The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-12

give the cunning little dog dinner? /
am sure he needs it. Don't all speak at
once"
~ will, teacher!'' ssMel'' sme!''
came from all sides as dinner baskets
were generously opened. Only Ted and
Jim Barker, the two VIII o had first espied
the waif, stood moodily aside growing
out one to the other, 'sUmph! Such a
fuss about one yaller dawg that amt
worth buttonl''
Hearing the lost word, the dog sprang
upon his hind legs, he Id up supplicatine
paws and gave a sharp, delighted yelp.
"Why, his name must be Button!" DavY
said TO the teacher.
Probably. - she answered. ''And he
is a well bred little fellow. See how
prettily he begs, though he could easily
snatch the bread from your hand. -
'tEf he's q trick dawg Pm agoin' to
claim i'm, cause I found Jim, - Ted
Barker said, pushing through the adj
miring circle.
Davy sank down on one knee and put
an arm about the shaggy neck. Miss
Aston, the teacher, interposed: ~
think we had better adopt Button as the
schools 81 dog and let Davy take care OF
him. Who votes with me?''
Everybody that is any account-all,
'cepu them Barker boys, - somebody said
from group back of her.
Miss Aston went on as though she had
not heard. eyes, Davy must take care
of him. Davy has no brother or sister tc
be company for him. Besides, he has 3
great way TO come every morning-all OF
four miles, and it will he nice to have
this fine fellow trotting beside his pony
There the matter rested. Throughout
the afternoon, though, there was a lively
curiosity as to whether the Barker boys
would allow Button to go peacefully
home with his keeper.
All eyes were on Davy as he mounted
and set the pony's head homeward, call
ing as he did so, "Here, Button! here,
sir. - Button ran few steps forward,
dropped upon his launches, and began 10
howl piteously. When Davy pulled up
short the dog ran to stump, sprang
upon it, stood again upon his hind feet,
uttering short, sharp barks.
81 wonder what he wants, - Davy said,
riding up beside him. The next minut6
be knew. Button had sprung to the
pony's back, squatted himself comfortably
behind the saddle, put a paw upon either
OF Davy's shoulders and nestled his black
nose daintily between.
The sight set the whole school off in a
roaring laugh. Even the Barker boys
i'll humor gave way before dog that
could ride behind.
Davy and Button went away down hill
to chorus Of good natured yells and
shouts.
Thenceforward Button was the schools
pet and pride. Each week, indeed almost
every day, showed ia him some new and
delightful accomplishment. He would
beg, shake hands, sit for his pic
ture, keeping himself SO still and
straight that Davy's cap did not
fall off his shaggy head nor the
starched frill about his neck get single
wrinkle. He would do penance, too, by
standing upright in corner facing the
wall, until one day a dunce-cap was
clapped slyly on his head. Everybody
laughed, OF course, and then poor Button,
who had seen dunce-caps worn, dropped
to all tours. sneaked out, and could not
be persuaded, bribed nor driven for the
rest of the day TO leave his staunch friend,
the pony, whom daily now he rode to
water.
That was the thing the school thought
the funniest Of all. Button sat upright in