Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-25

be looking very earnestly at the book.
on the lower shelf of the bookcase
gave him a slight slap on his silky ear.
and told him 20 look at me. while / said
again, in my most coaxing tone: Give
me your paw, and how do You do, Boz?'i
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 tours
and scamper off with a merry twinkle
in his eyes And that twinkle said as
plainly as words "Ha. ha, ! wouldn' I
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 it great fun.
In one thing Boz was not unlike all
the small folks I know. He was fond
of candy, and what's more, he knew
pennies bought it. don't know how
he found this out, for I'm sure l never
told him.
Many time has he brought my
pocket-book from mNdesk, upon which
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 60 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. 1t stuck in his teeth as
it 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
gle has Whenever | wore dress
with train and came in his vicinity,
he would seat himself upon the train
for ride across the room, and on be-
ing upset, which he was in short order,
he would 60 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 TO live in the
country and Miss, a 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 to offer her lit.
tie paw. In fact person had only to
gain admittance to the house to be
greeted in this manner by Miss.
remember once going into the par
Tor and finding perfect stranger there
IA 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 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 out the
low notes and howled ont the high ones
in way perfectly wonderful-fo
dog.
One afternoon Watch got into trouble
through his fondness for music They
had been holding some solemn services
in the church to which Watch mistress
belonged, and when these services were
over the people began to sing .Old
Hundred, and just as they reached the
fourth word a very bass voice joined
In. Watch had followed his mistress
to ehurC slyly stolen up to the side
OF the organist, who was an old friend
of his, and remained there as good as
gold until ne heard the familiar tune
l am afraid the young minister who
seized him by The neck and tail and
placed him outside the church door did
not do SO as gently as a minister should
have done, for Watch, as though in very
spite, sat on the step nearest the door
and sang his loudcst all through the
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