Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-02
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} How Lon Got His Dog.

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Miss Artemcsla Pinch lived In COM
Portable frame house, lust outside the VII.
laga OF Fsirwater. She was considered
weil-to-do by tho lnnocent country minds
thoreabout owning several houses and
farms. for which rent came In regularly.
But she was as close as her name implies.
with her lived her only relative, great.
nephew, Alonro Bates called Lon fer short.
Lon was - and. people generally sup
posed. was as unlueky as his age would
Indicate lie had to work hard fer his
old aunt-whom every one called Miss
Messy" and though she made him fairly
comfortable she wasted no aneotion-at
least the outward show OF it--on the lad.
Perhaps e Was vague hunger for some
thing that would love him that made Lon
eager for dog. The request, like mos,
others he had ever made, was very prompt
ly vetoed by his aunt,
The very Idea" she exclaimed. sharply.
when he had come in. with sparkling eyes,
one day, to say that nilly Atwater had Of
fered to give him we'll .grown pup II no
might keep H. II never had dog around
the place in all my llfel Noverl And I've
got along. 50 guess you'll have to, What,
would you feed him on, should like to
know. and who're would you keep hlmg"
u could nN a kennel out OF barrel"
no said confidently, adding In hcsltating
way, "there'd hp Straps enough to feed
him with. ] guess, earn little some.
times. and l could buy him meat and dos
crackers, Too much meat ain't good tor
dogs, any way" this last with burst OF
convincing argument
"SprauN indtqlfH aal1 Niaa Macy with
scorn, How many serapa do you suppose
| waste, slr7"
nut. Aunt messy. he'd mako nns
WATCHDOG They say those gangs of mon
working on tho new railroad are tough
fellera, some OF EN-. heard down TO tho
store mat they are proving around con-
Don't toll met" replied Miss Mccsy
pulling down her glasses from her forehead
and going TO work again vigorously at her
knitting. II Amt Afraid. and IL I amt, why,
you've no call to b., I'll have no dog
around. ! eau tell you, once for all"
with much reluctance Lon told nllly At
water the result Billy was very angry
He liked Ion. and being very fond u his
dog Dixie and hor pups, he wanted TO give
the latter away whore thoy would be woll
treated,
Never mind her" he rajd oontcmptu.
ously' uoddlng In the direction Of Mics
way IN bot she'll let you have him some
time, She'll got a scare some day Every
one knows she's one N tho richest folks
hero. ! most know your houae'n no brDke
into an Just hope Il Willw
80 do J. kinder" said Lon. mot on
account on tho pup but just for fun. My
"a like chance o. scarin' somu o thom
fallorA away"
Lon" said Miss Meesy, few days later,
i've Just had some money paid me, and |
can't keep It here over night must 10 to
Brhyton at once and deposit H. n | hurry
can set there before the bank closes. bat
can't Eot d train back TN lato In tho even
in. 10 / guess IN 20 to Sally prau's and
spend the nieht I hate 10 leave you. b1t
snuio ono's got to iako care NJ the place
Isn't there some boy you could not 10 sleep
here with your"
"Billy Atwaer, guess said Lon csgorly.
lie can bring his dogi then We won't DO a
bit afraid"
NO. no dogs" said his aunt quickly.
They'd clutter up the whole house and like
as not tear something to plcooa before morn
eng No one'll molrsi you, but II thoy
should, there's The old gun right In the
front entry an tho loaded cane your father
used 70 carry An II you need anything
else, II any one should come, throw not
water on EN- That does Il, every time
The old lady had scared away few
trampa, In hor day, by pointing the old gun
at them and she firmly believed II would
frlghten any one on The hot water pml.
oct aho had always planned TO Try, should
there be mood But there never had been.
and II there had It IL probable that water
would have done little for her. inasmuch az
shr relirioufly emptled out hof kettle oygry
night, Milling It with fresh water IN the
morning Where rhe expected 20 got h0i
water for No sudden an emergency abe could
not have told. and nc ono ever asked her.
~. L. h. q.
doorstep TO SEQ her on was an emphatic. |
NOW do Just a. I've told you"
Then he locked up tho house and wont 10 /
find nilly Aviator. His aunrh departure |
had been 40 sudden that thoro had been no |
time to &c for his chum beforehand,
Bllly'h mother readily agreed 10 Tot her |
son pass tho might with Lon. ahS spoke VI |
their having the dog for protection 10 such |
a tako-it-fo granted way that Lon hadn't |
courage % speak Of his AuntB stern com |
mAnd until Bllly was Enchanting The biz |
DOG. who leaped and barted wildly In hor
10y at the prospect OF a run.
"sRy. Billy." began Lon healiatlngly !
Aunt messy said we couldn't have the dos
thoro tonight"
"Rho didr exclaimed the boy IN sur.
Prise. "Well, then. she can Just come back
and taha care Of her house. that's all.
shan't so without Dixie, that's certain. !
should bo afraid" There's tho old gun"
said Lon. "and we're pretty strong you
know"
"'Taint worth shueks" said Bny, with
decision. you know Il amt. We've got 10
have Home protection. I viii take the dog.
Lon. You can't prevent mo You wouldn't
stay thera without me, would your An
guess Miss messy would rather ia take
Dixie than leave her house all alone, You
can tell her | dld II, an you couldn't help
H. Tell her my mothor wouldn't "a let me
stay without Dixie
This last vas said With a roll OF his eyes
ownrd the kitchen window He had been