The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-08

mistrust about the gun in -. ~.
a.. laSt Hugh stood M s sre son =
wars the woods. saying SAG SAG pets \
ailI the dog ran off To- him .ck en- M
Then Hugh cnwled slyiIh Pc ~
stone wal, and drew Ky toxrs =
heid IT up, and sighted n 's ,,gun ost h
arm trembled SO that ~ ayins hf \.
and. fro. When he he sne Gun ma
back lie hid the gun behlndd shsp ~
ran UP TO him. barking az I'm. he
nm what he had seen IN az ,ha y 70 III .
waited moment, then hre NooA ~
IN front OF him. When tb ,oasshi IL y
Frustrated himself before u Iog as
ana licking Hugh's bare faNesh, VI,
not look at Shep. bur wa,nss Htn
ilylng over by the woods w. Wo "a
backward and raised tho v, nasn rss
mad time to ann. Shen d,sss ua, osicts
forward and raised his hsssed In
enough 70 lick Hugh's hanSs a N'l |.
Hush stood the gun again., 4,
wall and threw himself nroS. The d
ground. and sobbed. p'one o. /
II can XII you, Shep: c,r,,n
ahep was delighted TO seq Hn.ssl l N
sun down, and birked ANA sa %,
about, leking Hugh's eais NJ sr s,az,,s
ABOUT MS head and face. -" NJ
Wo hours later Hugh's mo,h..
| Gown the lane TO see what hss -
iliin, anu she found him lylayV
s ETA a., sound asleep, with ShsD ~.
Come, Hugh, It's time To.
Luln, ms mother said, toucsD.s ! |
gently on the shoulder ''ueul.s
GU go on TO the city, mother. m !.
mere IN the country and tsls .as
Shep." Hugh said. still tesr, se az
toward the ground. 'p''s ~
Nonsense, Hugh; hurry a,
la,c." his mother said, he.niinvo VI xael
But ! can't shoot Sheb' mo. I'm y
better stay ana take care NJ y h,v N
said, sobb.ng as If his heart uas sI
We'll take him along, perh.rs.
manage 10 keep him. his inotharr ~
she saw how deeply grleyei Ill., n
over the loss of the dog. avg
Shep was very happy tro,,ip,
lane alongside Of Hugh. lhs
walked behind them and carried 4.
so that the dog would not Lea Il \.
returned tire gun TO the farmer u
thls day lie ha{es the sight OF an,
Wien Hush and his mother NJ,
tied Ia thelr city home, Hugh carryl
OF the morning papers TO help M
ciothlnS and Shops meat. But Sh.s
earned his own meat. Early an
winter MOI nihes. when the realen \
paper We're snug and warm In thel,
hugh and Snep trudged through n,
snow, dc.NcrilC the papers al the n
Hugh went down one side OF M n
and lcit the papers, and Shep ran N
the street, carrying Ike papers I, N /
side. Hugh folded each one and ran
shep. saying.
Take II over. take 1t over" AMI M
took the paper In his mouth and hi
across the street. Then, when he W
! the porch. Hugh said: "Drop II, al.
and the dog laid the paper on L. i
right in front of the door.
When the maid came out to swg,
porch She picked up the m0rni;g u
and noticed a row Of dog iracss "a
the porch she wondered VIA. 90; d
thtlc regularly.
Wher pancrs wcrc being -ral r.isI
IN school and Shep WAS la.eep HhAl
kitchen.
In time Shep became quite cA,nl
He was known to the press and M
as "The. Carrier Dog"
little children jumped out Of MA
in Tie morning TO see the dog til1
tho morn ing paper They ser, snila
of money TO The Carrier Dog 10
Hugh LuTan. Shop soon LEANED vi
for the lit.lc faces al the w!nt0n
when he saw them he wagesi hs I'll
bariS'd. but he had 70 hurry aa's
Hugh would say:
Hurry up, Shep. Take II over ~
over"
And TIE Carrier Dog" hurried ri
the morning paper.