The age-herald., 1898-09-27
D DOLBY WITH sPEoTs TO MACK A


 From the Chicago Journal.
 "'Twas this way about Dr. Huckenloop- cr," said MT. Dooley. Mack has a cat that was given him fr a Christmas presint be me frind Pierpont Morgan, an tn cat was a gr-reat favorte of tn white house Twas as quita as tn secrety iv agriculture an as affectionate as tn secrety iv tn three-asury. Tn cat was called GooP Bonds because iv tn inthrest he dhrew. He very often played with tn secrety of tn navy, an livery wan that come to tn white house fir job loved him.
 But one day Cool Bonds began to look bad He cudden't ate tn rich crane out iv tn dimon-studded saucer. He stopped castin' an eye at tn cnary in tn cage. Whin tn secrety of tn navy went down fr to play with him Cool Bonds spit at that good an gr-reat man. Mack was shavin' himsilf bqfore tn lookin glass, an had jus got his face pulled 'r-round to one side fir good wash whin he heerd a scream iv agony behind him an turned to see Gool' Bonds lape up with his paws on his stomich an hit tn ceilin'. Mack give a cry iv terror an grabbed at Cool Bonds. Away wint Cool Bonds through tn house. The secretly iv war seen him comin', an called Pussy! Pussyr Cool Bonds wint through his legs an galoped fir where tn postmaster- gin ral was settn editin' his paper. Tn post master-gin'r had jus got as far az We opin' whin he see Cool Bonds, an he bats tn cat to tn windy be whisker
 "Wel1, Cool Bonds inded up in tn coal cellar, an the-ey was F cabinet council f'r to see what was to be done.
 Sind fir Docthor Henegagubler,' says tn sicrety iv war. Hes wan iv tn gr-reatest surgeons iv our time he says, 'an' can cur-re anything firm pips to glan- ders,' he says.
 9Th famous Docthor Honeycooer was summoned. Sir says Mack, Cool Bonds, tn pride iv tn administration, has had a fit he says. 'Twud br-reak our hear-rts to lose our little pet he says. 'Go,' he says. 'an' take such measures as ye-er noble healin' ar-rt suggests,s he says. An may tn prayers iv an agonized foster-parent go with ye, he says.
 An Docthor HiggenlocSer wint down in- to tn coal shed, an whin he come back 1t was with Cool Bonds in his ar-rms weak an pale, but with wan smile on his lips.
 After empracn' Cool Bonds an tu-kin' him away in bed Mack tur-rns to tn Dock
 
 service he says. T app'int ye a majer- gn-ral,' he says. I'm that already says tn Dock. I've r-rich relatives in Phla- delphy, he says. But, says Mack, 'ts shame to think iv ye-er noble sarvices be4n, wasted he says, 'whin ye-er country calls he says. T app'int ye, he says 'Surgeon-Gin' ral,' he says Proceed he says, to Cuba an stamp out tn dhfead ravages he says, 'iv r-ringbone an stag gers, ho says.
 "That's how Dock got tn job. He was a gr-reat man down there, an now he's wan iv tn vethranryans iv tn war. Ye heerd of typhoid an yellow fever in tn threnches but did yt, hear anything iv spavin' or tn foot-an'. mouth disease? Not wanst. Dock was on jooty late an early. Sleepless an vigilant he stood beside tn suff' rim mules, allayn their pain an slowly but surely dhraggin' thim out iv the clutches iv pink eye an eppizootic.. He had a chetry wur- Iud, a pleasant smile, an bottle iv lini- nent fir one an all. He cured Teddy Ro- senfelt's hor-rse iv interference an made a soothin' lotion iv axle grease fr Gin'ral Shafters blackboard. Ye might see him amy time wandhrin' through tn camp with a hatful iv- oats or a wisp of hay. They called him tn stall angel, an countless thousan's iv sick horses bltpsed him. He's gr-reat man, Is tn Dock. But if 1t hadn't bin fir Cool Bonds tn counthrey would niver have had his sarviccs. Who knows but that Mack's cat was tn rale victhor at SandagoT
 Didn't he cure amy men?" asked MT. Hennessy.
 ''Shure." said Mir. Doolcy. "He cured Tiddy Roscufelt iy boolt.n'."