home it was quite dark.
She looked up and saw the great frightful
streaks in the north. the very mention of
which made her tremble even when sitting
beside her mother by the side of a cheerful
open fire but now, oh dear, what should
she do, and she was just beginning to cry
when great weight came against
| her and paw was on each shoulder.
She was so frightened that she
screamed right out, then seeing what it was
she said, good Jack is it your" Jack kept
/ close to her all the way after that, so close
( that her hand rested on his back. She never
thought of the Northern Lights after that,
for could not Jack, good old Jack, take
| care of her; of course he could, and they
walked home together.
/ In process of time little FAY was old
enough to go away to school and when she
went home not one of the family seemed
more glad to SEE her than did Old Jack
Later on she was a teacher and went so far
away that she only visited her home once a
year But Jack never forgot her. He
was constantly near her in all her rambles
and would lie close to her whenever she sat
down. But once she went home. aud miss
ing something she finally broke out, Where
is Jackf" The mother in broken words an
swered, "lIe is dead"
Dear COUSIN Bess; will send you a
lace pattern. hope you will try il your
SEX and tell me how you like it. You may
give it TO the cousins too, if you think it will
please them.
Cast on | stitches and knit across once
LIST row-knit 3, over narrow. over, mar
row, over four times, narrow, over. narrow.
End row-knt 4, purl |, knit l, purl /
knit I, over, narrow. knit |.
3rd row-knit 3, over, narrow, knit |,
over. narrow, knit I. over, narrow.
4th row-snit IL. over, narrow, knit |.
9TH row-knit 3, over, narrow, knit 2,
over, narrow. knit 3, over, narrow.
9Th row-knit II, over, narrow. knit |.
18th row-knit g. over, narrow, knit 3,
over, narrow, knit 2, over, narrow.
sth row-knlt /, over, narrow, knit |.
9th row-knit 3, over. narrow, knit 4
over, narrow, knit |. over, narrow.
10th row-knit /, over, narrow, knit |.
18th row-knit 3, over, narrow, knit 5
over, narrow, over, narrow.
18th row-bind off 3, knit I, over, mar.
row, knit l.