Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-05-27


feed box without looking I'm its direc-
ton, SO anxious was he 20 get his ear
over the crack aud 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 a. Is" exclaimed BERTHE, Just
ace the headlines. viii your" Then he \
read a detailed account of the pre- \
vfous evenings proceedings. II told 4
how the best people in the place had \
taken hold OF the work. Of how presi- I
den; had been elected who would act
rs humane agent.
Now hope cid thumPcr Snafieswil
/ be brought 10 time" said the cousin
when the reading was Guished
"He won't. though" replied BERTHE.
'He is sharper than needles. after he
hears about the humane society he Viii
take care 60 practice his cruelty where
| there are no Witnesses. The only
chance TO catch him VIII hc in the next
few days. He never reads the rcwspa-
perS so he viii not know any thing
abowt what was done last night until
some one tells him."
IF that * the case let us watch him
all day tomorrow - sort OF shadow
him What DO you s0y?'
I'm willing. Wen have 20 give up
our fishing trip. but I would rather
catch Jerry SnaAics on a humane So
cietv hook than ali tho fish in White
water creek"
The next morning when Dobbia w0s
driven out % his work be saw two boys
loungiug Oh a nearby corner. Every
- or - minutes during the Whole day
somewhere he would catch a glimpse
OF thu TWO figures. and once. when the
Gray was empty. they paid Mr.. Suaf-
fes five cents apiece Tor ride the
length Of the street.
But time wen; fast and IL began 10
look as IL Jerry Snarlcs would not be
hooked Dobbin stamped at the flies.
got lis tail over the lines an was
stupid about backing and turning. al
b 80 TO purpose. Jerry > whip rested
ia its socket and Dobb.n's rusty coat
received no welts. The truth wss that
Mr.. Snanlcs had got double pay out OF
"a woman for moving a stove ard. con
p -cqr,ntly. was i'm an unusually good
/ humor.
b DeDbiu could see how weary The boys
{ / were becoming and what Cisappc
cd look was creeping into their alert
e / brown eyes. and he began 10 do some
. thinking. There was one thing that
always brought down his masters
, wrath upon him; IL ho should chance
to slip aud fall the air w-uid bo fuii
g OF whip lashes and his old hiie would
4, bc criss-cros .cd with marks But some
= how hc hadn't seemed TO sip that Gay.
r. an6-hut Why couldn't be make him-
. self siip2 Of course he could. Then
. his cars went down dejcctcdiy US be
thought OF how 81 would hurt. lie
~ would have 20 go down. because he az
! ways had. some place on The stretcl
Of Smoo;h pavement on Main street
J. and i; did hurt so TO strike on thc
, hard bricks. but do il he would. n,
- was nearing the slippery stretch now
10 ana trying 20 put his sore shoulder
and rheumatic hip. upon which h'
must fall. out Of his mind. he trottcC
!. reso.u;ely along Turning his head
10 ser II thc ho. were near, he grad
:. ually worked his way 90 The edge o
The street where the as. Lalt filling ha'
nor worn OF. and just as Jerry called
: "Har thar. Wh1r Ne goin'?' their
was q scr-r-r-r. scr-r-r-r. crash, an'
I, Dsbb.u was down IL a moment Jer
!, ~ was oG the dray ard his whip Wa
singing through the air.
Hold Oh. therel don't YOU strik
that horse arain'" cried the skrii
voice OF Bcrtie Andrews.
Dut the whipping went on, aud tn
. boys. white with excitement. seized th
mans right arm. exclairiag in chorus
1--WE are members o. the Humane sc
ciety. Don't You dare strike hir
&c sgsin,-
=. Members OF nothing" said Jerry
sncering.y. shaking OF their hold. Nv
hain't got no sich society hers. CUES
20 l can whip my own horse ef I wantel
20 an youW git il too ef ye don't git out.
and the whip was raised for action.
5 There comes the president now,
Is cried BERTHE Hello. Mr.. Human
10 Agent. come here and arrest this man
ca he is abusing his horse shamefully."
Then for the first time Snaffies bega
IL 10 realize that there was some trut
y IN the boys statement. and he Gov
Al cred back and lowered his whip.
Keep an eye on him. boys" sal
the president. hurrying up, until
can see how badly the horse is hurt
al lie called some men who were pas
on ing and together they unbuckled II
a harness. drew the dray back. and wit
OF great difficulty got the old horse c
rh, bis feet
y Coming over where Jerry was stan
AZ ing. looking frightened, the agent sale