Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-26
uP a TREE.

One day recently Peter Lamb was walk.
ing by Keyscr's orchard, and the apples
looked 80 tempting that he deterfnined 10
go up tree after some lie was Just fair
ly up the tree when Keyser came along
with his dog, and as he had had great
many apples stolen he was pretty angry
at finding Lamb in the act Of taking some
without leave.
So after expressing his sentiments In
very vigorous language be told Peter that
as he was very fond Of apples he might
stay up there all night enjoying them.
Then he called the attention Of tho dog to
Peter. told the animal 90 watch him aud
walked up to tho house A the brute lay
down beneath the tres Peter Thought he
had never seen such an awful looking dog,
and he called Keyser to take it away and
to let him pay for the fruit. But keyscr
pretended not TO hear him
Then Peter tried TO scare the dog OF by
pelting him with apples, but every time
he hit the animal IL seemed to become
more ferociously determined TO eat piece
OF Lamb before Il abandoned him.
Peter then tried ouaXing tho dog, but tho
more blandinhmcnts no offered the hun
gricr the dog seemed TO get. Then Peter
waited tn the dog became calmer and lay
down, and then he tried to steal down the
other side OF the tree, but before hu reach
cd the ground the dog WAS ON the alert
and ready to nip MIR, Lambs calf.
At last Peter determined TO resort TO
strategy, fle went up rs high rs possible
in the tree and took OF his boots his coat,
his trousers snd his hat, and fixing them
together with the aid Of pins and his braces,
so that they should resemble the figure Of
| a man, he stuffed them with leaves
Then he carried the efigy down and set
81 nstride one OF the lower branches, NO
/ that 1t would be IN plain view OF the dog.
I Then he stepped softly away from IL
I and waited his chance TO glide down tho
/ trunk.
lie made two or threa felnts aud was
| delighted TO zee that when the dog heard
the noise IL merely glanced at the figure,
seemed rcRssured and went TO sleep again.
! At last he rot clear down 10 the ground,
and when he was few yards from the
tree he ran as fast as his legs would carry
him
1t was then late IN the afternoon, and
he succeeded In getting over 10 Mr. Jones
without being observed, lie found Joues
sitting on tho fence and explained his up.
pearance In simple shirt and pair OF
drawers by saying that he had been bath
ing and that somebody had stolen his
clothes
Jones lent him some raimeut, and Mr..
Lamb went home bent ON revenge, Ro-
dressing himself, he got club, called his
own dog---a bigger animal than keyser's
and started for the orchard when he
rcuched Il, his old enemy lay beneath the
tres watching the onlgy
Then Mr., Lamb confidently climbed over
the fence and set his dog at Koysers A
iioree combat cnsued, and while Il was Ia
progress Peter cropt up and knocked Key
ser'a dog ON the head, killing II outright.
Il was then about dusk and Peter or
dered his dog 10 lie under the tree aud
''wa,ch'' the rdlgy, while he hid behind a
neiRhboring tree. After a little while Key
ser came QUO FOR tho purpose Of letting Pc,
ter go, II he felt pouitcnt He came mp TO
tho tree without recognising the change
Of dogs and addressed the ofigy.
"Well, how do you feel by this timer
No answer.
"want to come downin
No reply.
"If you'll promise never to steal my mp
pies any more, Ill let you OIL.
Still no answer
"Oh, you're too proud to talk, are your
Well, you Just come down"
Silence from the olligy.
"Look here, | don'twant any more non
sense from YOU Como down or III pull
you downh
Then Koyscr jumped into tho tree and
grasped MIR. Lambs stuffed cont by tho
arm, He was just about TO utter an cx-
clsmatiun OF surprise, when Peter came
out and said
"Well, now, you Just pull away. That's
my dog under that tree. Your dog h
dead aud my dog'll eat you mp quickor'n
wink II you Get Of that limb before
tell you. Thought you had me- did youl
Now you'll roost among the foliage until
morning Watch him, Bull Watch hlmN'
Then Mr. Lamb knocked nm apple on
another tree and sat down 20 cat t. Key
ser FIRST began TO study up n plan for muir
derlng him then be thought he would cry
for help, But at last he determined TO nc
copt tho situation gracefully, md after
some conversation Peter agreed to lot him
go II he would promise 10 send him round
four bushels Of apples in tho morning
He registered solemn oath to that 81.
feet, and Mr.. Lamb held the dog while
Keyaer came down. Then Keyser went AZ
near to Peter as he dared, and shaking hii
fist Mt him he snd, with bitterness:
"You low lived mutton headed, bow
legged thief II that dog wasn't there, I'd
knock you down aud sit on You till
nqnashtd the breath out OF you, you wal
eyed scoundrel, your
Then he went up 70 the house. Potei
chucklcd mud hhouldcred his clothes and
started for home. Those apples have not
yet arrived but Mr.. Lamb has not been
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