The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-27
"MY DOGS"
Miss T.. G. T.. Talks TO The Times Chill
drcn Again.


some weeks ago / wrote you children a
sketch OF "Tamy.' "a gray cat. BY the
way. mono Of you guessed Tany's home
nor where hc got his name. HIS home II
no THE Summer Rest" summer board
ing house. near Greenwood. Va, FOR self
supporting girls and women. and Ms
uame camo from very famous ana mu'h
taiked-of novel. called "Triiby.' And
now about my dogs. Ny nfst DOG was =.
beautiful pointer. named Bitdo. ana
loved him dearly. it was SO Ions as"
that Rlrdo came 10 me- to delight my
childish heart, that many OF your fathers
and mothers worf mere babies. IL was
during the war; WHY down I'm the very
lowest county Of Virginia, Halifax county.
Alv home there was IN "a lovely little VII
lagc. and was named "Hors du Monde.
which is the French for "out OF tho
world" 10 was a. beautiful home.
huge yard full eff loye.iest roses ana To-
Gust and fruit trees. and We Children
were as happy rs tho day was loas' an"
SO were the dog
had many romps together rolling over
the soft grass and playing ball with tho
huge yellow July apples that iell thick ana
fast every time ,ho wind blew. WISH
Won could have seen that apple tree; III
looked hundred years old, ana was
So large in the trunk That TWO Of you
could scarcely meet your arms around X.
This tree stood in the back yard, midway
between tho house and the Kitchen ana
lust across the yard from 90 was "a black
hoorf chcrrv-uee. o. me, / wish you
could an have some Of those apples and
cherries: the very thought of them makes
my mouth water But 1 am forgetting
Birdo. lie grew from "A puppy into
eood-sizcd dog. and | loved MIN better
every dav. But. alas. De- got into bad
company. went ont ono night with some
sheep-killng dogs and had 20 be shol'
Nv next dog come 90 me from the noun
taius Of Virginia. after the war. lie was
a beach dOg-d very inc hr'ed-dhn wa"
named Repro. ] was big girl thtn,
como of Won Richmond girls would have
been having beaux. hat 1 cared far more
for Beppo than I ala for any hoy' and
would roll oyer and over the grass WIN
him until my father would see nae ana
o,I.r ,r, ia get up. Il was TOO big Tor
ench romping! Ny lovely mountain
h,oo bult by my dear father Rev. IKE
powers. from the forest woods ".''
named Eastwood and was one or ne
loyeliost homes in an Augusta county
II is now owned by Mrs. hskfine Miller,
~ stanton. but vs. love IL sim, and al
- viii geppo was my most devoted
rl,ve and once when J went away Tor
weeks. when I returned home. ne rccos"
piacd nv voice before / reached the doot'
and ran to meet me in the widest doHght.
a.. atas, was poisoned hy mistake, and
rn,, heart achcd for him for many day.
last but not least was Kab, VINO camo
10 me I'm september, 1871
was nursing sick sister Wheh one
morning the ianitor of Madison School.
West End came TO bring me some nesh
eggs for the invalid. Tie asked me II l
wanted a dos. and you may be suro
said yes" So Rab came 10 me, ina
dearest. cutest curliest red brown puppy
,,o,t oyer saw. some said n was an Irish
setter. Some said he was mixed breed.
some even said he was a eur! But he
was the very dearest. smartcst. nicesu
doe that ever came 20 gladden. tired NO
mans heart FOR j am woman nowt
and very different from the free-hcarted
cb,ia who playod with Birdo al Hors-du-
Monde and with BeppO NJ Eastwood.
eob lust bccame the household pet. NJ
old father spoilt and pctted him quito
as much as did. / have known him stop
writing a sermon and 20 out 20 look for
Rab when it was thought he was 1885,.
sometimes ! would forget TO put him
IN bed and my dear old father would ear
~ him down into tho basement and put
him 10 bed and cover him up with .
niece Of carpet. Hardly would his back
he turned before Rab would bc out OF
bed and up at tho window barking fu-
rlouslv. lie would meet me In the morn
ing when l would 90 down 20 let him ouc
standing on his hind legs and just Quiv-
ering all over with delight az seeing me
and full OF the widest spirits. My ia
Their would play with him and tease him
with as much delight as a boy. and when
he died / had 10 take Rab IN my arms
and let him look at his beautiful. peace
ful face before 1 could quiet him. / loft
him after my fathers death With some
colored people and came home 70 md th1c
ne did not know me. l gave him 10 =
little grcat-nephew In Roanoke. and he
was stolen. often wonder u ne - alive.
ana for months the very thought OF him
made me cry. So you row. have the his
tory OF my dog. Which one do you like
the best, Birdo. Beopo or RabY
T. c. p