Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16
ROMANCE OF a DOG.
THE AMPLE REWARD OF THE ONE WHO
FOUND hin.
BY 5onN GERALD nrrNAx.

leave me, he exclaimed. dogs are
like men and women, give them half
an inch and they how FOR s, veral yards.
If | hadn't stopped Z" poke this quad
ruped with my waIkirg-sick he would
never have followed ME home
The small dog gazed up at MIR. Ship
ley and whined dolefuily.
Looks ike Roserti Robinson reciting
one of his poems Of passions" cOntin-
ued Jack Il wonder if The little brute
is aesthetic or merely hungry. My
canine friend, would YOU like to eat
sOmething?'
The small dog emitted a brief but
joyous bark and frisked about the door
step.
Jack Shipley laughed z )od naturally.
You are certainly an intelligent
animal. be said IF YOU do look dirty
Well. you shall have your dinner while
am dressing for mine" and Mr..
Shipley entered his bachelor establish
ment, still followed ty the dog
Look here, Banks he SAID to his
imported man-servant. Il have invited
this little beast 10 dinner SEES that he
gets what be wants aud when you kick
him out don't kick bin hard >
Banks looked at the dog with any
thing but favor
I'm bleasi. he remarked, if / sees
as 'ow gent like Mr.. Shipley can
bring sich disreputable purp into his
nice clean rooms. ] pose must
hobey borders, but / 'ates to give
Christen food TO q filthy brute y
Jack SbIpev went out to dinner, and
-. ~ IA
philosophy which he affected forgot al
about his canine acquaintance When
he returned late At night he found the
usually placid Banks strangely agitated.
II you please, Mr. Shipley' cried the
valet, ''you remember that ere dawg
YOU brought ONE this heavenng?'
Mr. Shipley remembered.
well. sir. that ere dawg is aD oily
terror Would You b'l.eve t. sir, when
| tried TO put i'm bout c point blank
refused TO 90. and id Itself hunder the
sofy. | called the Buttons to ketch i'm.
but poor Buttons honly caught is teeth
The murderous hanimal came nigh
biting the boys's and hoff. Ere g
comes now. looking as if nothing ad
appened. YAH You yarminti'
This last ejaculation was address to
the '"olY terror, who was Siding 10 a
half shy, half friendly manner toward
Jack.
Mr.. Shipley was in an excellent hui
NOR. He had worsted two society
dOwagers and a Vassar graduate in as
many duels Of repartee and had forced
the most inveterate femae llirt in New
York to discuss the statistics of Chinese
immigration for 40 consecutive minutes.
These were triumphs, and the victor
felt accordingly.
so you have developed o wien Of
Obstinacy?' he remarked TO the dog.
Good; like obstinate creatures. You
shall stay with me as long as YOU wish,
but first you must be washed Banks,
tell somebody to wash your ''oly ter
ror, and conduct him to his apartment
in the cellar I'm oil to bed
When Banks entered his employers
room on the following morning bis
eountenance bore distinct traces Of Of
Tended dignity.
That ere davg, sir" he began. 1T
took hevety servant in the ouse to old
inn while e was beng washed Finally
| al to do the washing myself. When
@ was pretty clean we tried to shut i'm
hinto the cellar, but e wouldn': ave
hit that way, and haway Q goes
hupstairs and curis sself hon your
very doormat
Shipley opened the door. and sure
enough there was the dog
BY love- said Jack, ''rhe washing
has improved you wonderfully, old
fellow. He has some breed. after all,
Banks. Skye terrier, | believe. My
small friend you are quite relation.
Banks breakfaSt for two
During breakfast Mr. ShipleS glanced
through the morning papers. He was
not 81 careful reader. and aloded the
long articles. This morning he scanned
The Lost column inleiestedly and
found the following notice:
CTRAYED-A Skye terrier, answer
Ming to the name OF Barney The
finder Will be literally rewarded.
Address Minerva b No. 500 west
Schieaam street.
SIMPLIFY looked at The dog, who was
muncAing chicken bone
Il wonder if this is Minerva b. 5 ter
Gier he said Then suddenly and
tAtAtl@9H lA = Ni4aat'Cl lE ti1iA-titAs
"BIarncys The dog dropped his
chicken bone and came TO attention,
with both ears rigidll erect.
"Biaruey" mutteged SIMPLIFY again.
and this time the terrier fairly leapcd
into ms arms.
What great thing i newspaper is,
thought Jack, as lac finished his coffee
Nov, presume | am bound ov court
esy, not to speak of honesty, to inform
Minerva b that the beloved Barney
has been found Minerva is probably
a spinstor OF pet-loying proclivities.
Only an old maid would advertise ovGl
such a name a Minerva. Your young
and gushing miss prefers Violet oil
Maudie. DO | speak correctly, Blai
nev?'
Barney b'inked both eyes. as if il
duplicate assent.
Shipleys letter 10 Minerva Is. IN
formed that parsonage that dos
answering 10 the name Of 'Blarney'
and resembling the Barney" She hat
lost was TO be seen Ill the residence o
Mr.. John Van Tromp Shipey.
minerva r = poul1 Sprd anyOna Z,