The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-06-13
THAT DOG NAPOLEON.

THATDOG NAPOLEON.
He GREW UP WITH HIS YOUNG MAS |
TER. WHO WAS FOND OF HIM.
Did Some Things Like All Dogs and 9th
err Things Besides-How He Frightened
Aunt Chesterfield and Earned q Quarter
FOR His Owner.
paid man 90 for him when he was
a little pup-the dog, mean-and he
told ne--the man did-that if ! would
treat him kindly and give him plenty of
corn bread-give the dog-he would
guarantee-the man would-that he
would grow up-the dog would grow up
to be an honor to him-to the man.
Napoleon got to be the largest dog
and did it in the quickest manner Of any
dog / ever knew. I wore long curls at
that time, remember, into which boys
used to cast burs, which hurt me good
deal, especially when Napoleon would
take his claws and try to run them
through my locks, although the locks
never opened in that way. They were
combination locks, suppose, and !
didn't yet have my letters in my head to
set the combination ON. he also grew
very strong, Napoleon did, 80 that !
found it difficult 20 keep him at home
unless tied him, and even then it both
cred me if another dog happened to be
going by. Catching sight Of that dog,
Napoleon would utter a glad cry and
bound over the fence, utterly unmindful
of tile rope or me at the other end OF it.
Down the street he would prance, giving
vent to short banks and drawing the at
tention of people after him, also myself.
Neighbors coming to the windows used
to marvel at the black and white streak
we made in passing by. Sometimes
wouldn't get home till long after meal
time, which in those days was quite
detriment to me, though not to Napo-
leon, whose appetite soon became cele-
brated throughout the whole town, for
when he couldn't get a pair Of rubbers
or fur muff to slake the cravings OF
hunger he would 60 out and collect the
loaves of brown bread that bakers had
left upon the adjacent stoops. Iwouldn't
like to print the things that people used
to say about him at such times.
We grew up together-at least Ma
poleon did, for he had two feet the start
of me- Wewere inseparable. Neighbors
said they never saw anything more SO,
but that was chiefly because couldn't
get the rope unfastened in time.
1t was Napoleon's appetite that ulti-
mately accomplished his ruin, just as it
has many another mans Aunt and On
Gle Chesterfield came to visit Us that
fall They lived at jay Corners, and
really ought never to have gone any
where else, but there they were, getting
out Of the stage at our front gate, and
what could we do? heard father say
that to mother as they stood looking
out Of the window together. Uncle
Chesterfield WASH really our uncle, you
understand, but just an old friend OF Ia
ther's-I don't know how old, but he
looked every day Of it, and more We
called him uncle because he appeared
that way. Aunt Chesterfield had tic
douloureux, which used to cause her. to
make up the awfulest faces. realize
now that it was from pain, but at that
age used to laugh, whereupon she said
was a wicked boy. She also had q
brown wig and rheumatism. Uncle
Chesterfield didn't have anything but
Just warts-I think ] counted 70-and
Aunt Chesterfield But ], heard father
tell mother that was enough
Mother put them into the spare cham.
Der, where the old fashioned canvas bot
tom bed was with the white valance
There were also some green worsted
lamp mats on the bureau. We al
said good night, father wound up ths
clock and everybody went to bed. wa
always sound sleeper as boy, SO yor
must know that Aunt Chesterfield hat
to shrek pretty loud to get me out, bu
she did it, and could have fetched me,
think, if had been dead. I got right ~
and ran into the spare chamber befor'
anybody could stop ma
Aunt Chesterfield was sitting in th,
middle Of the bed in red flannel night
gown. I didn't know her at first, be
CAUSE utI ulOuGu was w loO OpOus Oil AOA
ing, and her face twisted with tic dou
loureux, and the whitest, shiniest heat
you ever saw, which remembered will
copious locks Of brown. But Isaw how
that was in minute, for there was Ma
poieon over in the corner with brown
wig in his mouth, which he was tossing
and worrying and carrying on dreadful
H. TI,olo fV,oc<orfa16 i~r,r, <,oc, 1dp,t CO
at first, but by and by You found hin
with his legs stuck through the arms o
a rocking chair, and every time b
moved Napoleon would growl, not bein,
acquainted with Uncle Chesterfield, an
he was almost scared to death.
They took the stage back to Jay Cor
ners the very next day Mother wa
dreadfully shocked, but I noticed tina
father didn t get excited.
II wonder who let that dog q
stairs?'' he said musingly after the stag
was gone.
intended to say that I didn't know
but got to stammering and mixed my
self up, and before l realized what
was doing l blurted the truth right on
and said that did Father gave me
quarter l didn't know what for, but
supposed at the time that it was fc
telling the truth
but the dog must CO." he added
Ills appetite is growing too indiscrin
NATIVE .
So we sold him to man who kept
farm, and who soon afterward shot hin
for biting calf on the legs Napoleo
used to do that to book canvassers whe