Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-05-12

eyes at me that Atho ought to qulee2me
feelings with 4 stupsof tay and bite to
>esat, which it was yese1f, ma'am, told PIE
to take, when K plsased me. goYuYto
go to thiessaqsi te hen and the dog lie got
up, tpo:5sHYP'Sss& ~ 49, S@s,::%
:. ellie down, ye. brute! 'saysI to him.
& "But thesdiyil a<bithe lay down, but
he wagged: his tail and looeRed at$ine
with the same insulting snlils thatsbe
sitting on his countenance now IWent
on to the kitchen and he went On be
hint me. stopped, and he stopped, and
though l be Christian woman, lost
me patience then. q:
"%.To the divil with yell says !, and
the dog: he wagged lis tail: ::IzE
'And Invent To- the pantry and laid
my hand on the door Of the ice box: Fhe,
beast was standingin front of me, lock-
ing me in the eye.$%: !,
"'What business of yours; is it?'' says
I, if 1 choose to be taking a bite, as the
mistress has said had the right to?'
But the beast he only come step nigh
er tome, I turned the latch of the ice
box door. What does he do but have
| Tie OWudClOuSucoS " SIO"1 GU liz ttAC
L was a thief. J. am an honest woman
and lady, and I hold meself too high to
mix up in dog fight. So left theice
box and went to the tay chest, for, says
1 to mesilf, if I cannot ate, there's, no
son of gun of a dog shall keep me from
a cup of tay.
mo sooner had laid my hand on the
cover of the tay chest than the dog
stands up on the floor and puts his feet
Oh the shelf beside me. The ugly face
| Of him was forninst me ear and 1 could
feel his hot breath.
"'What will We noW?' says I.
"And, desperate like, 1 unlocked the
cover of the tay chist, and he growled
again.
with that was not only mad but
grieyed, for it seemed like he was a
watch over me, and Iturned me back on
tlehbrute and come ON out to the parlor.
Fl Twas weary and faint and sick at heart.
Says I to mesilf, will lie on the lounge
ard take bit of nap. And it may be
that the beast will be asleep when
1 wake and will not trouble me.
So 1 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 anQther, 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-
tcmptible creature laid his black head
or the very pilloW.I had laid out; for me-
: silf. - .H
-. .'.'Git up says T. 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. 1 am a patient
woman and not one to lose my temper
or4act unladylike, but 1 could stand no
more. I went and got me umbrella
and l poked the beast with it. I stood
eff as far as l 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 I gave him a 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 I do the rest
CT the night but sit on a chair and look
at the red and blinking eye of the I'M
clean beast. For SO soon as [ rose I'D
he rose likewise. So soon a. sat down
SO did he, laying out his head on the pill
low as I told you. Likewise he blinked.
And the minute l closed my eyes to rest
them from the light he growled like he
feared I would sleep despite all his
interference.
$50 have T. been sitting on me chair
Accusing 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 villainous awake.
And as I sat there lool1in' at the haste,
at first thought it was his nature to
be SO. But then the more T thought
the more it was wonder to- me that
you, Mis- Perkins, who I had always
thought to be such lady, would be
kapin' a animal 50 vile. And the more
considered your keeping the haste the
more l come to regard it as intended
tc be an insult to mesilf. And Ihave |
low 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. |
l want no more of We and yours. Never
will I come into the house again, not if
the two of yez go down on your knees
to ask it. So help me. Il
GOOD mornin'.'
Samuel Perkins, ST., and Mrs. Per-