The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-01

made ii bouquet FOR his mamma, then see
| ing among the branches ~ an oak tleo
! some scarlet truluUc' flowers. hc decided
! to secure wreath for hif nat
| lr the tree climbed tho rlmhle little
fellow and s'tting on a limb, be ,creds
| Hello. Alp. 10 you see me- When I
| wreath my hat. IN make u collar and
| chain of The red Flowers for you"
Tho hat was soon rrlmmcd hnd tho
! crown filled with flowers for the collar
step aside did follow, | want 10 drop
my rat, there II goc. now look. Alp, m
going to do II irw imnautics for you b"-
fore reach terry firmy. LOOK! ] can
hang by ono m
POOR httlo RALPH, he did not hang bong,
hui fell heavily on <Ae hard +round, Htrh-
ing on his right arm nnd sdnnlieS, II
man to cry he tried 90 yet on his fee.
hu' failed. and the effort -auscd him m
An tried his best TO be OF serefcoi he
lurkcd aud pulled his litelc master ~
thc clothes, hut soeing mat fAlph did not
notice him. he picked up the vine
wroathed hat ana ran as fast ss possible
10 the honsc ON the way he met Mr.
Murrv on horseback Quickly recognizing
Alp. he locked for Ralph, thinking lle was
iiaylng WIN 'hs dog ana woplI Ioo ,l
Of Alp caused him to fhink sOmathiug
besides play was the matter, for soon M
the dog reached Mr. Murry tho llillo hat
wa dropped. mon ne ran ahead of the
horse returned barking, picked up the
hat and ran ahead, acting Az though he
wanted go tell thnt tho owner OF the hat
what does j, All mcan2 Go on. Alp,
IN follow" said MIR Murry'
FOR ho lc1 the way, carrying the hat. but
dropped II AS soon as he reached the spot
whore little HaIph was, lying.
Cuirkly disinuuutinp. hr bcnf over the
little PROSTATE form. fearing the wor5l.
But as lgluh was cons, ioHs ne gently
''oh" slid Ralph. Win a relieved look.
y climbed a tree 20 get sonc lowcrs,
ara thought | you'd % SOM, some tnr,aa1"t -
got up night came on 80 soon woke
ip lust u little white ago, but | knew
.,me one would come for ! could not see
MIR Murry carerdly examined his son's
arm and discovered that II was hrok n.
"PtpA win carry you home; don't try
as thc little fellow tried TO rise.
Very gently and slowly he carried mis-
'4,h. mamma, como quick. Something
ga tho matter with hrother!' cried Emma;
A. ous.y they ran t2 thc gate ana
Hace in tho old oak tree, and saw the
@iiqw dld yoa happen 10 f n" I him. H?1
Raphs face after he had been placed on |
his own ittle bod
"Alp told me, but can, wait row TO
neli Won all. | must go for q doctor, ana
I am afraid H. WIN he difficult to find the
horse: ! left him united wonder where
Ion papa, look-there is Alp leading
the horse homel"
'Iie rs worth his weight In gold" said
Mi hurry. o,,,,
what would we DO without him. said
RHlph's mamma,
Alp waited tn Mr.. hurry relieved him
OF tho horse. 49,,
You line old ren iSn dooss bsaS
Sopn as Alp made his appteratoc IN hls
littla masters room, Emma threw ner
tr,, rim trndcrly aud Mrs NUrry called
him ali the sweet NAMES imag nable;
Alp vas the hero of the day ana was
Ualuh was soon around. with his arm In
q sling. ard Alp IT, his cons tant compail-
i1n Emma decided efo would vote Tor
: he 81 Hcrnard for" said she, they are
thc ,,.iresi and most affecdonate dogs
living" but she gave her little poodle
,.r for she loved hun. too.
RIinh I'm. ends to solicit votes Tor the
- Nettia Paige Sconeld.