The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-24
BUSTER, THE BRINDLE PUP.
HOW HE CAME TO TAKE THE PRIZE.
Other Stories for Boys and Giris-Lsbor and
Fun-Hs Odd Notions-A Queer Hole
Little Folks wit-some Knotty
Problems

Central INK, says Ceir Dunno ANIMALS, ana
all the pugs, and terriers, and mastiffs,
and St. Demands, and bulldogs. and all
the other hiGh-bred dogs who were sure to
what class they belonged and whose owner
could prove their right to be so classed
were there. People were coming and go
ing, and the papers had been full of de-
scriptions of the affair, illustrated by
wood cuts of some of the finest animals
Over on another street of the same city
was quite different scene. In narrow
court near the river lay a shiverng,
white-faced little shaver. whose clothes
dripped water. Over him bent another
boy with quart of steaming hot liquid
in his hand.
Drink this here hot coffee, JIM" he
said. BILLS gone for to hunt up some
dry buds and maybe we can get yer inter
that engine room ter dry. Don't yer 60 to
gettin' faint fer nothin' now. Want Ter
head raised bit?
But the boy raised himself on his elbow
and looked around him. He took drink
of the coffee, and, seeming to get strength,
said:
| w here'5 BusterP
"Oh, he's around somewhere. Busters
all right. There comes the boys with the
duds and we'll haveyou all right. too, in
a minute. Don't feel dizzy or nothin', do
yer?"
'Pm beginning to feel frst-rate again.
Where's Buster? Some of you whistle; 1
amt got the wind"
Rrrt af I@-N Id ~, l.
dog came around the corner, closely pur-
sued by couple of boys.
Let Buster alone What are you
chasing Buster for2'' demanded the pros
trate boy.
"Why, you see," explained the others,
! still keeping up the chase, 'there was a
man said il we could get him around to
the dog show they'd give him prize for
pulling you out of the river; but he won't
let US catch him."
"wot sort of prize is it," demanded
the wet boy.
Money, you wooden-head you. They're
all swells down there; and he said there's
a prize for the best dog that saves a
feller's life"
This was enough to satisfy the inquiries
of the smaller boy and to excite the best
| efforts of the others to capture the dog,
but for some reason he eluded them. Per-
haps be had good reasons for being sus-
picious 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 a cable car,
when the wet boy gave low whistle and
ordered the dog to come ERE"
The animal obeyed without a whine.
Now lay DOWN. The dog got down and
put his nose between his paws. you've
got TO 90 and get that there prize, and I'm
going, too"
1t was doubtful at first ii the boy would
be able to keep his word but by the help
of others. who had taken of his wet cloth
ing and wrapped him in something drier,
he managed to 90.
When he saw his master going the dog
followed, and they soon stood before the
bulletln-b board in front OF the rink, an
nouncing the bench show and the terms
| OF Ambulance.
There was some consultation 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 paving the admission fee
with the combined wealth OF the company,
undertook to drag the dog in with him.
Here! leave that dog outside" COM
msnded the doorkeeper. "You can't take
| that dog In with you, saw
Whats the reason2 Ant taking him
in to get the prize?"
"What prize? There is no prize for
such ours as that. Turn him out, tell
you"
eyes, there is a prize Wot are you
givln' US? Didn't man tell me SO! He
ant going to eat up none of your fine
haired pups, but he's going to get that
prize"
There might have been fracas and an
arrest, for the boy who mad paid his money
was positive and determined, but just then
a gentleman CHANGED 10 step in the door
and asked what was the matter.
"Oh, he's got some fool notion about q
prize for brindle pups," explained the
gate-keeper. land making fuss about his
dog going in. .tT
There isn't such prize offered, / am
positive" said the man. II am one of the
judges"
"What sort of q show is this here.
then?"
"A dog show, of course"
"And no prize for the best dog?"
cit is for a certain kind of dogs-those
that cost a great deal of money"
"And not for the kind that jumps into
the ice and drags boy outen the river"
did your dog do that?"
eyes, and theirs the boy he did it to.
The gentleman looked incredulous, but
just then newspaper reporter who had
been watching the boys from the street
stepped up and corroborated the statement.
"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 a minute he
came back with something in his hand,
and followed by several others.
ave have decided" he said, "that there
ought to be prize for that kind OF dog,
and here is So 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
prouder lot of boys were never seen
than those street waits as they led the
dog away.
Queer Hole.
have heard Of boy who lived long ago