The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-05-11

and LII tell you how 1 believe we can
manage it,"
How? Father says it would be
splendid thing for the town."
I'VE will write a letter telling what
we hope to do ask for The constitution
and bylaws of their society. inclose
stamp, and address it to the president of
the humane society of Cleveland, which,
| believe. is your nearest large city
Printed with the constitution nearly al
| ways are the state laws governing such
societies. We will show it to several
business men and charitable women.
| ask them to think about it and talk the
matter up; then. through the news
papers. we will call meeting of all who
are interested in humane work. We
| must ask some one who is accustomed
| to public meetings to preside, and some
| one else who is good talker to make
| speech. and believe before the even
| ing is over we shall have society
hatched and more than half-fletiged.'
| II know just the men who will do
those things for us if we ask them,"
said BERTHE. Editor Jones. of the Era.
usually presides at our political meet
ings. and some of the ministers or
lawyers will make speech for us. l
am sure. Come on; let us go il and
write the letter."
After that for Dobbn the days
seemed weeks until the society was
formed.
The night the meeting was in prog
re.s he never slept a wink and he
me-ed about SO restlessly that Mr..
Sraff1es came out with a lantern and
a whip to investigate. Dobbin. know
ing what his rights were, lodged the
blows pretty successfully, but was
wise enough to keep tolerably quiet
the remainder of the night.
Ehe next evening he walked past his
feed box without looking in it's direc-
,ion. SO anxious was he to get his ear
over the crack and hear what the boys
were saying. He could distinguish the
rustic of paper and surmised that they
were looking over the evening newspa-
per.
"Here it is" exclaimed BERTHE. "Just
zee the headlines, viii your Then he
read a detailed account of the pre-
vious evenings proceedings. II told
how the best people in the place had
taken hold of the work, of how presi-
dent had been elected who would act
as humane agent.
Now hope old thumper Snafflss will
be brought to time" said the cousin
when the reading was finished.
"He won't, though" replied BERTHE.
"He is sharper than needles; after he
hears about the humane society he will
take care to practice his cruelty where
there are no witnesses. The only
few days. He never reads the newspa-
pers. so he will net know any thing
about what was done last night until
some one tells him."
''If that is the case let us watch him
all day tomorrow = sort OF shadow
him. What do yon say?'
''I'm willing. Well have to give up
our fishing trip. but l would rather
catch Jerry Snaffles on humane So
ciety hook than all the fish in White
water creek"
, The next morning when Dobbin was
driven out to his work he saw two boys
lounging on a nearby corner. Every
Is or 80 minutes during the Whole day
somewhere he would catch a glimpse
j. Of the two figures. and once. when the
dray was empty, they paid Mr.. Snaf-
fies five cents apiece for a ride the
length of the street.
, But time went fast and it began to
, look as if Jerry Snaffles would not be
hooked. Dobbin stamped at the flies
got his tail over the lines and was
, stupid about backing and turning. AL
to no purpose. Jerry's whip rested
; in its socket and Dobbin's rusty coat
received no welts. The truth was tina,
Mr.. Snatf1es had got double pay out OF
a woman for moving a stove and, con
sequently. was in an unusually good
humor.
Dobbin could see how weary tho boys
. were becoming and what disappoint'
cd look was creeping into their alert
brown eyes. and he began to do some
: thinking. There was one thing that
always brought down his masters
} wrath upon him; if he should chance
e to slip and fall the air would be full
of whip lashes and his old hide would
be criss-crossed with marks. But some
g how he hadn't seemed to slip that day
, and-but why couldn't he make him
$ self slip? OF course he could. Ther
his ears went down dejectedly as hi
A thought of how it would hurt. HI
! would have to 60 down, because he al
J. ways had, some place on the stretcl
! of smooth pavement on Main street
and it did hurt so to strike OH tn,
hard bricks; but do it he would. III
was nearing the slippery stretch now
!, and trying to put his sore shoulder
J and rheumatic hip. upon which h
must fall. out OF his mind, he trottet
resolutely along. Turning his heat
0 to see if the boys were near, he grad
ually worked his way to the edge o
e the street where the asphalt filing hat