Cañon City record., 1898-06-23
MRS. O'GRADY WATCHES
Moloch. the Great Dane. Helps.
Bad Cess to Him.
NoUNG SAMUEL PERKINS and his
.t.,.r D ,xara hn4 n away AT n

XJoUNG SAMUEL PERKINS and his
7 sister Sarah were both away at a
house party. Cordelia, The maid, and
Helen, the cook, had begged this par
ticular night on for moLt-i - advance,
on the plea that tkey meic - &c brides
maids at the wedding OF Cotdeaia's sis
ter. Mrs. Perkins knew when they
asked that the AIion ball must be set
for that particular Friday night Cor
delia's and Helen's relatives always Sc
lected the same night for their we'd
dings as that on which the Arion fes-
tivities were held. Father and Mother
Perkins also had planned to take part
in their annual poker game with the
Petersons on that identical night at the
Petersons' home. This DISPOSITION of
the household. however. vvonid leave no
one in the house except Anloch, the
Great Dane. Up 10 the t7.'c OF the oc-
eurrences here chronicle Aio.och had
never been credited with any particu-
lar intelligence. In this emergency the
Perkiases summoned Mrs. o'Grady.
She arrived at six o'clock aud was in
structed 20 keep ,he fires burning in the
study. The kitchen range and the
furnace and to open tti-ii--'=sy win
dow and yell bloody mur oryone
not known to her as a r oE of the
Household attempted TO r' iEto the
house.
An these things Mrs. O. ady cheer
n ~ promised TO do 81 hcr bon
ne, and Dr'brella in tho of the
dining-rc "a table. hun sak on
the haii r. = aud set hC sAoes on
the stury hcarth 10 dry. Size surveyed
she premises over with et' - approval
and pride. She saw Tho Trrkinses out
Of the door with as much ceremony as
II they were the guests and she the pro-
prietor.
NY dear said Mrs. Perkins TO Sam
uel the elder AZ they stood on the corner
waiting for a car, '-Mrs. O'Grndy is
such comfort. II only that silly dog
doesn't take fright from n stranger be-
ing in the house and jump out OF
window or something. am sure, arena
your"
''of course am." said Samuel. who
was so well acquainted with Mrs.
Perkins that he never wasted time ask
ing her TO I'LL out hiatus.
At half-pas; five O'Clock the next
morning the Pcrkinses approached
their home once more. before Mr..
Perkins hand reached the Knob the
door opened and Mrs. e'Gfady marched
out upon them.
Good morning. Bridget" said Mrs.
Perkins. pleasantly
Its divil a word Of good morning
have TO say 60 you, Nis' Perkins," re-
piled Mrs. o'Grady with surprising
hauteur.,
why. Bridget said Mr.. Perkins. OBJ
terving the utter dumfounding of Mrs
Perkins. What IL it?''
well may ye ask what is it2'" she
said. standing on the sidewalk and
brandishing the umbrella at him.
well may ye ask, you who keep tho
divil's own dog u worrit the soul of n
respectable lady that until the present
day had no thought but of the greatest
respect for you and all your family"
''Ye black-faeed, red-eyed, long
toothed lazy vilyun," she scrcEfn>d
with suddenly increased venom.
Bridget, how dare you speak TO Mr..
Perkins sop said Mrs. Perkins.
''oidare spekc Emmy manos plaze."
half screamed Mrs- o'Grady. but oi
was not regsrdip' the man, but the
basicl"
The Perkinscs looked down and saw
that Moloch. the dog, stcra between
them. There was draw tptf t.e
left site OF his upper lip iia' sted
a sa;irical grin othcrwIsr IS .see was
as stupid MS ever.
. ''whet r. SC world has /, t1g done.
BridFct?- r-'ied Mrs. rcri.us. did
he bite you?"
"Bitel Let the haste Try enct to do
it,
She lr,.-- her tonr fec,n that of
wild 'r1 siion TO thEt cf spirited
narrsiirs
"sit dewr.~ sit whilst
tell ve T. ta'e VII. taste has
done by W. put;irr l. u and bodi-
ly misery on ,1c this = -
Side a4c the Perkinscs sat on the
top step aud the dog sat bvhind them
and blinked sercncly over their heads
''rhc two of yez." began Mrs.
o'Grady, went out of the house and
left me alone in II but for the two girls,
and they went soon after. Ihad looked
to the fires and they needed no tending.
The windows they were all down ana
bolted went to the top floor, and the
door TO the roof IL was likewise shu.
and bolted. So then l sat mescf down
by the lamp in the parlor with me lace
work. for there was naught else TO do.
and IL was too early to think Of sleeping.
I had no soeaci set Gown .faa up comes
that same divil's baste that sits behind
ye now. for all the world as IL he were
to judge a human beings
He set down before me and
then he laid down aud turned his bad
red eyes up TO me. And he never took
'em or. would have paid no attention
TO him, but he annoyed me SO. So at
last says to him. saysI:
"'G'wan wild yez, for ye arc well
known to be lio more than a fool says
I. so the mistress tells me-
ale biiaked one eye and then the
other, but beyond that he did not stir.
He made me the, uneasy a-blinkin' bis