Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-21
A DOGS PET.
1t Was q Small Chicken That He Cared for
Quite Tenderly.

1t Was q Small Chicken That He Cared for
Quite Tsnderly.
Fitz was beautiful large Spitz watch
dog we had to take care of the place.
One day as he was summing himself
on the piazza the old hen brought her
brood of chickens around; to try, | sup
pose, to find them something to eat.
One of the little chickens deliberately
ran from it's mother, and jumped on
Fits back; he didn't seem one bit
pleased at having such a liberty taken
with him, but do what he might he
couldn't frighten the little chicken
from his back. After awhile it jumped
Fits paws. In the course of a few
hours they became great friends,
the chicken following the dog
everywhere he went Fitz was
kept in the house at night, and
had his bed in one corner of the
kitchen. Before dark he would pick
up the chicken In his mouth, carry it in
and lay it very teDderly in his own bed,
where it would nestle in his long hair
and go sound asleep.
Early in the morning Fitz would
carry it out and watch to see that moth
ing happened to it while he was in the
vicinity. One morning heard the dog
make queer growing sort of sound,
and looking UP saw large hawk cir
cling over the tops of the trees watch
ing a chance 10 get the bird5 but Frt1
was too smart for the hawk; he quickly
picked up his pet and dsrting into the
house, deposited it in its own corner
Things went on in this way for some
time, the dog a1rd the bird being so hap
DIV together One morning one girl
wanted Fitz to go with her to the store
to carry the basket as he usually did,.
This day he did not seem inclined to go
with her, but she coaxed him SO hard,
finally he wagged his tail and looked
at her as much as to say: ''Well, I'll
go. but l would rather not" He picked
up his little chicken, put it as he
thought in safe place, and looking
around to see that everything was
right, took the basket and followed the
girl Some one of the family must have
left the door open, for in an hour when
Fitz returned he couldn't find his pet
anywhere. He searched every room in
the house; not fiSling it. he rushed in
to the garden and to the different
places liz ooSo w S"iiy IL W. p'hs. puu
no bird could the poor dog find. Poor
Fitz. it made my heart sore to look at
him; he would take no mterest-in amy
thing about the place, lost his appetite
and seemed to go into a decline, and
ready to die of a broken heart wids
Awake.
Didn't Have to Lie.
Why, FIN not afraid of anybody T
don't hare to lie.'' said bright boy W no
had been falsely accused.
His cheek glowed and his eye flashed
accord with the indignant protestatiou-
l could. not but believe him, though
wholly unacquainted- His man1ercar~
ried conviction.
Afterward, thinking of his words
questioned memory by calling to, mind
some of the persons whom l had known
as possessing q reputation for untrrth-
fitness. L found that most OF them
we've of a certain shrinking, sensitive
sort-the sort who have a tiInid dread
of eensure, a fear of their fellow-crea-
tures and of their opinions. Moral
cowardss l decided that the intuition
OF that brave young soul was correct.
He looked NO coward, but brave as a
warrior. while he asserted, in vindica-
ton OF his character: '.Em not afraid
of anybody l don't haze to liev'-
n Chrict o.