Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-06-16

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vicious brute. Here's something to
drink my health"
But Oswald explained that we are tee
totalers and do not drink peoples
healths. So Lord Tottenham said:
"Well, I'm much obliged anyway. And
now come to think Of it, of course
you're not young ruffians, but gentle
mems sons, Ell? Still, you won't be
above taking tip from an old boy-1
wasn't when was your age" and he
pulled out a half sovereign.
1t was very silly, but now we had
done 1t I felt 1t would be beastly mean
to take the old boys chink after put
ting him in such funk. He didn't say
anything about bringing US up as his
own sons, so 1 didn't know what to do.
let Pincher go, and was just going to
say he was very welcome and we'd
rather not have the money, which
seemed the best way out Of it when
that beastly dog spoilt the whole show.
Directly let go he began to jump up
at US and bark for Joy and try to lick
our faces. He was SO proud OF what
he'd done.
Lord Tottenham opened his eyes, and
he just said:
THE dog seems to know YOU"
And then Oswald saw it was all up,
and he said, good morning" and tried
to get away.
But Lord Tottenham said: "Not so
fast" and he caught Noel by the collar.
Noel gave howl, and Alice ran out
from the bushes. Noel is her favorite;
I'm sure don't know why. Lord Tot
tenham looked at her, and he said: $50
there are more of YOU" And then Fl. o.
came out.
do you complete the party?" Lord
Tottenham asked him, and Ii. o. said
there weren't any more of lis.
Lord Tottenham turned sharp off and
began to walk away, holding Noel by
the collar. We caught up with him and
asked him where he was going, and he
said: "To the police station"
So then said: "Wel, don't take
Noel-he's not strong and he easily
gets upset. Besides, it wasn't his do
ing. If you want to take anyone, take
met was my idea entirely"
Diclsy behaved very well. He said;
'If you take Oswald I'll go too-but
don't take Noel; he's such q delicate
little chap"
Lord Totaenham stopped, and he said;
"You should have thought of that be-
fore"
Noel was bowling all the time and his
face was very white, and Alice said:
"Oh, do let Noel go, dear, good, kind
Lord Tottenham, he'M faint if you don't
i know he will; he does sometimes.
Oh, wish we'd never done 1t! Dora
said il was wrong"
Dora displayed considerable com
mon sense" said Lord Tottenham, and
he let Noel go, and Alice put her arms
round Noel and tried to cheer him up.
Then Lord Tottenham said: will
you give me your word of honor not to
try to escape?"
SO we said we would,
'Then follow me-" he said, and led the
way TO a bench. We ali followed, and
pincher TOO oh his tail between his
legs. lie knew something was wrong.
Then Lord Tottenham sat down, and he
made Oswald and Dickie and Fl. O..
stand in front of him, but he let Alice
and Noel sit down. And he said: you
set your dog on me, and you tried to
make me believe you were saving me
from 1t. And you would have taken
my half-sovereign. Such conduct is
most-no, YOU shall tell me what it Is,
sir, and speak the truth"
So had 10 say it was most ungentle-
manly; but I said 1 hadn't been going
to take the half-sovereign.
"Then what did you do it for?" he
asked. "The truth, mind"
So said: Tsee now it was very silly,
and Dora said il was wrong; but it
didn't seem so till we did it. We want
ed to restore the fallen fortunes of our
house, and in the books if you rescue an
old gentleman from deadly peril he
makes your fortune; and there wasn't
any deadly peril, so we made Pincher
into one-and So" was so ashamed
couldn't go on, for it did seem an aw-
fully mean thing. Lord 'Tottenham
said;
"a very nice way 10 make your for
sune-,by deceit and trickery! have
horror of dogs. If I'd been weak
man the shock might have killed me-
What do you think of yourselves, eh|'
We were all crying except Oswald,
and the others say he was, and Lord
Tottenham went on;
"Well, see you're sorry, Let this be
u lesson to you; and we'll say no more
about it. I'm an old man now, but
was young once"
Then Alice slid along the bench close
to him and said; ~ think you're very
good to forgive US, and we are really
very,very sorry. But we wanted to be
like the children in books, only we
never have the chances they have, But
we are sorry-very sorry, And know
Oswald wasn't going to take the half
sovereign. Directly you said that about
tip I began to feel bad inside, and
whispered to H. o. that / wished we
hadn't"
Then Lord Tottenham stood up, and
he looked like the death of Nelson,
for he is clean shaver and it Is good
face, and he said;
always remember never to do dis
honorable thing, for money or for any
thing else in the world"
Aud we promised we would remem
Der. Then he took off his hat and we
took off ours, and he went away and WE