Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-21

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Take bsck yo&r mest.s sAA -.
s->nd give ms my hall doilss."
Nav" aid shs boy; Il cen bay
ehsapes'n THAI Loan s~s . passs ,es'
liks IL for thirty 9 say~Asr~ Win
yer take thirsys-
"ros yussng rUscAl. I'll
sGivs yer thirty-ays.- sAtA ~ boy.
kesping st ssfs distance With great
discretion
If get hold OF YOU"
Bs, he didn't. The boy hsA lnog
lead and ~ss gaining when he v~a-
iAhed around . corner.
Then there appeared upon The scens
4 doctor who had been watching from
his ofsice window scross the way. lie
haA . large silk h~ndkcrchief IN his
hand.
II will put this handkerchief ssuund
hi. lower Jaw" aid the doctor, and
then I can lead him with eass aud
safety"
How ysr goan' tss III him - spen
his mouthY' suggested . boy In. the
crowd.
..Don't you Worry sbost ttAt." sad
tho expressansn who had lost his coat
sleeve Hell open his mouth al right;
the trouble viii come when he shuts L.
The doctor wAs . brave man and he
got into tho wagon without hesitation
There Yves Just room enough for him
,and Leo and the kennel
Leo elevated his upper lip. ne kept
right ON raising IT, The lip went up
like . curtain In . theater. and the
scene Il disclosed WAS al teeth The
doctors mind WAS slightly decompos~d
by this spectacle In fact he could
think 81 only one thing. and that WINS
the problem: How II IL possible for .
dog with such large tceth To have 30
many Of them? There appeared to bs
. hundred or more ON each jaw. The
doctor stood there and thought about
II
Meanwhile half dozen Of tho holder
spirits in the crowd had been 10 Inter
ested In the doctors experiment that
they had climbed up on the sides III the
wagon. Leo heard them all around
him He Is q dog with nm exceptional
ly mild disposition, but there Il limit
to his patience, and that limit was
reached Mt the moment In question.
Leo was in condition to bite for busi-
ness. lie opened his mouth till il
looked like the entrance Of = cave, aud
every hair on his body stood up
straight as nail
Then the air seemed Tn he full Of
feet There was fringe Of them en-
tirely around the wagon. for all tho
men on its edge had gone of head first.
Nobody was bitten but everybody was
satisfied. The dog could keep the
wagon il he liked 1t; he could have
IL all
Just then there appeared Mr..
Clarke's youngest son, Taylor.
Hello" he said: "Leo's come"
don't ye go near him." said tho
crowd.
Nonsense" said Taylor who's
scarf of old Leo? lie won't bite any
body"
He climbed up over the wagon wheel
and nobody could stop him. Every
body drew a long breath. Taylor. be-
tween two slices of bread. would not
make u sandwich for Leo, and the
|AtauttS bsiht hpfs btS PAtNNhs
frame 81 mind, would recognize the
boy, seemed very small.
But when Taylor had got into the
wagon. good old Leo put out his
which Is as big rs n snow
shovel-and licked the boys face and
hands with every indication OF delight.
Then Taylor jumped down from the
wagon and the dog followed him.
They moved toward the house in =
lane formed by the heels Of people who
were getting out of the way. They
mad more room than the Columbian
land parade, and Leo could have had
twice a. much by simply asking for IT.
THE exprcssmen couldn't make him
get down" said Mrs Clarke. when her
sou and Leo were safe in the house.
what DO men know about manag-
ing dog?" said Taylor. 1T takes
boys for that" HOWARD FIELriSo