St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-06-11

We now, for all the world as if he were
presuming TO judge a human beings
conduct. He set down before me and
then he laid down and turned his bad
red eyes up to me. And he never took
'em off. would lave paid no attention
to him. but he annoyed me SO. So at
last says to him, says I:
'.G'wan wild yez, for We are well
known to be no more than a fool, says
/, so the mistress tells me-
"He blinked one eye and then the
ether. but beyond that he did not stir.
He made me that Uneasy a-blinkin' his
eyes at me that l thought to quiet me
feelings with a cup of tay and bite to
eat, which it was yeself. ma Fam. told me
to take when il pleased me. ] got up to
go to the kitchen and the dog he got
up, too.
".Lie down, We brute. Gays to him.
"But the divil bit he lay down, but
he wagged his tai! and looked at me
with the same insulting smile that be
sitting ON his countenance now. Invent
on to the kitchen and he went on be-
hint me. stopped and he stopped. and
though / be a Christian woman, l lost
me patience then.
"'To the divil with yez'' says l, and
the dog he waggcd his tail.
"And | went 10 the pantry and laid
my hand on the door of the ice box. The
beast was standing in front of me. look.
ing me in the eye.
"sWhat business of yours is it says
l, If l choose to be taking bite, as the
mistress has saal l had the right to-?
But the beast he only come a step nigh.
cr to me. l turned the latch of the ice
box door. What does he do but have
the owdaciousness to growl at me like
| was a thief. am an honest woman
and lady, and hold meself too high to
mix up in dog fight. So left the ice
box and went to the tay chest, for. says
l to mesilf, if I cannot ate, there's no
son of gun of dog shall keep me from
a cup of tay.
no sooner had laid my hand on the
cover of the tay chest than the dog
stands up on the floor and puts his feet
on the shelf beside me. The ugly face
Of him was forninst me ear and could
feel his hot breath.
"'What will We now?' says.
"And, desperate like, unlocked the
cover of the tay chist, and he growled
again.
with that l was not only mad but
rrieved, for it seemed like he was q
watch over me, and l turned me back on
the brute and come on out to the parlor
| was weary and faint and sick at heart
SAYS to mesilf, will lie on the lounge
ard take a bit of nap. And it may bt
that the beast will be asleep wher
l wake and will not trouble me
So l fixed the pillows on the lounge
And as l was about to lay mesilf down
up came the despicable dog. First he
put one big black foot upon the lounge
and then another, and then his whole
self, looking me in the eye, cautious
like, the while. And he stretched him
self out on his lazy side. And the con.
t.mptible creature laid his black head
OF the very pillow had laid out for me-
silf.
"'Git up says I. But the beast
wagged his tail and never moved.
"'Git up says I. But he only kept
on wagging his tail. He closed one Of
his eyes and regarded me most insult
ing with the other. am patient
woman and not one to lose my temper
or act unladylike, but could stand nc
more. went and got me umbrella
and poked the beast with it. l stood
off as far as / could for fear should be
attacked by the brute. He took no no.
tice except to swing his tail little more
free each time as gave him poke
With that / turned the handle around
and give him smash with it in the
ribs. Then he stopped wagging his
tail and growled at me once more, most
intimidating. What could l do the res;
of the night but sit on chair and look
at the red and blinking eye of the un
clean beast. For so soon as I rose uI
he rose likewise. So soon as sat down
so did he, laying out his head on the pill.
low as told you. Likewise he blinked
And the minute closed my eyes to rest
them from the light he growled like hs
feared l would sleep despite all his
interference.
$50 have been sitting on me chair
Accusing of the dog through the night
and him a-sleeping in comfort saving
rr-ha I 81 olo
then he was most villainous awake
And as l sat there lookin' at the baste
at first / thought it was his nature to
be so. But then the more / thought
the more it was wonder to me that
you, Mis- Perkins, who had always
thought to be such a lady, would be
kapin' a animal so vile. And the more
l considered your keeping the baste the
more l come to regard it as intended
tc be an insult to mesilf. And have
now concluded that I was left in the
house with the dog with the purpose
that the creature should insult me, as
he did, most faithful. And so it stands
| want no more of We and yours. Never
viii come into the house again, not II
the two of yez go down on your knees
to ask it. So help me.
Good mcrnin'."
Samuel Perkins, ST.. and Mrs. Per
kins threw their arms about the dogs
neck and told him that he was lots more
fun than a poker game and much less
expensive.-N. Y. Sun.
SHE BEGGED OFF.