The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

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men the power Of lying is cohhneu 10
spp''hi mat the power OF ihlo"lnh
lalschood into glance is possessed oh'l
10y women
lonto exhausted himself In vain ci-
loris to lie with his cyca hut 'h's
uhNu'c'ssiul talschool w@s even InoIc
terminating iha' an aNowal'
Iooheu nNpdly at Pohio' hcr''
Iuh,o' Aalu l. hke TINS ana oi
Iereu MN the second chicken Wh''h
Nnthollho had Just hnifhod pluoAins,
foh'o looked at ne rcueeiNel!'
num- ne SAID 'you evidently SUE
pe'' me why do you give me
onI'h'h To-Day You never gave me
Wholo chicken before lie TOOK the
,hlcken IN his mouth ana Immediate
" deposited II on the hoor at my rect
anu looking mp IN ny eyes, ne salu
lou must thihk am loot
lhAiihollNely said 20 myself lhleI'
S'ouhorell You nave BETRAYED me iou
are pcrhdlous dog. Your honest en-
nine existence OF loyalty mas now come
10 an ond' ANA You have been as ialso
az u you were only a ~. "' hut pat
ung MN on the back ! a'deu hlouu
uood fonto' honest Po'to' nice Foh'o'
The discrimination was rather TOO
deep Tor Ponto. Urged on by the Sa-
worry smell OF the chicken, he TOOK II
between bis Jaws ana started to 60
but before he reached the door he turn
cd several times and locke. 1t me care
iully In order to sec " he could fathom
my thoughts. As soon as ne had left
the Kitchen ! closcd 'ao door and be-
gan spying upon him through the blinds
OF the window. lie vent C. few PAGES
as n Intending to doyorr hir prey. and
then stopped. placed tho chicken on
the ground and thought deeply for a
long time. Several times he looked at
the kitchen door with mis- false and
trcachcrous eyes. Then, giving mp all
attempts TO seek an explanation salts
factory to his mind, ne contcntcd him
self with the fact that he aad the chick
on, picked II up and departed. AZ he
disappeared In the d,si1ncc could sec
that his sometime timid tail, which had
hcsitatcd throughout our entire CONVEX
satlon. had again became bold nnd firm.
Ponto's tail said: BAH have both
chickens. Nobody saw me take the FIRST.
HurrnhW
Htcalthily followed him from nfar.
and l surprised him In the act OF hastily
scratching hole In the ground with
his powerful forepaws. Tho chicken
that ! had given him was lying ON the
ground and In tho hole ne was digging
/ Jay the other chicken was hchrl-
broken. My friend Ponto retained the
Instincts OF his remote ancestors. tho
foxes ana the wolves, ana buried his
/ provisions. hut. alasl being domcsti'
Gated animal, and having become the
companion Of mankind. he had learned
10 lie.
Under the eyes OF no trcncherous and
now shame-iaced Ponto made mp O
little package OF the longer feather
Of the two chickens, and deposited this
little feather duster on my workinf
table. Whenever thereafter ! was On
gagged nt work ana Ponto came bring
ing his ball and said. with a light an,
easy air, Come, come! Lay aside thai
rubbish ana let us play ball" I In
yariably lifted the little feather duater
Then Ponto would drop his PREACHER
Gus head. His tail would sink between