Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-30

taken hin ~ ths sznali u sAs hssh iiAs
. rat. ana broken il
He locked down Of his victim A.
p>ssesf. ashamed and amazed. ANA. "a
hi. ell over. scared - hiaa. aud. tax
iax . sudden thought tarned roeaa
ssd trosssa Oh Bsb soex the deaa dog
mp ssd $40. john we'll bury him
aisss go" "Yes,r aid ], aad .as OF
Afsss The naS0n He made up The
Cewgsss ~ vspdA swing; ne had for
gotten sosAs engagement Hs turasA
up the csnassnsksr Eew. and stopped
1T tas Harrow IaA-
There wss . carriers cart ready 10
START and . keen. thin. Impatient
bisek-a-vised nttis nsa. Ais hand at his
gray AorSes head, Locking about
anssiiy for soustiaiso.
"Rsh. 70 tAiefE' s~iA h. aiming Q
tick 1T my great friend. who drew
Bringing up. and avoiding the heavy
sho- with more agility than dignity.
and watching his masters eye. slnns
d.smaysd snaer the csrt-his ears down
sna A. much - he had OF tail down
too.
W 49, S<oh& ta-1 ~ 49, shVhr ~
Ito WHOM my tremendous hero turns
tail. The carrier saw the rnuxxle hang
lag. cut and uselssA from his neck,
and eagerly told hum the story. which
Hob aud l always thought, and still
think, Homer. or King David. or Sir
Walter alone worthy to rehearsc. Ths
severe little maa Was mitigated. and
eondssccnded to say. "RAb. my man.
puir Rabb;er-whereupon the stump
of . tail rose up. the Ears were cooked,
the eyes Ancd, and were eomforted the
two friends were reconsiled- "Hupp,"
and . strosr Of the whip were given to
jess: and OF went the three
Bob aud buried the Game Chicken
that night 1--WE had not much Of = teal
in the bsck-grsen Of his house in Mel
vile Street, No. ~. with considerable
gravity and silence; and being at the
time In the Had. and, like all boys
Trojans, We called him Hector. Of
course.
Sig years have passed. long time
for . boy and deg; Bob Ainslie Is of
% the war;, | am q medical student,
and clerk at Minto House Hospital.
RAb saw almost every week. on the
Wednesday; and we had much pleasant
intimacy. found the way to his heart
by frequent scratching of his huge
head. and IN occasional bone. When
did not notice him he would plant HIM
self straight before ma, sad stand wag
ging that bud of tail. and looking up.
with his head little 70 one side. His
master occasionally saw; he used to
call me Master john but was laconic
ss any spartan
leaving the hospital when ] saw the
large gate open and in walked Rab.
with that great and easy saunter Of his.
He looked a. IL taking general posses
aion Of the place; like the Duke Of Wei
lington entering = subdued city.
satiated with victory and pcsce After
him came Jess. now white with age,
with her cart; and in il woman. care
fully wrapped up-ths carrier leading
the horse anxiously. and locking hack
When he saw me. James for his name
gresesque boo" and said, Master
Jshn. this is the mistress, she's got
trouble In her orcest-soms kind o. an
income. were thinkin'."
By this time saw the womsn's face;
che was sitting on a xsck flied with
straw. her husbands plaid around her.
and his big coat with its large white
metal buttonA over Der feet
never saw Smore unforgestble face
4. l<a Asft~.s.
without, being at all what ne call hne
She look ed sixty, and had on = mulch.
white as snow. With its black ribbon;
her siivery. smooth hair setting OF her
dark gray ~yes-eyes such - ono sees
only twice or thrice in lifetime. full
Of suffering full also Of the overcoming
OF IL. her eyebrows black aud delicate.
aad her mouth firm, patient and con
tented. which few mouth ever are
A. I have said. l never saw a more
beautiful essstenance. or one more
suhSued 90 settled quiet
"Aiiis," said james, shis n Master
John, the young doctor; Eab's frrcnG.
We ken We often speak ahoot you.
doctor" She smiled and made \ move
meat bot said nothing; snd prepared
- coSae down. putting her plaid aside
ami rising Had solomon, in all his
glory. been handing down toe Queen OF
She "a ut his palace gate. he could not
have don. it more dalnsily. more ten
derry. more like a gentleman, than did
James the Hovgate carrier. when he
lifted down Ali2 Ais wifs The con
srsst Of rs small. svsrthy, wealthy
beaten, sesp. worldly Taco IN b.rs
pale. sut-aass and b~satifal--wsss some
thing wonderful RAb lou,Sei on con
e.rssA asri psssl.i. hl, ready Cor any.
thing that nigh, turn MP wsrs Il q
strange tn. nurse. the p,sser. ~ even
me. Allie and he seemed 20 - rrea.
friends
AS 7 vas ssvis'. she's get 4 kind o
srou Ole in her brrss-. soc.e>; viii vs
tsk's look =. itps We waiket into The
soosuifiag~room. al four. Eah grim
ard eosaic. wiling 10 Ne happy aud coo
fssntisl II cause coaid % Shown. vii
ing slso - BE sse r-v@rse. %, The SAM
terms Asie AT down. snssi ker op~n
gown sci her ssn observation-disclosures
her n~es. sni without wsra showed
ne ser rssh, s~-sss looked ., ssd
examined u esrefslly. she and James
watching me- ssa Rsb ey.sas AL iar~e
vhst eea.d I ssy7 there IL Wa tast
hsa oac- s>ea So .aft On SHAGGY. so
-hitr. xrsniess sHs Sor sslfsi. e.
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