The sun., 1897-08-22
MRS. DRIFTER GETS A DOG.
s1rUDsE pGLNNIss, "A TlIILESS
SCHIPPERRB AND A PET.


| The Servants F1ee and tho Drifters nave "
Leave Fiat -sm"dEe 80 nanrhee-
smudEe's Adventures ~ coney s'sne-One
Landiady who DIG NOS o'1ec' 70 r''~''
Mrs Drifter had boon wanting q small dog for
| q good many years. Driftor was opposed to
| small dogs general principles.
Get big dog" said Drifter; =" ono that Will
be some protection. No man who respects hinn-
self can endure small dog. Besides you don't
| want ANYTHING but a thoroughbred, and small
| dog ia like woman's bonnet-tho smaller 1t Is
| the more 1t costs. II you must have dog get
one that can take an interest in"
"Drlfter," expostulRted Mrs. Driftor. you
| are selfish. You know wo can't keep big dog
in this fiat; 1t would be cruel. Besides, big dogs
fight and chase cats and do all sorts OF dreadful
| things when they are out OF your sight A little
| dog would be lots Of company, and could train
| 1t and pet 1t and have something to talk TO
while you arc away. All my friends have dogs,
| tho loveliest pugs or poodles or Yorkshire ter
| rcrs. want dog and want small ono and
| thoroughbred What's moro, I'm going to
| havcit II you don't get IL for mo Will get IL
myself. II i have to go without hats for year
"Wcll, you can gamble on ono thing said
| Driftcr, II won't get it,"
few days later as Drifter applied his latch
key to the front door a series of ear.piercng
hows came from the interior OF tho fiat. Upon
|
| "Where in the name OF all that is great did
| you get that pup y said Drifter TO his wife, who
was looking at him with a smile OF triumph.
isn't it lovelyi Isn't 1t Just too sweet for
anythingi" sho exclaimed Como here. you
little precious. DID 90 dus nearly bark little
| head Off Bcss its littlo heart. Didn't like to
| see n horrd. big man come In. did oof Haven't
| been introduced vet has 'ooi Didn't know that
| was your father. did 90 Mas Just what he Is,
| n mi n hpr n n 81 Coma
and make friends with him. Fitine."
| Get out of here" said Driftcr. Don't you
| como near me, YOU black what.is-ti Where did
| you get 1t Pick 1t up In tho strecti thought
you wanted thoroughbred. Think am going
to adopt thing like that Get away from hcrcl
| Get out, say!'
| Come 10 90 muzzer. Don't mind that great,
big man. He'll love 90 dus tho same rs nuzzcr
does whom he knows 90 little better
| Drfter didn't get his customary greeting. He
said sternly: Madam, you usually come to the
| door and kiss me when l come In. Got riv al
| now. have IL What is itl II looks like rat.
| Has no tail; it's all head-tho worst.looking dog
l ever saw in decent house."
"Why, Drifter, that's genuine Schipperke."
"A what I" said Drifter. IL thought you said
1t was dog"
1T is dog. It's Schipperke dog; that's the
breed. She's just little beauty and thorough
to nc. l am going to keep her. sdthere Is no
more argument on that subject"
Whats her namef' contemptuously asked
Drifter
"Fihne, and she's dus the sweetest, tunninest
Fiine at ezzer was"
,,n oe " ,, Mae , Iou hoop ,na' I,s tnS .n1
line at baby tax when am around It's bad
without having % If in NV own hnuseho,d-"
M soaa,a d. .,., 49, - orr;,., A..
sesSo sssa asy sfs s tine pss gf om
trayclin, triand ,ave notice.
"Besorra, % sal said She she. % "oi'm not afraid of tho
worruk. Oi'll wash and DILL iron and scrub
floors and tind babics-bless their hearts-but
whin it comes to takin' such lookin' crather ez
that for walk. with all the bad boys in tho
ianhln te'l,fhs. 'oinie .or IN
to be lawn and It's lawn am this minute
Drifter and his wife dined out and returned
late. Tho iuni tor mot then, at the door.
T "it. fl fine % tenants m I I thou thought b W vow v wer. I'll
have to release YOU from your contract or ask
you to give up that dog. Not a soul in tho house
has siept tonight with the ho"lin In your nat.
It's fine soprany voice your dog must have.
but this is no place for him. The day after to,
morrow is tho hrst OF the month. and you can
' "TSern % snia 1piftn pH " when ,s and ns w,o
o".L ~, "nol No anu ms ms wiz
"Iy.u no,or r,ind Go,r f" coood NJ. nr;f,or
wv. ..' .i''1 go .uoeu 10 ~ n'eI
we would have had TO stay here all summer;
now we can move TO the country right away
Well take the ianior at his word. You know
. you have been talking OF it and wishing YOU
! could get out OF the lcase Besides. / don't in
. tend to give up my darling little Ftnc. | havo
grown so attached to her in few hours
, Tho next day they went to a suburb and
hunted for q boarding place. Everywhere they
were greeted with the remark: " Under no CON
, diton will We take dog in the house" AT last
they found n rather shabby place, where tho
landlady didn't object To anything The
grounds were large. and the Driftcrs moved.
Mrs Drifter became n slave Whei. tho dos,
whincd she ran to see what allied it, When It
barked she did the same thing. No conv ersa-
ton could distract her attention from that dog.
I'm training hcr," she would cXclnim and
, that takes constant Watching" Whenever a
days outing was planned Mrs. Driftcr sInilingly
, announced: II will have to stay at home as
I the dear little thing can't be taken on the car.
,, She's SO sensitive that she cries whenever
: : leave her, and 1t hurts me to think am making
i, her unhappy. Besides, her dear little throat
would be SO tired. and the other boarders mi sht