The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11

in his hand.
"Drink this here hot coffee, Jim," he
said. BILLS gone for to hunt up some dry
duds, and maybe we can get yer inter
that engine room ter dry. Don't yer go
ter gettin' faint nor nothin' now. Want
yer head raised bit?'
But the boy raised himself on his elbow
and looked around him. He took a drink
of the coffee. and seeming to get strength
said:
"Where's Buster?"
"Oh, he's around somewhere. Busters
all right. There comes the boys with the
duds, and we'll have you all right, too, in
a minute. Don't feel dizzy or nothin',
do yer?''
I'm beginning to feel first rate again.
Where's Buster2 Some of you whistle;
amt got the wind"
tat that moment q bobtailed brindle
dog came around the corner, closely pur-
sued by couple of boys.
"Let Buster alone! What are you chas-
ing Buster for?' demanded the PROSTATE
boy.
"Why, yer see," explained the others
still keeping up the chase" there was a
man said if we could get him around to
the dog show they'd give him 4 prize for
let us catch him."
LOOKING FOR A PRIZE.
"Wot sort Of prize is it?" demanded
the wet boy
Money, you uwoodenhead you. They're
all swells down there, and he said there's
q prize for the best dog that saves a
feller's life"
This was enough to satisfy the inqui-
ries of the smaller boy, and to excite the
best efforts of the others to capture the
dog, but for some reasons he eludeil
them. Perhaps he had good reasons for
being suspicious of boys who were too
friendly. Anyway, he lodged and kept
out of their way, almost causing one of
them to be crushed under the wheels of
cable car, when tho wet boy gave a low
whistle and ordered the dog to "come
ere"
Tho animal obeyed without a whine.
Now lay down." Tho dog got down and
put his nose between his paws. "You'vo
got to go and get that there prize, and
Tn going too"
1t was doubtful at firstif the boy would
be able to keep his word, but by the help
Of the others, who had taken off his wet
clothing and wrapped him up in some.
thing drier, he managed to go.
When hesaw his master going the dog
followed, and they soon stood before the
bulletin board i'll front of the rink, an
nouncing the bench show and the terms
of adlnittance.
There was some consul ltation, and then
while four of them stayed with the boy
who had been in the water, one Of the
largest took the dog by the strap around
his neck, and, paying the admission fee
with the combined wealth of the COM
pany, undertook to drag the dog in with
him.
"Here! leave that dog outside" COM
manded the doorkeeper. "You can't take
that dog in with you, say"
! "What's the reason? Amt I taking
him in to get the prize?"
! 'sWhat prize? There is no prize for
such CUTS as that. Turn him out, tell
you"
A PRIZE WAS GIVEN.
! eyes, there is prize. Wot are you
givin' us3 Didn't a man tell me so? He
amt going to eat up none of your fine
haired pups, but he's goin' to get that
prize"
There might have been fracas and
an arrest, for the boy who had paid his
money was positive and determined, but
just then gentleman CHANGED to step to
the door and asked what was the matter.
"Oh, he's got fool notion about a
prize for brindle pups" explained the
gatekeeper, land is making fuss about
his dog going in"
"rhere isn't such prize offered, am
positive" said the man. II am one of
the Judges"
i "What sort of show is this here,
them"
"a dog show, of course"
"And no prize for the best dog?'
"1t is for certain kind of dogs-those
that cost great deal of money"
"And not for the kind that jumps into
the ice and drags boy outen the river?"
"Did your dog do thatr
Eyes; and that there's the boy he did
it to-"
The gentleman looked incredulous, but
just then a newspaper reporter who had
been watching the boys from the street
stepped up and corroborated the state
ment.
"Wait here a minute" said the gentle
man; and he disappeared within and
went briskly to where a group of his
friends were talking. In minute he
came back with something in his hand,
and followed by several others.
"We have decided" he said, "that
there ought to be prize for that kind
of a dog, and here is five dollar gold
piece for the owner OF the dog" and at
the same time he stepped forward and
tied knot of blue ribbon to the STRAP
around the dogs neck.
| "A prouder lot of boys were never seer
than those street waits as they led the
dog ;sway.-Our Dumb Animals.
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| Expensive Coal.
Twenty-Five dollars per ton is wha
Captain Schley, of the United State
cruiser. Baltimore, paid for coal at Val
paraiso a.short time ago, the total cost
Tor tlhng the ships bunkers aggregat
$4,000. With this vessel, the San. Fran
cisco. Pensacola and the Charleston
constlntly Oh the move along the Soutl
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