New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-26
RALPH THE ROVER.

here e 81 Here he's aqns q Tor s'? Two
s @eey yo "' was that busy calm the dcs r %ins
nearly walked over you The matter; SIR Well, Il:
4 grander old fellow you couldn't find In a dsy';
travel, but he has one bad habit. Most humans
have more than that. and l Amt sure in my own
'.'i The habit Well it's Jus, this he will follow
every blessed old tramp a; passes here, and Keep
lies queer one. Did you notice him Just nowi
Didn't see HIN! Well he Keeps Just Ar enough
snIGn', sninin' along, and Kind OF castin' his eye
back to let me know he's hearin' me, but not heedn
goes OIL He'll he back all right when he does Gomez
| and he's been actin that way ever since I've had
h% coS steal h or cn him up s @
he couldn't get back. ever since--an' right queer
way Is h. h" nine We'll yes in one way: an then
T II nnHhs sirr w sis + Y"f had i ms might A.
'S Nov let me see A. near as remember, it "a:
early one morning to light the fire fer my old woman
she warnt very strong then; the y'nnsst.r ,s Their
she COME down the fire lshfiD' an the kettle
| singin'-f,r Joy Of seen her. I'm thinkin.
soon as she saw that eSeryihin' was eoin right In
the kitchen she walks to the frcnt door, turns the
We'll, quick as fash she came runpn' back To
| me with her face kind Of white an, scared o...w
f" oh jim. Come out here to the door! QwckP
An when followed her blessed I DON, ,,o ssc
'. You see thaSe the porch are rattle.
his way makes It most shut In and quletlke as
bedroom then the posts here and a. the corner o!1
good rests for the back We aynCw T Sco@fbs;
way was the trampest looking tramp ! ever S W.
sound asleep. An on the seat beside INN WIN M M
ap's Inn, WA. thp
nsad Q" 10 s sen a vpybie dog. SIR TOO as knew
soon as I set on him. always know a. s ,s,a
U was ST genuine if Gordon setter ,, om.,,,,
Well sir, suppose must have S said t som ,anr
thc soemest eyes round to me- asfin' to make
much noise an ne man. all ya Wo an s Sus r.
on I his piece Of hat to her and begin to appoleress
for se p our Nv sSe For r'S The NJ him
could hardly believe he weren', swell cove, aressse
I'm IN. latest fashion. with full'booded stopper ~
the f" Know must stared at him considerable
II, she'd Sls' asked sHe % % into f the Kitchen when d.
breakfast was ready she gave nm an Ills aos' w.
lis fec, were bli,'ercd with N,ln' In shoe:
that left half of his feet outdoor, an half In an "a
co%d scarcely ,1sv sG, pa but he ,e cSSua
bear It. an the only reason, think; was thn be
was afrnd Of budenn rs But Lord! ,6 me- da ~
chopped all the wood IN the village u Noble nacms
seen his hands all blis.red an Dlefdin t ~ mxsi
| when / see those hands. Att. ,, ao.,o,
Then nohn' would DO but H,y uh ms', she e'S WSs
she heard hsao sO SnSn ad h "a eyh sna 3D.
,rsn Se sa r !" hind Of low and cholcd like Ike
| a groan than words. oh. mother' A.,
An the way the little hid took to nun d, "s ",,s
$ aSs re az" II S Ss vAfH sce Tfs a 1 Va
btnln N
Now. to be sure sir three DAYS don't seem n@ n,s
We set by man an dog before that time was pasS 90;
Ralph would lay down besides the baoys craas or,.
then he'd got up and shake himself as II it was time
| TO GO. nm he. was goln' 49,, q, .vor soul gets
Molly said he was h man an eS folks as thinks
so-thcre was good soul in ;dc Of RSph. ,o, mor.
The faci IS he was real gentleman that was p n9
enough brought down AS low as he was py LU or O ne
knows what But true Sentemam; an %, on for one
mement. though. single word about himself bui o"'''
an that the last :ycnns ne was h hers ,,b his head
res,,n, on Roberts knee when saws. kind OF 'u'ie"
bet Raph's a very vallybe dog, Robert .,rss,
".yes yes he SAYS sort OF slow. TOO vayw ,s
,rokinr Ralph's head with lovin' hand. whie w
looked a. nm v %l'G mdl sdt ever Ss "s &
"'lcs worth great deal o. money ne so or for
after moments ,an ~ ,nr h hard V straits at times
so% rVe been afrad-ay afraid Of mysethst II Ia n
tenn tepted to o sell HIM SO, while myself h S!S s
| Love Won understand, but when l was "'e "'"
'0"G BY George" SIR YOU wouldn't believe i, IN dare !S
but / take my afydavy that dog "oHeo up ''
| sadllke, and shook his leau. IN ,M n uas
TO make the story shorttonsh all l9a; the
not very long,whrn we ga cam" eoor suardn' Ms
masters s;irk hut his wasn't nowhere :. sov xs
re NE the dog didn't know LIE . sns" he ovsd
A. We aid why Il was done. that the niss'H IN ,oli
an who loved him had left i'm. but 10 nIs r,s an
wai. the stick an wit with on the 'a nn truly Be-
burned Isd a. been y yss sir i s ssnecenn gore
An, We've p'r never heart word him since ;sr, he
grateful no. ,r d"H t tai, Take aa IT i Sc loved .ha
he was not himself yon an ~ no iei' n ,ss,s he
he knew NED be well taken care o." % 90, 50 far ava.
S before the hos S""S @ wq,c ha The 's ,s ~
no! "a aav ws ,,T' there, no, tramp comes pss:
an the worse iocsne Trey liz Ni .sS hen
get s nSr t arc~ so sn a. si s
IN an follow 'em for a day or mssor ,. . when
~ he sss n,cs h" S s. comm =" mt to a MS
thought they might know MIN How az .,S me-, but
out they don't Bless yo1 So SIR rs aSSs sSins ,
lie ought "a been named Rover. i'f have. an
In more different places round here ihsm settled no
always turns up all right when lie "'' 49,,
why amt that him now n-snlin ' SS%a E
over there. I wonder; seems as II he was '''
! somethIn don't II -. n. comes,
"IU Ralph! Ralph! All! there m ussd to g
| boundln' along towards lis just rs nc h, coud hne
for his masIir Looks as II he Thought nf '0'
him. s,re See now Amt he bc,"', come here
| Here Rabbi Cool old fellow MS con4
sir. En-. What straight for you ~, q minute!
without look for me- All oyer Whot you Won. you a.
I,ohcr, t;reat scott! An Ralph knew Wv YOU Rulein.
we'll Give I'm. Dogs Is human ?'-tlittspnrs ~"
! THE ORATORS RAGE.
| From The Manchester Times. IA .c,leetA