The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-29
BY CUTdEFE EYNEI
Copyright. 1899. BY
Ca.eIsffe Hyae.

,he devil Afterwards. when I was fai-
tetahg ny nose against a shop window.
"a" man hitting her over the head with
"'s smut nst Now. perhaps you chaps
WI ,h'hK / WAS q fool, but / suddenly
hahKeFed 10 lex that man The only
1.a"Daek sas that ] obviously couldn't.
he was mostly size and bragn--a NAVY
"hen ne chose 10 work I gusss~and I'm
Wei, you sec I vas caxlnz orr two last
Mays. and | had In train down Diplo-
macy Was the only ticket, 80 offered him
sxpence TO dry up
ne took It like e. missionary bog and
tHe ria stood one side and rubbed
Aef hsao. she didn't howl didn't even
hhIYel. which was plucky She only. as
said, rubbed the places where She was
bumped
The man fobbed the stxpsnce. laughed
una hooked like going. Then he changed
MS inino. and asked why I'd tipped him.
tosd MN candidy enough that / did IL
as an alternative to thrAshing him. L
q had pistol / should probably have
shot hlm-in the leg. say. You know, YOU
Hieii' never could bear to see dogs and
cats and animals smashed about. and /
suppose IL must be the same when one
looks on at Kid getting battered But
didn't know that before
Look here. guv'nor,' says the man.
WHAT'S that ere Kid TO you? last yct,
tell me that? He didn't mean to be true
nient- He was apparently asking I. CUES
ton out OF mild curiosity. replied by
sketching out the dog theory.
And supposin', guv'nor,' says the
chap. as you saw n bioke a-hagglinx on
the 'indleg of dawg with rneat-gaw.
Just Tor bit of sport. what I'D you
dor"
could
You little spitfre. says the man. And
snpposin' e wasn't a shrimp like some
folks Is, and e said ed see you bowed.
and went on with is bit OF sport, whata
YOU do Them
Buy the dog
Buy the dog Phew, That's yer little
game. is II? Well. / wonder II you would
Ike 10 spend your money on other live
stock. That ere gal as tn be corrected
for the good Of her manners When she
don't arm me coppers. she arms a whack-
In for herself. And II she stays on being
my gal I'm going TO treat her To another
whack!ns Just nov. But I'm open 10 a
bid
What's your price,
"''Arf crown
There's your money
And Il gallon Of beer
Wen. you brute. I'll give you that as
we'll and I hope you'li get drunk and hit
a. HpttFs ailG ScI run III. tut tnat = all
you'n squeeze out OF me. and If you won't
part with the Kid for that, You and she
can go 10 the devil your own way
'Guv'nor,' said the man. land over
The Kids yours. bones and soul: and
much good may she do YOU
And so.' young Fairbairn concluded,
deflantly. II picked up stray hanson
and brought her along here: and now I'm
wondering what on earth I'm going 10 DO
with her"
The child on the chair was picking chloe
olate almonds ont OF "A large whit satin
covered box. peerirg at us iutently with
those large dogs eyes as she ate. she re-
minded me Of some Wild animal feeding
for the first time IN captivity.
The other three men Of the party had
Joined Us by this. and one of them de
livered himself ~ an opinion.
"A stray dog" said this Scion, you can
shoot or give away, II you know Of any
one Juegins enough TO rake him; a mon
grel kids different. No. one would have
an aprartion like that for present. and
there's prejudice against the shooting
remedy as applied 10 this sort. Tell YOU