Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-02-09
OUR PINkIE.

OOR PlNkIE.
But just why we called him Pinkie 1
don't know, for there was nothing pink
about him, except the inside of his cute
little ears, yet Pinkie he was to the end
of the chapter.
regular old farmhouse, and there was a
nigh old barn and not another building
IN sight. Our nearest neighbors were
quarter Of a mile away, SO you may i'm
agine it was a lonesome place, especially
If father and mother were away. They
very seldom left US, however. so it was
doubly lonesome when they did
There were four Of us children; my
self, the oldest; half-past s years old;
Tom. 6. and the twins. Lawrence and
Man., q little over . years old. Nan was
like her name, a round, rosy, black-eyed
gypsy while Lawrence was pale, blue
eyed boy, requiring the utmost care:
Father and mother were so tender Of
him. Such white little creature, liable
to give gasp and faint away at the
slightest fright. l have to laugh some
times when my great, siX-foot brother
Lawrence swings me, a great, grown
woman. up IN his arms as If l were
little child, to think how we used TO
watch his every breath, fearing it might
be his last; for, you see. all this happened
on years ago. bless HE. uedIly
told you how old I am, didn't I?
Well, one evening father and mother
had to go away for few hours, so mother
put us all to bed and left us in charge of
good, faithful William. We all loved
big. bury, good-natured William, jolly
1rishman, and mother knew we would be
safe III his care, especially as we always
slept as quiet as kittens once we were
fairly off to bed.
Imagine her surprise when she came
home to find Lawrence wideawake, curled
up in Williams arms, and William telling
him wonderful stories. I'll let William
give his own account of the evening.
''Shure, ma'am, all went well for an
hour or two, maybe. and it was mesilf
was near ashlape, what mid the warm and
the light, when Masther Larry there sits
up his pipin' fer his nanny, and nothin'
would do but he must have his nanny.
Oh : said, whist now, be aisy, and be
little man, and nanny will come sOOn.'
And then Oh rowled him up in the blankets
and tuck him down fOrinSt the fOir and
whin hid be whoinin' for his nanny, Oh
tell him to be aisy and in the marnin' fust
thing, his William would harness the two
big horses into the big cart and dhriye to
Boston. and get him a whole load of blue
candy
Of all ridiculous things in the world,
tWO-horse load OF blue candy! Who but
jolly Irishman would have thought of it.
William:" asked mother. 'YOu know
you can't get anything like it, and you've
promised"
Mother was very careful to promise US
only that which she could give, either
in the way of reward or punishment.
'Indade, thin, ma'am, and it's mesiif
doesn't be KNOWN phwat Oh will do.
Oi must think up somethin', for it will
nivir do for the poor little fellie to think
his William would lie to him.
A few days after William came strag
Cling into the kitchen with his big over
coat on; for he had been to carry the
milk to the milkman, three miles away.
He called out in his CHEEKY voice:
can phware is Masther Larry, shure!
All, me bhoy," as pale little Lawrence
trotted up to him. cts your own Will
liam couldn't. be gettin' you. load of
that's bad for little bhoys. But don't
you feel bad now" as Lawrence's lip be-
gan to culver. ''jist you pit your hand
Until me coat pocket and see phWat you'll
find
By that time we were all around him,
trying to find out what he had in his
pocket, poking and pushing each other
to get first look"
'Arrah, now, Master Tom, you jist
kape quot, will We; this is for Masther
Larry. and it's himsilf shall have fust
chance and with that he stopped till
Lawrence could put his hands into the
big side pocket of his coat and draw out
the dearest mite of a dog you ever saw.
lie was so small we thought he must be
q puppy. But, no, he was full grown.
Such pretty head and tiny nose; bright
snappy eyes and pointed, pink-hued ears:
such dainty feet and such q long, cute
tail. lie was almost a coffee-and-cream
color, and dear, dear, how cunning ne
was We just went into rapture over
him. He tore round and round the room
barking with the funniest little sharp
yaps, setting us off into gales of mer-
riment, for his rage was so absurdly out
Of proportion % his size.
And. indade, now, Masther Larry"
said William. who stood by. one embed
led grin, will that little fellie be afther
dom fur We, stead of the candy?'
And indeed he did do.
Who named him Pinkie can't remem-
Der, but to this day the name of the
color pink carries with it a suggestion of
smallness to me, for it always seems as
II Plnkle came by that name on account
of his size, or rather lack of size.
HIS ride. IN Williams pocket was but
the beginning of his adventures. AS long
as he lived he never learned that he was
smaller than other dogs. His courage
was equal to a mastiff's, md his conceit
went far beyond any dogs 1 ever saw.
Did tramp come along-and living so
far from neighbors we were often trou-
bled by members of that fraternity-tiny
Pinkie would bristle up to the best of his
ability and emit such a string of funny
little banks. No self-respecting tramp
could have any fear of such an atom. even
when Pinkie would nip bit OF trousers
leg between his little white teeth and fair
" shake himself off his feet, instead of
moving the tramp
He was very fond of US all, and would
20 himself II inf oh al