Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-06-01
RALPH, THE ROVER.

be .usre Ralph! Ralph! Hi, you scamp!
M -. hack here, sirl There, he's gone!
D. star Two or three days tramp again.
ed Z, nardon, sir! didn't see you. |
Ut @.tbat busy calm the dog | reckon |
ne ,,y walked over YOU The matter,
H. Well, it's that dog, Ralph. You
3 sd me call him, dare say, A
\ ..nder older fellow you couldn't find
nj DAVIS travel, but he has one bad
N mi Most humans have more than
d .so4 and amt sure in my own mind
S bat he amt human.
q THE habit: Well, its just this: He
I'll follow every blessed old tramp as
asses here. and keep followin EN-,
,rotimes for two or three days. He's
opeer one. Did you notice him just
or. Didn't see him: Well he keeps
d md far enough behind the fellows so
bsv won't drive him back, sniffin,
niHp along, and kind of castin his eye
. aek to let me know he's hearing me,
hnot heedin me. just the same way
acts every time he goes off. He'll be
ark all right when he does come; and
Ms been acting that way ever since
rvp had him. Stolen Why. sir, !
inf believe the ones liyiu could steal
dim or fasten him up ever SO tight he
nldn't get back ever since-an a right
oesr way got him too.
rs he mine? Well, yes, i'll one way;
N then no, in another. 1t was "A queer
tory anyway
TELL it, sir? Well, if | had time !
night, All. thank you, sir. a fine
,pntleman like YOU can afford to be
generous
Now. let me see! As near as | re-
member, it was June, two year ago, as
come down stairs rather early one
morning to light the fire for my old
woman. She warn't very strong then;
the youngster there was only couple
If months old, an | was gettin the
things all handy for her to get break
fast. When she come down the fire was
Hgifu an the kettle singin-for JOY of
,aein her, I'm thinkin.
"Molhe was always a great one for
fresh air, so as soon as she saw that
eyerythin was goin right in the kitchen
he walks TO the front door, turns the
key an opens it.
well, quick as flash she came run
min back to me with her face kind of
white an scared.
"'0h, jim, come out here to the door!
Quickr says she.
IAN when followed her blessed if
lon't see the FUNNIEST sight | ever did,
m there stood, starin like an ape.
you see, these seats on tine porch are
rather comforble to sit ON, an with the
lines hangin over this way makes it
most as shut III an quietlile as bed
room; then the posts here an at the cor
GERS form good rests for the back. Well,
Il anyhow, good or bad, right here, a-leanin
Jack III the most uncomf blest way, was
me trampiest looking tramp ever saw,
Ound asleep. An on the seat beside
nm, with his head on the mans lap,
was the dandiest setter l ever expect to
zee, A yallyble dog, sir, too, as knew
soon as | set eyes on him l always
know a good dog, being rather in the
'portln line myself, an this was II genu-
ne Gordon setter.
well, sir, suppose | must have said
'onethln, with surprise, for to wake
mem up The dog turned the solem'est
eyes round to me, askin me not to make
"much noise; an the man, all rags an
a'ters' yawned al set up. An then
tein Mollie right behind me. I'll be shot,
af' II he didn't stand up, take off his
liece OF hat to her, an begin to appel
1fglse for settin on our doorstep. Said
@a been overcome with fateek.' My
eyel For the manners of him could
Ifdly believe he weren't swell cove,
messed IN che latest fashion, with full
Iooded stopper at the gate waitin for
aim
know | must have stared at him
considerable, but, bless you, Mollie
uant spend no time a starin till she'd
'SAed INN into the kitchen, an when the
breakfast was ready she gave him an
uiS Jog, too, good one.
4 Ills f"nt We're blistered with walkin
u SHOES That left half of his feet out
4Vors an i'alf in; an as he could scarcely
axe step we made him stay with us a
Jay or SO till they got better; but he
gOuldnt bear it, an the only reason, l
,u'iiK, was that he was afraid of bur
senih US But, Lord! He did as much
ITi US as we did for him, I'll be bound.
t ne niled the yard with kindlin's, an l
yei'eVe he'd "a chopped all the wood in
.ue village if Mollie hadn't seen his
udnds all blistered an bleedin. That
SiIe MIN away, sure. "A gentleman
urn says to myself when l see those
men nothin would do but Mollie
h; doctor an bandage them up for
uim' An while she was dom it she
1safa a sound like a child irwin not to