The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-18

were those so large and heavy that thoy
were beyond his ability to lug OFF, Fol
metal objects, especially if they were
bright, he had the greatest liking. Mrs.
Baxtcr's thimble would disappear. to be
perhaps found i'll somo odd corner OF
crcvicc. Spools Of thread wcro to bo dis
covered pokcd into tho bedding, In the
kindling box, behind tho wash bench,
out of doors under big chips and good.
ness knows whore else.
Part Of u paper Of tacks loft carelessly
about one day attracted Lijer's atten-
tion, and he mado a number of trips be-
tween it and the bread sponge that Mrs.
Baxter had left on the table all ready
for tho oven when IA neighbor dropped
in. After the departure Of the caller tho
houscwifc~aastily thrust tho bread into
tho oven without noticing anything un-
usual about it. Upon getting tho loaf at
supper she was astOnishcd to find one
end of it plcptifully studded with taoks.
Lijer dearly loved to get ut Il we'll
filled pincushion, from which be would
extract the pins ono by one and thrust
them into somo convenient receptacle.
Ono night after the prophet, unbeknown
to any ono, had robbed tho pincushion
Dolby was considerably surprised, If
not delighted, to find, upon going to
bed, his pillow carefully beStuck with
pins.
One winters day old Mr.. Hanson
"surta drappcd in as he expressed it,
and WAS sitting beside tho stovo retail
ing tho scanty gossip OF the noiBhbor-
hood, while his dog, faithful Tyler, was
comfortably curlrd up before tho fire.
Lijcr was swaggCring about looking for
an opportunity for displaying his pccnl-
! Jar tulcntS when Il liv" coal popped
! out of the CRATE. Like Il flash ho snap
ped it up in his hard bill and inserted it
into tho dogs ear Poor Tvlcr sprang
up with "A trrribl" howl and dashed he.
tween tho legs Of his master, who had
! just risen to tako his departure, nearly
! standing the old gentleman on his
! head, and sprang out of tn" door, Collid-
ing with Dolby, who was Just bringing
in bucket Of water The bucket went
flying, half drcnchinG tn" boy, and tho
dog scutl"d away, yrlping mournfully,
followed by Liners triumphant "whoor.
hO0r. ha.aa.''
But, in spite of all his villainics, Lijcr
had one rcd"rming trait. This was his
fondnrss for Dolby, whom he loved with
all his rascally littlo heart 1t was Dob.
by who had fed him when he was u
helpless g0rmand and rescued him from
tn" rooster and bound up his broken leg
and nurscd him tcndcrly. 1t was Dolby
who saved him from many unpleasant
srrapcs, usually brought upon himself
by his own rascality, and it WAS Dolby,
too, who pctirh him and prankcd with
him, and 1T was upon dolby that he Law
| lshcd all the affection that WAS in him
He would Swnggcr around after the
boy at his tasks, Investigating every
where, sticking his nose into everything
often hindcring sadly whilo apparently
intending to he helpful, and all the time
nmrmuring to his master in crow Ian
guaG" lie seemed to deem nothing toe
! good for Dolby, and often when tho Lad
was sitting quietly the crow would hoy
! up into his lap and pop into u pocket OF
fold of his jacket one of his choicest
! steals and then back away rs proud as (;
! peacock when Dolby found and accepted
I the gift, usually some small article that
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