The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-07

before the world recognized your
genius, Barney, 1 did,
The jubilant young man, suddenly
abandoning the hands that were thus
promised him, clasped the girl to him
and kissed her. 1t is a remarkable
thing that a man often attains cele-
| brity for doing something that hum
dreds of others do better, while the
world remains ignorant of perform
anceS that are really entitled to fame.
AS Barney threw one arm around Lady
| Mary's waist he saw, out of the corner
of his eye, the big dog spring at his
throat. Yet the young man kissed the
| girl as tenderly and as gently as if
nothing particular were happening on
the other side of him; and Lady Mary,
closing her eyes for the moment,
rested her head against his breast and
breathed a deep sigh of contentment.
( She was awakened from her momen-
tary dream by savage, mounting
growls, and, remembering the dogs,
jumped back in alarm. With rigid
muscles Barney held at arms length,
his strong arm grasping the collar, a
brute only slightly smaller than a
pony, whose angry fangS were tear
ing at his coat sleeve. The other two
dogs looked on, Snarling, but appar-
emily waiting for their mistress to give
the word of attack. The girl shrieked
at the sight.
Down, Nero, down. she cried.
How dare you. sir?''
"Oh, it's all right said Barney nom
chalantly. Don't scold him. 'Tis his
nature to, don't you know. He'll find
out two things in about a minute;
first, and most important, that I'm
going to be one of the family; and,
second, that he's met his match.
say, Mary this wouldn't be a bad scene
for the aquarium, don't you know;
Samson defying the lightning, or was
it Ajax? 1 never can remember those
classical illusions"
Down, SIR commanded the girl
Come here and apologize"
Barney relaxed his grip on the col
lar, and the huge dog cringed up to
Lady Mary with a most creStfallen
air. 1t was evident that, although he
deferred to his mistress authority, he
was still mistaken in his opinion that
such goingS on as he had just beheld
were entirely out of order, and although
he humbly licked the girls hand, he
cast side glances at Barney that were
anything but friendly, yet the trucu-
lent glance was mitigated by that re-
spect for proven strength which one
strong animal feels when he meets a
stronger. The girl, crouching, patted
his shaggy coat, and, alternately scold- |
ing and petting him, explained the sit
uatiOn as well as she could, beseech- !
ing Nero to treat Barney as a brother
When she stood up again-blessed are
the acemakers-Barney said:
Lets see if he understands"
Nov, Barney" cried the girl, you
must behave yourself. You can't tell I
who might come into view any mo- |.
ment.'
We'll risk the chance comer-purely |
for the dogs benefit, you know, Mary"
The big dog made no move this time,
but his angry eye lighted up with a /
dangerous, lurid CLEAN, and the cor /
ners of his heavy lips quivered, show
ing the teeth.
"Oh. it's case of pure jealousy" /
said Barney. L can see that Nero /
and l never can be friends.
They walked together slowly along I
the lane, the dogs in front. Nero seemed /
exceedingly detected, and strobe with I
dignity. taking little notice of {
the other two dogs, who, with a levity I
that met his sullen disapproval indi- /
Gated now and then by deep. low I
growls of rebuke, futilely chased i'm /
aginary rabbits by the hedge rows, ,
tumbling over each other in their friv
Dlous headlong career
do you know, Mary, 1 think we
should join hands and swing our arms
is we walk along. l want to shout and
Uhoop like a red Indian-and yet calm