Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-09-30


pver de boat and in ter de ladies' cabi1
and scares de wimmen half ter det'
till d. engineer catcaes nfm ana make
him fast ter der capstan."
The capstan had been freshly paint
I'd vermilion. and in the morning Mug
gins Was . cory horror. The monster
refused to get into the carriage which
awaited them at the landing. and none
Of the deck hands would go<near him,
20 little Marie had to boost him In Ler
self.
Van CATERS didn't 20 to Europe q.
ALL He went down to Long Island In
stead. His aunt was surprised to ses
him walk In one hot day.
"Wellr' said the aunt.
81 came down." said Van CATERS, ''t>
look after Mugsins."
'Mussins u out walking now" sale
ais aunt, and Marie IL with him, be-
lieve. They are inseparable."
(which wayY asked Van Gaiters.
utter he had something cool to drink.
you are throwing yourself away
Gerard" said his aunt. But II you
follow the path through the field there.
into the weeds, you will And-Hug.
gina"
Thank ysu. aunty." said Van Gait
.fs.
Van Caters followed the path till II
ieA I'm into the thick Of the woods: still
% AuGgins. no Marie He hoped Mug.
gins would have sense enough to make
himeeH scarce. He wanted to say
something to little Marie. things NO fei-
low could say with q frog-faced bull
pup staring at him. That xoggle-eyed
Auggins would take the sentiment cut
of any man.
Still ne Marie. Perhaps Muggins haa
cavorted OF through the underbrush
and led her away from the beaten
path. Perhaps they were coming home
another way. Perhaps-what was
that?
A shrill scream, and another. and an
other. Van Caters set OF at a run.
could have happened? Was she hurt7
Why was she 20 quiet now? And where
was Muggins7 MuEgins should be
taking care Of her.
Marie! Marier No answer. Sh.
must be hurt. What right had they to
let her run about like this. little Marie
with no one to look after her? He
would soon stop all that.
A turn in the woodland way. and VaI
Caters almost fell over her. She was
sitting in the middle Of the path. with
MuGgins' head in her lap. She looked
at Gerard with her mouth open and the
bls tearE running down her cheeks.
'Ah, Gerard" said she. poor Mug,
gins
What has happened" gasped Van
Caters, kneeling down beside her.
There was a distinct cracking in the
Van Caters sprang to
his feet.
NO, no." said Marie, catching at hi,
arm: Its too late nOw-the man-oh,
oh. such a brute! II 1t hadn't been for
Muggins tried to lift his battered
aead. but dropped 1t with a queer. grur
moan. He was covered with blood. and
20 was Marie.
THE man sprang out and caught my
arm. and l called Muggins. who was
some way behind. and Muggins few at
his throat. and the man let 20. And
then MugginS got him by the arm AMI
hung on and wouldn't be shaken of.
And the fellow beat him with a great
stick. and finally Muggins dropped"
Muggins quivered and wagged his
stump OF Il tail feebly, and Marie took
ohe of his clumsy paws tenderly and
ss.d it in her small hand.
Poor Muggy, poor, bad. brave old
Muggy. who loved me"'
'ROok" said Muggins. family. "a.
:ook. a-rook! WoOf." and SO. with that
1oarse bark. he died. game to the last,
and NEST sincerely mourned.
Van Caters buried him there un
Ter a big oak tree, and cut ''Mugyins'
"A the bark, and proposed again to lit
lie Marie on the way home.
Please, Gerard" said little Marie,
another day"
To-day" said Gerard. stoutly. But
t was not that day. nor for many a
on2 day, that little Marie made an
;wer.
BY that time Muggins' epitaph hal
extended until II climbed UP into the
branches. Van Caters added some-
hing TO 1t every time he and Marie
visited Muxgins' grave.
THAT beastly bull pup" said Gerard,
IealOusly, one day. when Marie was
reading the finished epitaph aloud:
We've made him out a regular angel"
Poor Muggy." said Marie, softly.
putting her frail little hand on his
sleeve. Poor. bad. brave old Muggy,
who loved me!"
And that, l think, should have been
Muggy's epitaph.-Vogue.