Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-05-21

ne looking very en- nrstly at the DOCKS
On the lower shelf of the bookcase. 1
gave him slight slap on his silky ear,
and told him 10 look at me, while SAID
again. in my most eoaxing tone; tive
me your paw. and how do you do Boz
But Boz turned his head on the other
side and gazed straight at the piano, as
though thinking he'd like to take music
lessons.
So. after trying for half an hour,
was obliged to let Boz drop on all fours
and scamper off with merry twinkle
in his eyes. And that twinkle said as
plainly as words: 'IIa. ha, | wouldn't
do it: ] wouldn't do it.
But, oh. what merry games Of hide
and seek" and tag" Boz would play
with the girls and boys that came TO
see us: and often. when he had no chill
dren TO play with, he would race around
tables and jump over chairs all by him.
self, evidently thinking Il great fun.
In one thing Boz was not unlike all
the small folks ! know. He was fond
of candy. and what's more, he knew
pennies bought il. | don't know how
he found this out. for I'm sure never
told him.
Many a time has he brought my
pocket book from my desk, upon which
i used often to leave it lying. as hint
that he would like few cents for some
thing good. The few cents were
always forthcoming, and away
Boz would go with some of his
little friends to the candy store
| in search of the incest sugar
sweets Boz didn't care much for mo
lasses candy. Ii stuck in his teeth as
| IL did in the teeth of those small brown
people the mischievous Loosh played a
trick on, but he'd eat it when he could
get no other kind
One very funny trick this clever dog
1 gie had. Whenever | wore a dress
J with train and came in his vicinity,
he would seat himself upon the train
for aafide across the room, and on be-
ing upset. which he was in short order,
he would go away and sit in corner,
with his face to the wall, for at least
FIVE minutes
But, alas. one very, very hot summer
day. when all New York city was suf-
fering from the great heat dear cum
ming Boz died, and never was a little
dog more sincerely regretted.
Soon after we went 70 live IN the
country and Miss black-and-tan.
did all our barking for us. She learned
TO shake hands fast enough, and as soon
as any friend of the family made his or
her appearance she ran 10 offer her lit
tie paw. In fact person had only 10
gain admittance to the house to be
greeted in this manner by Miss
remember once going into the par
lor and finding perfect stranger there
"A man who had called on some bust
ness or other-with Miss seated directly
in front of him holding out her paw and
he looking at her with a puzzled express
sion, exceedingly funny TO behold, on
his face.
And. now. did You ever hear dog
sing? Watch, who belonged to a
friend of mine. sang several tunes, but
his favorite tune was ''Old Hundred.
OF course he did not sing it as well as
YOU or could. but he growled ont ths
. low notes and howled out the high ones
, in a way perfectly wonderful-for
. dog.
One afternoon Watch got into trouble
through his fondness for music. They
! had been holding some solemn service
; in the church 10 which Watch mistres
! belonged, and when these services wer'
! over the people began TO sing "Oi'
I; Hundred. and just as they reached o.
> fourth word very bass voice joine'
I in. Watch had followed his mistres
: to church. slyly stolen up to the sid'
: of the organist. who was an old frien'
! of his. and remained there as good a
: gold until he heard the familiar tune
am afraid the young minister VIII
: seized him by the neck and tail an
S placed him outside the church door di
I not do SO as gently as a minister shoul
+ have done, for Watch. as though in yer.
spite, sat on the step nearest the doc
q and sang his loudest all through tn
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