The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-10-19

conclusion, Taffy felt that the world was
still large place and offered many op-
| portunities for fun.
The very next morning he proved this
1t was Sunday morning, and the cook
got out her bonnet to go to church. She
put it on the bed while she went out of
her room to attend to something. When
she came back, the bonnet was not there.
She looked everywhere, but could not
find it. Perhaps it blew out of the
window" thought the cook. She looked
looked out of the window, and saw the
bonnet. Tafy was wearing it at the
moment. That is, his head was in if,
but, in his effort to put it Cd, he pushed
his head through the crown. He was
surprised to find it about his neck, but
it fitted there beautifully, and for a
moment he looked proud and delighted.
Only for moment. At the end of that
time the cook had reached Taffy. Some
women prize their bonnets highly. This
cook did. Taffy felt very uncomfortable
for some time after the cook had carried
him into the house, and he was really
distressed when he saw the expression
on his dear mistress's face while the cook
was talking. How sorrowful she looked!
She kept saying over softly to him,
What shall do with you, Taffy?" and
Taffy felt something very moist on top
of his head. All the afternoon he was
chained to a tree quite distance from
the house, and no one came near him.
He thought earnestly for some time,
and then he said to himself, Its dan
gerous to play with four footed creatures
in field, or things with staring eyes on
brackets, but most dangerous of all to
play with things with beautiful red
things on top" Taffy was learning.
The next day he saw on the kitchen
table beautifully Drowned thing with
two lovely handles stitching up. How
delicious that smells!' thought Taffy.
"Just like the things Wait eats, that l
never am allowed to eat. l will carry it
to Waif," was his next thought. He
caught it in his mouth and eprang
through the window. AS he jumped he
tore the curtain from its fastenings. 1t
became tangled round his head. Wait
was out side the window, and sprang at
the queer looking tangle. just then
there was cry, and Taffy's mistress
caught him.
He has the chicken that was cooked
for dinner was what she said. Taffy
was in despair. Chickens had feathers.
There were no feathers on this. He
turned away discouraged. There was
was too much for dog to learn in this
world. And there stood his dear mis-
tress, looking as if she were quite as
much discouraged as he was.
cannot describe his mistress as well
as little girl described her in some
verses. And perhaps this little girl
found the secret cause of much of Taffy's
trouble. l do not agree with her.
think it was love of fun that was the
whole cause of his trouble mot hunger.
But here are the verses. You may de-
eide which of us is right
A RHYME ABOUT MY SWEETHEART.
Constance sat upon her throne.
Sweet as sweet could be;
With her smiling lips apart.
Looking down at me.
Her face is always sunny,
She never wears a frown,
She's sweet and kind and true to all
We love to have her round.
She has funny little pup.
He loves to run and rOmp;
And when he eats his dinner up.
He is helpless. hungry pup,
Because he has not had enough.
The Outlook.