The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-20

cream colored, long nalr, large plach Eyes
END snou5, which are especially becou' "
tl her Curly white head n young lady
Who was visiting MS last year from Mon
taua called her the strawberry plOhue,
She r. hcb-tailed. but that makes her
look very cute. Ny Dot does not eat u
the yard. like most dogs. Fer plate ~
set on a carpet under the kitchen table,
SHE Will cat nowhere else. She drinks
outdoors out Of an earthen vessel. which
IS set in the ground under the house to
keep the water cool. She has a zinc tnh
of her own, In which hathe hr' Also
car bolic soap, towels, comb, and brush
OF her own to make her look pretty aftc"
the bath. / never lei her out on the street
alone | am sure there Is not better
watchdog. No one can enter the hQu"t.
Even tho neighbours when they wish to
come over call out CLOSE Dot up. she
does not care to have strangers aronnd
the house, and even locked up will bark
until the person is gone. A pedd.er enc
in once on the gallery to ring the bel, We
did not know, any one WAS There unlil we
Inc han door. She jumped on the man.
tearing his pants ana inserting her sharp
teeth INTO his leg. II was done so quickly
and unexpectetly that ths untort , noL
After | had taken the dog away ne sara
the dog was right; that she was doing her
duty that he should not nave come mo
the yard | must say he was very uuch
surprised at my Dots RECEPTION, she ~
not polite with any one only with home
folks. The milkman comes at o'clcck
and MS that is separated from the back
ward she fears as soon as the mix ~
poured in that some one VIII stfa! IL, SO
she hanks and gives us n rest untli some
one gets up and brings IN me pan, M
she Will keep quiet until about o CLOCK,
when she scratches at the baeN noor ~
ndmittance, She sleeps outdoors IN q
cosy box. No cat can come In the yarn.
she catches rats, mice and roaches' ON u
rarticnlarly fond of frogs. AS soon as me
Hover rnr-en Is spr.nkied she goes our
hunting them ana II lucky enough 70 NM
nne ehe lies down. holding the frog be-
tween her fore paws ana eats 10 her
hearts content. but rot In French styirL,
soute She en- toys buggy rNling as mnon
Ss I do She always gives the h1rse JIM
n friendly greeting; she 10 very iona OF
Nj" XIV Dot is a queer dog. She, eats.her,
liver. ham and CHICKEN she Hkcs w
bread. but prefers Ice cream, Gates ara
candy. sometimes she ios. met ,,bbst 4.
n annonful Of lime water. Did YOU 81
H., ov thai was a good tonic for dogs Wy
little dog now possesses a winter cont
wbich Is gray. bound in rose. thar was
made for her last winter. AZ that .ine
| "a MOI the least idea that | wou'f now
I he wearing a badge CT the same rvIoI. Siie
also has blue fianRel one VITA wniie
~rtel buttons They are both very pretty,
| vW-Snr c7,n, home from school she Is 20
/ ,,nnnv m see me- then ask her II she
hap her dinner She will run TO ne
| dSnire room joyfully ana come nack 90
/ 80 ooe sunda, we neg ected 10 elNt
me. ,,,1rSr nj the usual hour. She came
/ ~ ~ ~ while | Was IN the ward, noticed
| t ~ askad n she had had her d'nner.
! sIs mt out her tongue &c snow my t'ai
shr u, ng,,ifuly al me knew then mat
" Ma n5t NV best wishes 20 ME- Zap
! s IN w. w. and love TO all the Hans. your
! friend