The record-union., 1893-09-09

IN jes' bus yore haid open. S'posin' dat
dawg's mad?''
so nanny, please cain't 1 hav' 'im?
seed.'
Wall, l 'clar' t. heabbin, chile, eff yo'
amt dun gon' crazy, sho' 'nuff. No, yo'
KANT keep dat ar dawg. Yo' kin jes'
put daI mis- bic lookin' eur out OBJ dis
ya,ad. mejItly-yo' heah?'
I kain't nanny, kase he won't CO.
\ @ put i'm ou-pOo' dawgie-reckon he's
\ loss from his massa."
\ "Whar did yo' fine him ?" asked
I nanny, not unmindtul Of the tears in
4 Jupiter's voice. And then the child told
lhe story Of the rescue, ending with:
An den, nanny, Wen / took i'm
out 7 toIe i'm T 80 he jas natcheIly set up
! on his hine laigs m begged-jes like he
! was talkin'. An Wen l tried t leave
hlm he toted after me-jest let me keep
! ln tonight, nanny, an I'll taxi him
Oil IN de mawnin' fo' sunup."
w all, s'pose Use got t let yo' hab
/ 20, own way, 'kase yO'se de onliesU chile
DAT l got-but yo' mus git him away in
/ de maWnin'-mind-'kase l amt goin' t
feed any no'count dswg."
Jupiter was wild with delight, and ex-
! pressed his gratitude by an Intellectual
effort to encircle his mother ample waist
with his willing though entirely made
J quate arms.
] '-tAICL DtIL5 OA6E lOI DOLn ) uDlIol ana
Ihe uog, whom he had decided TO call
trump, the latter was treated to a bath,
Wnlch he seemed to enjoy, and from
Whlch he emerged quite a different look
/ ing animal, being, as Jupiter fondly eX-
/ pressed it, les handsome"
trump was not unmindful of the many
! kindnesses shown him, and seemingly 10
repay his attentive little master, per-
formed many cunning little tricks, much
/ 70 Juplter's astOnishment and delight.
| w hen bedtime came both child and play
! fellow willingly climbed into bed and
Jupiter was soon fast asleep with Trump
closely hugged in his arms Morning
came and with it the misery Of knowing
that his loving little bedfelIoW must be
taken away. He had grown very fond Of
ms little pet and half wished that he had
let nm 60 the night before, as the. sepa-
ration was growing harder to effect with
| each added hour Of companiOnship.
lie quickly dressed himself, however,
| ana an hour later, when his mother
aWoke, she found the fire lighted, the
| room nicely tidied up and the table laid
/ lor their morning meal, while through
the open doorway she behold Jupiter
/ coming from the well with d bucket Of
/ fresh water and Trump running content
edly by his side, carrying a stick in his
mouth.
Oar, reckon efI sem dat dawg away
1 ipu mos break dat chiIes haat wide
open. But poo folks can't ford t. keep
animals oh emmy kline"
"HoWdy, mammy-is yo' up?" called
jupiter cheerily, as he neared the door.
Yes, Pse up. Lawsy, chile, yo'se
smarter'n a whOp dis mawnIn', but ef
disremembah, somebody lowed las doan
night dat dey would hab de dawg away
| belO sun-up"
Jupiter hung mis- head. NANNY, dat
dawg doan' want T. go. I dun keep de
! gate open all maWnin' spectin' he would
/ Jes natch6IIy walk out an go back T. his
mastah, but he neber look dat way once"
Then hurrledly-"Al Nanny. jes let him
stay heah tO-day-he kin take care oh de
house while we alls goes : de p'ocess-
iou.'
Guess de house kin taxi keer OBJ itself
It aIlus hes; sides dar amt nobody
gwine tote nothin' oupn dis mis- bIe
cabin nOhOW."
But, nanny. yo' see I cayn't see de
/ p'cesslon an take de dawg way all il d.
same day; please let him say, nanny
wall, l reckon I'll ies hev Z break
mai word an let dat ali dawg stay, but !
reckon cts settin' a bad 'zampIe, an |
spects faint mOnstrOus wise in yore old
nanny, but de good Lawd, l reckon,
/ ill torgib me, 'kase a circus comes dis
way seCh few times"
Jupiter was beside himself with delight
I The excitement Of keeping the dog, to-
Z AtblDA VI I'LL h1lt CURIOUS aDLltlDdllOU OIL
4 the coming procession, quite untitled him
for his regular duties, and old nanny
4 Gaines gave forth various subdued chuck
les as She saw her young hopeful place
the dishpan in the cupboard and carefully
arrange the dishes upon the bench outside
/ the door.
| Finally, however, everything was dGlv
arranged, and after placing Trump's meal
! beside the fireplace and telling the dog
| that ne was only going out to look at the
/ procession, he prepared to take his leave,
| III company with his mother. NANNY
/ Gaines, however, was of too substantial
| a weight TO remain long standing III one
/ position to witness so elaborate display
as that of the circus was sure to be; hence
/ she decided to spend the time with a
/ friend with whom she could gossip costly
/ and witness the parade while she sat COM
/ tOrtably III a big armchair. CautiOning
1 Jupiter to "be keerful an not git ruined
ober, and t keep on de sidewalk an be
! shO' an not git too neah de animals" " she
! allowed him to take his own way, and he
/ was soon lost in the great crowd that
! thronged the village streets.
/ The procession was hailed by shouts
! and cheers.
''Here they come-Iook out-stand back
| there, please Burrah! Here they are"
and siniler expressions arose from the
! eager spectators. Jupiter climbed upon
tree-box, his eyes well-nigh bursting
from his head in his excited wonder
| ment. What sight it was The large
| painted wagons, containing such wonders
/ within their closed doors; the gilded and
| bedecked band wagons with their heav-
\ emily music wrought by wonderful mu-
/ sicians attired in silver and gold trap
/ pings; the gayly caparisoned horses with
| their arched neCls and glossy coats, step
| ping SO proudly to the tune of the music:
\ the ladies on horseback. little less lovely
1 than the angels with their spangles and
\ tinsel glittering in the sunlight Then
4 there was the lion-tamer seated in the
I cage among numbers of fierce and tero-
ciOus lions. The funny clown, with his
1 white face and grotesque patches and his
I irresistible attire, drove twelve OF the
dearest little black Shetland ponies at
tached to a small dog-cart. Then there
were the trained dogs-the animals slowly
and indiiterently following, tine elephants
with their big ears and tusks and long
/ trunks, while by their side trotted the
| baby elephant, which was the crowning
/ delight OF the children, who shouted TIL
| they were hoarse, and some, braver than
tho others, would even grow so bold as to
reach out and touch with their hands its
| gray coat. When they had passed
| Jupiter climbed down from his perch and
eagerly hurried after the train, keeping
as close as possible to the clown, with his
/ many and diverse attractions.
/ Upon reaching the grounds the clown
/ sprang from the cart and threw the reins
/ TO Jupiter. What Bliss What ecstasy!
Then several men emerged from behind
the tent and began the work OF unhar-
Messing the ponies, and Jupiter assisted.
The clown, happening to notice Jupiter's
/ deitness and good-natured anxiety to
! please, called him TO his side, giving him
several odd jobs to perform, promising to