The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-02-21

II was nothing but yclping street
cur. whose leg had been run over by a
passing wagon. but IL had voice
pathetic and shrill enough To wake the
dead SAYS the Co,igregafionalisf.
Get ontr' yelled man close 10
whom il passed. aud he raised his cane
to chastise II for offending his ears with
such uncarlIily bowls; but the poor
brute only 'ki-yi-d'' the louder.
Scat" cried a bootblack. swinging
his kit around the lamp-post after the
cur. Tie a can TO its taill" he yelled
10 some more boys. on second thought,
and oil they scurried after the caudal
ornament. only pausing long enough To
shy a stone. which produced a new and
more discorslant series OF yclps.
why doesn't some one call the
police 10 shoot himP" Indignantly de-
maaded well-drcssed lady. stopping
her ears TO shut out the sound. .'It's
shame 10 allow such thingsv And still
the dogs cries Of pain rang shrilly
down the street.
IF some one only had sense enough
to give him a dog-button. that would
soon quiet him." suggested knowing
i'VninS IVA" WIN iSaenct casc III Ills
hand.
The drivers cracked their whips at
him from their seats; clerks ran out
and wildly gesticulated at him 10 make
him stop; but still the eur limped and
yclpcd along the gutier--none Of these
things seemed worth cent so far as
stopping his noise was concerned.
Then every body stood still and
stared ut "A very unusual scene, A lady,
well dressed and refined in manner and
look. motioncd the street boys nearest
her to stop yelling. and stepped quick
ly up toward the dog with a soft. white
hand outstretched. and some soothing.
soft-spoken words. The poor. fright
ened thing stopped. curlcd its tail be-
tween its legs. aud cringed down nearer
the cur5stone rs IL expecting another
blow. She spoke TO IL again. calling il
poor doggic' and various pet names,
until ii turned It's wistful eyes in mute
pleading and allowed her to put her
hand OH IL. Then she strokcd II softly
and treasured IL further. while boy
ran to a near drug store for something.
She saturated her handkerchief with II
and bound up the dogs ley. La
moment the brute was perfectly pas
siye and had ceased even to whine.
She turned IL over 10 the kind-hearted
Irish janitor of the big Equitable build
ing. bad taken ia the situation and
brought out box partly filled with
excelsior.
But before he could take il into the
basement the knowing man with
leather case had changed his mind
about ''dog-buttons. and saying that
he was doctor. offered his services TO
set the broken bone; the lady WHO had
talked of shooting the our politely
rendered her own handkerchief TO
brush the dust from tho hands of the
dogs friend. the boys came back with
out the tin can, and. gathering around.
proposed TO "chip ia" and buy some
bologna for the patient; and every one
went away saying: We'll. declare. she
must be very fond Of dogs and quite
used TO their ways. TO be able to do just
the right thing So clcycrly."
She had never kept dog in her life.
and was just the least bit afraid Of
them; but she was the possossor of
heart sensitive to the sufferings of tho
mcanest OF Gods creatures rs to her
own. and her little act OF thoughtful
humanity had stirred the better natures
OF those whose thoughtlessness only
would have made them inhunlan.