New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-06
TOPPER.
BY w. f. NORRIS.

tle mani Who
haired fox terrier. while before them la Jay
stretched the body of recently deceased
badger He'd tackle 'arf dozen or en- SAINT
as you see him tackle this one just now anu 'io
asL no 'eln from nobody. But that's just Where
Ills YOU see: we can't 40 with EN- wren thes ~
so game as that We want our FOXES po,,e1 i
xya don't care to have 'em killed uncerGrouho'
co as his lordship was sayin' on'y yesterday.
the best cure for poor Topper is charge OF
shot Oh you're p hlnco rlgeaple rascal an ~
YOU Topper? Yes that You are-more 'he
pity , ,,, THE
1t certainly seemed great pity that TINS
bondsome and plucky little dog, who was pure
,rhite cave for his hound marked head and
who might have taken first prize az any snow
~ he had not been tribe too long IN the leS
should he thus condemned; and so the tan. DARK
VouTg lady in the riding habit evidently though,
"Oh hut he mustn't be killed Lee; can
bear him to be killed." she exclaimed o.
well miss" answered the OLD hun'sniai
s,hom she had ridden over to visit on that fine
spring afternoon. and who had conducted her 10
the woods. where they We're standlis; III o,u 20
that she might witness the scientific dispatch Oh
badger or two that's just what l. sara 10
myself Yesterday afternoon. when HIS Lorushp
should be wantin' nice little dors for pet
"But. Lee I have got so many dogs already.
and my aunt. unfortunately doesh IKE ''e"
Don't she. indeed Miss? Well. of course; If
twas her house. instead o bein yournLou i
there, | didn't ought to trouble YOU about H.
though / will say for Topper that he amt the
dorg to give trouble in a house. Manners Oh d
perfect gentleman he has. ana noWaHs sNTn -
fghting without he's challenged TO IT, NJ"
someover we've all got to die once. ana "
oh I'll take him" interrupted me eml,
laughing I'm not bloodthrsty NJ r H., hol
q hard-hearted huntsman. either. Come along
Topper YOU are going to nave a new si'ua''oi''
Will he follow me. DO you think: !.
The old huntsman was SUR tha ' ne m1u'I har
Miss Hylton did not mind taking him under nsr
arm for the first mile. Hes tfat understand
ing he'll make no mistake about VINO ne oe'o't s
TO- once it's been made plain to him. and as ioI
l,i why
then want to know when You was gong 10 De-
GIN. 100 ,a,n, q staadv
old cob and had a right arm 10 spar,
her new ACQUISITION handed W to her az
soon as she was in the saddle, and she depaIled
from the kennels. giving comforting assuidi .s
o. Tonner in dog language. which ne receiver
with an occasional grave upward glance gu. -.
his clear brown eyes She perceived tnat nv "as
a dog Of serious temperament, ana thdt nus
<r,endship was not to be won in moment; she
,erceiyed also that the change in his destiny did
not precisely smile upon him iet ne se.Ii1
ssr;i,,nq 10 accent II with resignation II without
nntnusiasm and when she dropped MN ne to'-
ted along beside the horse running most Oh lle
time on three legs) ike one VINO mas S,s an w"rid
learnt that what can I've Nu'' - ~
must be endured. .. ;,,oa tho road
nnd struck across some grass fields, roper
slipping through the gates SIDEWAYS, Ike a
hound and darling off every now ana theh up9|
the scent of a rabbit which. however ne ooe ,n.
pntlv relinuuished the moment that ne vas
aued When Miss Hylton reached Combe Ab-
hey. the old red brick house when was h ' 10y
inheritance. she dismounted. caught the uos 'a
his forelegs and kissed him. saying iou "'' "
dear good little man At, ,;,ea hor ,ace and
responded plainly as If ne had posses seu ,,ne
pift of articulate speech. you are o''S WIN"
an but | think you'll do , ,, 49,, .
The unfortunate fact was that per had a
moor opinion OF the fair sex More intnate a.
ppusintance with him rendered this REGULARITY
Of his manifest. and from the hrst ne ue5lea
Mrs Lindsay, Miss Hyltons aunt anu resl'er'
cd infnl
moved that lady all the more because ne gay
nor no other cause for legitimate complaint. II :
did not destroy the furniture nor ulu we canine
denizens of the house did; so that all she couin
Gay was; ,,,oo - two Irish terriers. a pug a
nach.hund and poodle were not enough for you
without this sulky little cur, ! only nope your
next pet will he bulldog Iren heln ga I,Svv "
No deaths desirable otherwise, were
brought about in the family by the latest adn'-
ton to Miss Hylton's mixed pack Toward doss
as toward ladies, Toppcrs attltude was one VI
SiyniNed reserve On the morning after his ar
rival one OF the Irish terriers thought NJ 10 go
<or Rim and was Immediately dragged round
aua rnmnd the lawn bv the root Of his ear until
he had had enough of 1t; but the peace was no,
again broken. and the newcomer estabnsheu
himself in position of superiority upon Wnlo"
Sc Aid not insist but which was tacitly conced-
ed to him. Thenceforth his life at Combe Abbey
uas of a nature to content most dogs ana
se,,h,iees no won have been abundantly con-
fonted with II had it afforded rather more scope
FOR the qualification of his sporting insthc's 10
his mistress he attached himself WIN uhsWeI l
sno NdeIty keeping a watchfu eye upon all her
movements following her wherever she WENT
and sleeping in her bedroom
"Rnt I know that in his heart he looks down
snon mo" she told her aunt. lie can he,P
thinking that / have made an unpardonaple
mistake in not being man-ahu' inoeeu' '
think so myself.
NV dear" returned Mrs. Lindsay, who was
"a somewhat formida bla-looking old parsonage
trith a long nose and an elaborate headgear
hat cd mn
a girl would gladly be DO not say thdt youI
present independence Is altogether SANITARY
either for YOU or for the estate but we must
hone that in the natural course OF things. re-
sponsibil,ty will be taken cut Of your hands be-
fore long"
provided WITH candidate Of whom she APP
proved for her nieces hand. Captain Leycester.
to be sure was precisely an ideal candi-
date seeing tht he neither wealthy nor
titled still. he was gentleman, he was well
known in smart society, and ne bore an excel
lent reputation for sober steady habits With
a girl like Alice, who hated LONDON. and whose
fox-huntng friends were Of all ranks. there
was always the danger OF some dreadful catas-
trophe occurring; Mrs Lindsay felt that 1t
was best TO take what obtainable and be
thankful
ing with his friend Jack Goodwin a neghborng
squire rode one afternoon to pay his re-
spects to the ladies, and the sight of breaches
and leggings was evidently glad one to Top
per when he followed his mistress into the
drawing room. Wagging his tail, he at once trot-
ted I'D 70 the tall. handsome, Well-dressed stran-
Ger and Instituted olfactory Investigations But
these IL seemed did not prove quite satislac-
tory. for he soon walked off on tiptoe. obviously
saving TO himself: Dear. dear. what disap-
nontmertv and lay down sadly at some little
distance from the pair, who were exchanging
"Another dog. Miss Hylton' was CAPTAIN Ley
cestsr's ejaculation. Not very amiable one
either by the look Of him. .,
"His temper rs perfect" the girl returned
with a slight accent Of displcasure. but ne
doesn't like people to snap their fingers ana
thumbs under his nose. as you did just now he
looks upon that sort Of thing as a liberty. she
added. after a pause. Il got Topper from tne
Kennels They wouldn't keep him there, because