The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-02-16
CHILDREN'S CORNER.


father called her .slittle morning
glory
Some little girls are very cross
early in the morning; they do not
want TO get up; they are late al
breakfast and they pout and look
50 unpleasant that no OLE Is glad
TO see them.
Bat that was not the way with
Marion. She loved TO get up almost
with the birds and the sun, and she
came down stairs with such a sweet,
smiling face that her fsther always
called out: "Ah, there comes m,
little morning-glory."
Once be bad Der picture taken
with morning glorirs in her hands
and on her dress; and he put ths
picture in "a frame that had morn
ing glories painted upon it.
Is it not nice To be like beautiful
flowers!
know another little girl, who il
called "heart's-ease," because she ii
such a comfort to everybody.
But there are some little folk:
who are very mnch like an ugly
weed called the nettle. When Won
touch that weed it stlngs YOU and
makes your hand very sore. Dc
you-ike best the bows aud girls who
are nettles, or those who are like
sweet flowers?-Rocky Nit News.
A Four-Footed Policeman.
East Boston has a four-footed po
liceman in the shape of large black
dog, a cross between mastiff and q
Newfoundland. which, according te
his master, understands every WORD
that is spoken to him He earned
his title of the ssfour-footed police.
man" in the following mnnner:
Living in the same house with tLt
dogs master was another family
that owned a small dog called Fanny
This animal and Nero became close
friends. One day Fanny was not
to be found. All the morning hel
mistress watched in vain for her re-
turn, but at noon time she was still
missing. Nero walked disconsolately
up and down the yard, shifting al
the ground.
"Nero, do you know where Fanny
is?" asked his master.
Nero harked and ran to the gate
ado you want to go and brine
Fanny back?"
Nero gave another bark and be
gan to scratch at the gate.
His master opened the gate.
'Go find Fanny and bring bel
home" he said, and Nero leaped
away.
He was absent about two days
and on the morning of the thirG
day he returned, joyfully waggine
his great tail and accompanied by
Fanny, who was looking lean ane
hungry, and had a short piece o.
clothes-line tied to her neck. Boil
dogs were covered with dry earth
and the piece of rope abou
Fanny's neck was frayed and chewed
while shreds of it were found stick
ing to Nero's teeth. It was appar
ent that he had dug a hole under ,
fence or wall and had then bitter
his companions bonds until she wa
free, afterwards guiding her home.
A short time ago Nero was walk
ing up Border street, East Boston
limping badly. When he got t,
Mason's lumber mills, the doors O.
which are always open, he entered
approached one of the men and held
up his injured paw. Nero has no
a very pleasant looking face and tn
man did not offer to touch him, bu
called upon him to ego out" TIL
dog walked as far away as the door
and, turning around, came back ant
again held up his wounded paw.
The man stopped his work and
gently taking hold of his paw, foun,
saIety PIN 1moedded deep III th
flesh. He extracted the pin, th,
dog wincing at the pain, and whel
he got it out the dog licked his paw
and then fawned about his surgeon
Shortly afterwards he took his de
parture as if nothing had happened
Money cannot buy that dog.-Bostol
Herald.
Charade.
See If you can figure out this cha
rade and send us your answer TO
next issue.
| Ny first gathers lawyers and loafers;
Ny seconds queer kind of beast;
My third is the basis of whisky;
Ny fourth must be female at least.
NV whole has no sense of propriety,
And sometimes eats folks-for variety.
w H. A.