The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-08-24
COMPANION "

From Youths Companion: The
Companion is pleased to learn from
two stories sent to it by valued sub
scribers in parts of the country were
distant from each other, that its issues,
besides serving for instruction and en-
tertainment, may, in an emergency, be
useful for other purposes a we'll. The
first of the two stories shows how a
periodical printed pom firm, glisten-
ing paper may serve as Al effective
weapon of defense.
Judge c., of a fiourishing city In
southern California, (. although not a
Youths Companion. 1t has been his
custom to have the paper sent to his Of
fee, whence, after reading 1T, he takes
it home to his wife. One day business
kept him at his Office until after night
fall.
When at last he started homeward
he rolled up the Youths Companion,
which had come that day, and slipped
it into the side pocket of his overcoat.
1t was a moonlight evening. The judge
trudged along, his hands in his pock-
cts, thinking deeply upon q knotty
problem of law.
Suddenly he found himself confront
ed by a man with a revolver, who COM
manded him to throw up his hands
preparatory to having his pockets
rifed; but the judge did not throw up
his hands. Instead, he started back.
jerking his hands from his pockets. In
his right hand he clutched the rolled
up copy of the Youths Companion,
and the moonlight glinted on the shin
ing paper in such a way as to convince
the highwayman that hi. intended vic
tim held a good-sized revolver. There
upon the footpad cried out: Don't
shoot! Don't shoot! My gun ain't
loaded" So:saying the thief took to
his heels. and the judge went home In
peace.
The second story reveals a humber
but still more remarkable use of th<
companion. We will let our subscrib-
er speak for himself: "a cousin Oh
my wife's, a young lady, owns a large
Newfoundland dog weighing 20(
pounds, and possessing an appetite
worthy Of a better cause. He refuses
nothing. Anything that is edible hi
either eats at once or files away fol
future reference. And we have discov
cred where he kept his file.
"The other morning the cook, IL
cleaning off the refuse from the break
fast plates, deposited five wafles in tn
dogs tin basin, neal the stove. Majo
{ shifted at the wafles and strolled away
} apparently dissatisfied. The cook lef
the kitchen for a short time, and re
turning, noticed that Majors basin wa
: empty. Thinking he had eaten th
waf1es she washed the basin and pu
it back in its accustomed place.
!, ga day or two ago n of the boys
in looking over some magazines tina
/. had been piled in a corn by the book
case in the library, came across sew
eral copies of the Youths Companion
and as he lifted the first copy off hi
eyes rested on-a waffle. OF course
was somewhat dried, but it was never
theless a waffle. Lifting a few NOR
copies he discovered more waf1es unit
: five were counted.
f Major, believing it a good plan t
provide for a rainy day, had taken tn
l magazines from the pile of Compan
S ions, and removing a few copies of tina
e paper, had placed first a waffle, the
two or three papers, then another wal
f1e, and so on until the pile constitute
a sort Of Youths Companion-wafl
sandwich.
AS the dog removed the magazine
which were above the copies of tn
b Companion, it is evident that the Com
k panion is his choice of papers.
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