Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-12-22
HIS JOY WAS ALMOST TERRIFYING.

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HIS JOY WAS ALMOST TERRIFYING.
Jump upon my knees and lie there and
lick my hand. The master Of the brig
wanted to buy him from me, but ] said
no, not for ten times his weight in gold.
I'll pawn the shirt off my back to re-
pay you for your kindness, sir. says ].
but jackson and me are friends that
must not part II we can help it.
However, couldn't take him to sea
with me every voyage. and when got
home gave him to my sister to take
charge of. went chiefly on coasting
trips, and was absent for short spells
only, and, lodging as did with my sis
ter when was ashore, never did NOR
tai man from the most loving OF wives
or mothers, from the most affecticnate
Of fathers or brothers, receive such a
welcome home rs did from jackson.
His Joy was almost terrifying. II came
TO this. that when the neighbors heard
Q was 70 return they assemble IN q
body In the door TO witness Jackson's
delight You would have thought he'd
spring through the very roof When
his demonstrations were over. he'd sit
and grunt, with his eyes fixed upon me
us though he were talking lie was the
only dog ! ever met that seemed TO
know his bark didn't convey all that
was in his mind ! can assure you II
used to affect me TO see him trying to
give expression to his thoughts by ut
terng sounds and maneuvcring with his
ears believe that u dead sailors
soul had passed into that there dog
Ilal but do then Never did the like
~ NO much intelligence walk on four
legs afore
There came time when shipped
as second mate and carpenter aboard
goldman bound to French port This
gave me q chance to carry Jackson
along with me. the skipper not objecting
! had now had the dog about three and
half years perhaps four lie was still
I'm active. beautiful dog with u lovely
brown coat Of hair fine US silk. and
eyes as expressive us pretty girls IL
came on to blow after we had left port
few hours. and the weather turned
thick rs mud in wine glass We got
the vessel under easy sail: the wind was
u little abaft the beam and we were
blowing through Il reckoning on forty
fathoms OF water under our keel. when
shortly after six bells Of the first watch
the vessel took the ground of the Nor
folk coast; the masts went over the side
and she was wrecked In n breath. beat
ing hard with the seas bursting over
her
There was bit OF deckhouse aft,
and most Of the men took shelter in IT,
! was making my way 10 that structure
IA join them when the deck blew up
amidships. and To save myself from be-
ing washed overheard. | erawled into
the little caboose and when ] was
there. feeling horribly lonesome. !
thought of jackson. and putting my
head out through the door ! whistled
an the little silver whistle ! used to
carry expressly to call him with.
Whether he was aft with the men and
they let him out. suspecting by his
capers on hearing my whistle that he
was going mad. whether he had been
sheliering himself waiting for me TO
call him. never could tell The hull
lay with strong list. and the air was
white with flying spray All amidships
the hold was yawning; yet Eve minutes
after ! had sounded that whistle !
heard scratching ut the gally door,
and on sliding II bit open in bounded
Jackson.
"Ile had scarcely entered when lump
OF green sen struck the caboose What
followed Is like recollccting the waking
up out OF swoon remember finding
myself In the water and Of scraping ut
something with my finger ends II was
the top OF the caboose. rs you see Il
there. but didn't know what Il was
till the day broke In cropping put my
arm through hole and held by IT, just
then heard q yelp close beside me.
put my other arm into the smother
where something showed black and
caught hold OF the dog--for the dog Il
was and hoisted him on 10 my back
with his fore-paws on my shoulders
The water was horribly broken and the
tumbling OF the caboose roof sickening;
yet held on with my arm through the
chimney hole and the dog chung TO my
shoulders, encouraging me rs Il were
by sometimes licking my face; and