Cañon City record., 1898-06-23

eyes at me that thought to quiet me
feelings with a cup of tay and bite to
eat. which it was yeself. ma'am, told me
to take when II pleased me. got up to
go TO the kitchen and the dog he got
up, too.
".Lie down. ye brnte.' says I to him.
But the divil bit he lay down. but
he wagged his tail and looked at me
with the same insulting smile that be
sitting on his countenance now. went
on 10 the kitchen and he went on be-
hint me. stopped and he stopped, an6
though l be Christian woman, lost
me patience then
"'To the divil with yez!' says I, and
the dog he wagged his tail.
"And went to 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.
"'What business of yours is it?' says
/, If choose to be taking bite, as the
mistress has said had the right TOP
But the beast he only come step nigh
er to me. / turned the latch of the ice
box door. What does he do but have
The owdaciousness to growl at me like
! was 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
1 to mesilf. If / cannot ate, there's no
son of a gun of a dog shall keep me from
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 ye now?' says L
'.And. desperate like, ! unlocked the
cover of the tay chist, and he growled
again.
with that i was not only mad but
erieved, for it seemed like he was
watch over me, and / turned me back on
.he brute and come on out to the parlor.
/ was weary and faint and sick at heart.
Says to mesiif, will lie on the lounge
ard take bit of nap. And it may be
that the beast will be asleep when
/ wake and Will not trouble me.
So l fixed the pillows on the lounge.
And as | 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-
te emptible creature laid his black head
or the very pillow had laid out for me-
silf.
"'Git up says L But the beast
wagged his tail and never moved.
"'Git up says /. But he only kept
on wagging his tail He closed one of
his eyes and regarded me most insult
ing with the other. / am a patient
woman and not one to lose my temper
or act unladylike. but could stand no
more. l went and got me umbrella
and poked the beast with it / stood
OF as far as could for fear ! should be
attacked by the brute, He took no no.
tice except to swing his tail a little more
free each time as l gave him poke
With that turned the handle around
and give him a smash with it in the
ribs. Then he stopped wagging his
tail and growled at me once more, most
intimidating. What could do the rest
of the night but sit on a chair and look
at the red and blinking eye of the un-
clean beast. For so soon as rose up
ne rose iikfNtSe- 30 soon as 4 sat uONn
SO did he. laying out his headon the pill
low as told you. Likewise he blinked-
And the minute closed my eyes TO rest
them from the light he growled like he
feared 1 would sleep despite all his
interference.
$50 have been sitting on me chair
a-cursing of the dog through the night
and him a-sleeping in comfort saving
when I stirred or closed me eyes, and
then he was most viIiainous awake.
And as / sat there loolin' at the baste.
at first ! thought it was his nature to
be So But then the more I thought
the more il was a wonder to me that
you, Mis- Perkins, who / had always
thought TO be such q lady, would be
kapin' animal so vile. And the more
considered your keeping the haste the
more come to regard it as intended
to be an insult to mesilf. And have
now concluded that was left in the
house with the dog with the purpose
that the creature should insult me, as
he did. most faithful. And SO 1t stands
want no more of We and yours. Never
will come into the house again. not If
the two of yez go down on your knees
to ask It. So help me.
"Good mornin'"
Samuel Perkins, sr-, and Mrs Per
hns 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.