The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-04

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-Four small feet pranced and skipped
about while a shaggy little wisp Q,
tail wiggled and frlsked and endfay-
ored TO say: Il simply can't tell you
now overjoyed ! am 10 find you. I've
looked everywhere for you. really
believe ! could almost turn myself
wrong side out from sheer happiness al
seeing you again"
Come close. Beautiful But don't
you dare to bark a word. cause likes
not that dreadful. dreadful woman VIII
come and take you away from me-
AZ this Beautiful pumped his nose
through the small opening at the WIN
dow. smiling violently. and then giving
voice to a loud and sympathetic whine
Just then two hands. coming from out
the darkness OF the cellar closed rouha
bis soft. warm body II was a hard,
tight and uncomfortable squeeze. ana
such Juggling and pulling you never
saw In an your days That the feat
was accomplished at an was probably
due 10 the fact that Boauilfuls daily
breakfast, dinner and supper rolled In
10 one meal would not have made a re-
spectacle betweon-meal bite.
Beautiful. q mus, be explained, was.
Ike his small mis'reEs.a charity board
ar at Miss Jane smlthsons Select
School Tor Young Ladies' Suffering
similar injuries. there was between The
two a bond o. deep sympathy.
Once inside. Beautiful was given
tender hug OF welcome. Then. holding
I him Clo-ry in her arms. Lura sat down
upon d plo OF old carpets and pro-
ceeded % open up her heart The dog.
accustomed 90 those little secret ses-
fiors. showed his deep interest By
looking up lovingly into his mistress
face and ondeayorins yainly to bcltow
kisses thereon.
"she Gays I am very. very bad.
Beautiful Lua explained In soft Wh.s-
puA "shc has said that an awful
many lots % times. and I'm getting
kinder 'fraid. ! ana. Bui honest and
truly you know. / couldn't help &c.
H0uot ] couldn't ! broke a plate. ]
Just told her that me plate was an
toap-sudsy and that 10 slipped right
OUT Of my hand qulckorn ! could catch
o. oh. Beautiful. you ought 10 seen
her. She got 10 ma-a-d She said
she'd teach me % break dishes and
then talk back 10 her. and then she bit
hard. just dreadiully hard. Heau-
tiful'-here the dogs big. friendly eyes
looked tenderly into hers-"and then
she put me down here"
A rat ran squcaking across the floor.
Beautiful sprung up. stuck ~ one ear
and growled savagely. Lura caught
hold % him and drew him back into
her lap
That's Just a. nice a. can b. % you
Beautiful. 20 say youll keep EN-
away. but I hadn't finished talking "a
you. and you know It's not a hlt pllts
20 interrupt Why. used 10 BE- a,
fraid a. anything % rats. but nov
when I'm 'fraid ! Jus, think what m,
dear daddy said 90 me. he said: Lit
DC daughter. % pretty nearly breaks
fathers heart O. 90 and leave bis gIrl
hut she must be- brave and pluck,
little woman. and he'll come hack On,
never never go away from her again.
Beautiful she said slowly. "hol
D droadfully. drcadfully long time o.
comm hack 90 his girl"
And thea the food cane u berai
by single tear hurylrg lown a sor
mgfll lI;,ls face and iss, ending up1,
tbe dogs sat.uy black coat. He. feel
ms that DTS l'lc mistress was in doc,
distress. shared Der sorr0W hy whIuini
p.ie0usly and hurrov.ge hls nose ln M
sof' little hollow Of Der neck. 20
some time they Gao th1. th. rirl sob
tIur ana c-Tiug ar % ths turlene.
heart bad reached the limit 90 cudur